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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



a deep yellow, juicy, and tolerably rich flesh; vigorous grower and regular, 

 prolific bearer." This agrees perfectly with the behavior of the variety in 

 the University orchard at Berkeley, where it is the best of twenty varieties. 

 It is not reported so constant a bearer in some other parts of the State. Fruit 

 runs a little larger than the Royal, and is usually better distributed on the 

 tree, but it must be well thinned. This variety has been approved by canners. 

 Ripens a little later than the Royal. 



Early Moorpark. Very popular in southern California, where its identity 

 has been long in dispute, and is not yet fully determined. The Early Moor- 

 park of Thomas Hogg is as follows: Roundish, inclining to oval, with very 

 deep suture on one side, extending from base to apex. Skin yellow, mottled, 

 and dotted with crimson on the exposed side. Flesh in all respects resembling 

 Moorpark. Stone oblong, with a covered channel along the back, which is 

 pervious. Kernel bitter. Ripens three weeks earlier than Moorpark. 



St. Ambroise. Large, early, compressed, deep yellow, reddish on sunny 

 side. Juicy, rich, and sugary, with firm flesh when grown in the interior ; apt 

 to be coarse and to lack flavor near the coast. Condemned by canners for 

 not processing well, and by dryers for loss of weight and for white color 

 around the pit. It has served well as a shipping variety. 



Bergetti. An undetermined variety introduced by Mr. Bergetti and widely 

 distributed under his name in the San Joaquin. 



Hemskirke. A fine English variety quite widely grown in California; ripens 

 later than Royal, described by Downing as follows : "Fruit large, roundish, 

 but considerably compressed or flattened on its sides ; skin orange, with red 

 cheek; flesh bright orange, tender, rather more juicy and sprightly than the 

 Moorpark, with rich, luscious, plum-like flavor ; stone not perforate, rather 

 small, and kernel bitter." Esteemed in California because the tree is more 

 hardy and a more regular bearer than the Moorpark, and the fruit ripens evenly 

 on both sides. Sometimes drops worse than other varieties. 



Peach A variety from Piedmont of the largest size, about two inches in 

 diameter, roundish, rather flattened, and somewhat compressed on its sides, 

 with a well-marked suture; skin yellow in the shade, but deep orange mottled 

 with brown on the sunny side; flesh of a fine yellow, saffron color, juicy, rich, 

 and high flavored ; stone can be penetrated like Moorpark and has bitter 

 kernel. This is a very successful sort in the warmer parts of the State espe- 

 cially, and is a favorite in the Sacramento Valley. It ripens just ahead of 

 the Moorpark. 



Moorpark. A standard of excellence and an old variety which originated 

 in England. Fruit large, roundish, about two inches and a quarter in diameter 

 each way; rather larger on one side of the suture than on the other; skin 

 orange in the shade, but deep orange or brownish red in the sun, marked 

 with numerous dark specks and dots; flesh quite firm, bright orange, parting 

 free from the stone, quite juicy, with a rich and luscious flavor; stone peculiarly 

 perforated along the back, where a pin may be pushed through ; kernel bitter. 

 In California the Moorpark reaches grand size, but has the fault of ripening 

 unevenly in most localities. The tree is tender and bears irregularly, which 

 leads to its rejection by most planters, though some growers cling to it because 

 of its size and quality and occasional grand crops. The San Jose districts 

 lead in the production of this variety, and in some parts of the Santa Clara 

 Valley the Moorpark seems to ripen uniformly. The same behavior is reported 

 from localities in the upper San Joaquin Valley, where it also seems to be a 

 more regular bearer. The variety is almost wholly rejected in Southern 

 California. 



VARIETIES OF CALIFORNIA ORIGIN 



Newcastle. Originated with C. M. Silva & Son, of Newcastle, Placer 

 county, in 1881 ; size medium, round, with spherical pit ; freestone ; not quite 

 as large as the Royal, nor quite as rich in flavor, but more highly colored ; 

 rather darker on the side to the sun. Early, regular and good bearer, a medium 

 grower, being more upright than the Royal. Its time of ripening has been 



