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CALIFORNIA FRUITS I HOW TO GROW THEM 



Southern 

 California 



Cherry Varieties Approved by California Growers. 



Interior Mountain 



Upper Central valleys valleys 



VARIETY. Coast Coast and and 



Region. Region. foothills. plateaux. 



Advance * * * * 



Bing ** ** ** * 



Bl'k Heart (B. Bigarreau) ... * * 



Burbank ... ** 



Burr's Seedling ** 



Centennial * * * * 



Chapman ** ** 



Cleveland ... * 



Early Purple Guigne ***** 



Elton * ... * 



Knight (Early) ... * ... 



Lambert * ** '-* * 



Lewelling (B. Republican) ***** * 



Mezel * * ** 



Napoleon (Royal Ann).... ** ** ** ** 



Nonpareil ... ** 



Rockport * * * 



Schmidt * * 



Spanish (Yellow) * 



Tartarian (Black) ** ** ** 



Wood (Governor) * * 



Buttner's Yellow * 



Eugenie 



May Duke * * 



Morello * * * 



Richmond * * ** 



^Indicates that the variety is approved in the region designated. 

 **Most highly commended. 



BIGARREAU AND HEARTS 



Early Lamaurie. Fruit large, dark purple; flesh rich, juicy, excellent. Down- 

 ing says a week earlier than Early Purple Guigne. Has proved the earliest 

 cherry in the University collection at Berkeley, and in Vacaville district. Not 

 fully tested as to regular bearing. 



Guigne Marbree. "Fruit medium large, round, skin dark red; flesh purplish 

 red, tender, juicy, delicate flavor." Gillet. "A better bearer than Early Purple 

 Guigne." W. W. Smith. 



Baumanns May (Early Black Guigne). Rather small, deep rich red, becom- 

 ing rather dark when fully ripe; tender, juicy, tolerably sweet and good. 



Early Purple Guigne. Small to medium size; purple; tender, juicy, and 

 sweet. This variety is considered the earliest good cherry. It is reported a 

 shy bearer in some localities. 



Belle d 'Orleans. Above medium size, roundish, heart-shaped; whitish yellow, 

 half covered with pale red, very juicy, sweet and excellent. 



Early White Heart. Below medium size, rather heart-shaped, skin dull 

 whitish yellow, tinged and speckled with pale red in the sun; flesh melting, 

 sweet, and pleasant when fully ripe. 



White Tartarian. Fruit of medium size, obtuse heart-shaped; skin pale yel- 

 low ; stalk slender ; flesh whitish yellow ; half tender and very sweet. 



American Heart. Fruit pretty large, heart-shaped, often nearly four-sided 

 and irregular in outline borne in clusters; flesh half tender; skin strong and 

 adhering to flesh. 



Werder's Early Black. An early variety, moderately productive ; tree vigor- 

 ous, spreading; fruit large, black, tender, sweet and excellent. 



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