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Golden Russian. — Received here as Golden Russian, but is not 

 identical with the variety above described. Tree a strong grower, 

 upright. Fruit below medium, roundish oval with decided suture 

 from base to apex, usually extending a little beyond the apex. Skin 

 nearly smooth, orange colored. Flesh deep orange, juicy, sweet, 

 moderately firm, rather coarse and stringy, line flavored. Pit rather 

 large and free. 



Large Early. — One of the standard sorts of common apricots. 

 Fruit highly colored, orange with bright red cheek. Flesh sweet 

 and excellent. Freestone. Ripened this season the last of July. 

 Plate IV is reproduced from a life size photograph of this variety. 



List of Apricots Grown at the Station in 1895. 



Common Apricots. 

 De Coulange. 

 Early Moorpark. 

 Harris. 

 Large Early. 

 Oullin Early. 

 Shense, {Acme). 

 Shipley {Blenhehri). 

 Smith Triumph. 

 Victor. 

 Uvadale 



Total 10 



Russian Apricots. 

 Alexander. 

 Budd, (,/. Z. Bud€[). 

 Catharine. 

 Gibb. 



Golden Russian. 

 Golden Russian. 



Total 6 



Japan Apricots. 

 Bougoume. 

 Hubbard. 

 Japan, 



Total 



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