learned that this really promotes the growth of 

 an immense amount of young wood; which does 

 not produce fruit. When it is noticed that the 

 trees no longer present a healthy appearance and 

 fail to produce profitable crops, some cutting 

 back will have to be resorted to in order to re- 

 habilitate the tree to its former vigor. 



Our trees are worked on Myrpbolan, Peach and 

 Almond roots to suit the varying soil conditions met with, not 

 only in California, but in other countries as well. The Peach 

 root will thrive on loamy soils, which either through actual 

 rainfall during the winter months or from irrigation are 

 retentive of moisture. The Almond root thrives on deep 

 gravelly soils. The Myrobolan root seems to possess a greater 

 affinity in the matter of forming a perfect union and exer- 

 cising an influence on the longevity of the tree. The trees 

 do not grow quite as rapidly, but the fruitage is not affected 

 except in a beneficial way by this root. We do not recom- 

 mend it for extremely sandy soils but for any ordinary soil 

 or for localities subject to overflow and to standing water, 

 this root is invaluable. 



The Oriental varieties are coming more into favor. The 

 trees grow rapidly, are heavy and regular bearers, and adapt 

 themselves to a wide range of territory. The fruit is very 

 showy and highly flavored and its shipping qualities are 

 unexcelled. 



THE APRICOT 



The apricot is a native of Asia Minor 

 and the higher regions of Central Asia. 

 As a commercial proposition, Caliornia 

 has practically a monopoly in apricot 

 culture as no other section of the Union 

 produces it in quantities at so small an 

 expense and so little risk of failure in 

 crops. In appearance it is perhaps the 

 handsomest of all stone fruits and con- 

 tains less acid. For canning, evaporat- 

 ing and drying purposes, as well as for 

 use in the fresh state, the fruit can 

 hardly be excelled. It seems particu- 

 larly adapted to the Coast counties, 

 where the fruit attains the largest size 

 and the highest flavor. In the interior 

 valleys it has the distinct advantage in 

 that it ripens its fruits fully a month 

 earlier than in the cooler sections of the 

 state. 



Owing to the success with which it 

 can be budded on different stocks, it 

 adapts itself to a wide range in the 

 matter of soil, moisture and climate. In 

 the production of our trees, we have 

 given particular attention to the differ- 

 ent root stocks, and their adaptability 

 to various soils. Our trees are budded 

 on peach, apricot and Myrobolan plum 

 roots. Apricots on almond should never 

 be planted as there is no affinity be- 

 tween the two stocks and the trees will 

 break off at the bud even when several 

 inches in diameter. The only practical 

 way to have the apricot on almond is 

 by budding a peach on this stock and 

 then rebudding the peach with the apri- 

 cot. The peach root is well adapted to 

 a light, well drained, warm, sandy soil 

 and it has the natural tendency to de- 

 velop a sturdy magnificent fruitful tree. 

 The Myrobolan root withstands a sur- 

 plus of moisture, is rather free from 

 sour sap, has a tendency to cause trees to be longer lived, 

 adapts itself to moist and very heavy soils. The trees 

 are compact growers and the pruning shears and saw must 

 dance attendance on the trees every winter and relieve them 

 of much of their wood. The method recommended for the 

 peach applies to the apricot and the only exception is that it 

 has been a custom to resort to summer pruning of the 

 apricot. To this the apricot responds readily by sending out 

 where the branches have been cut, a fine growth of new 

 fruit bearing wood. This pruning should commence as soon 

 as the crop is harvested and at least a half or even more 

 of the new growth must be cut off. When apricots have 

 been properly and systematically pruned, they are filled with 

 fruit spurs and probably more than any other tree carry out 

 our ideal of bearing fruit evenly distributed from the very 

 crotch of the diverging main branches to the top of the tree. 

 Is there anything more inspiring to the man who loves trees 

 than to see such a sight? 



THE PEACH 



The Peach like the prune and apricot, is indeed a fruit 

 of commercial importance to economic horticulture, and finds 



10 



A One-Year-Old 



nursery grown Peach 



Tree and the same 



topped and root 

 pruned for planting. 



