CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



DUKES AND MORELLOS 



Early Richmond (Kentish). An early, red, acid cherry; valuable for cook- 

 ing early in the season. 



Eugenie. Medium large; heart-shaped; amber red; good quality; early. 



May Duke. An old, well-known, excellent variety; large, dark red, juicy, 

 subacid, rich. 



Arch Duke. Fruit large, obtuse, heart-shaped; bright red becoming dark; 

 flesh light red, melting, juicy, rich, sub-acid flavor, very good; tree more 

 upright and vigorous than May Duke. 



Late Duke. Fruit large, flattened or obtuse, heart-shaped ; white, mottled 

 with red, becoming rich dark red when ripe; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy; 

 hangs long on the tree. 



Reine Hortense. "It is one of the very largest of cherries ; a beautiful, 

 glossy red, or deep pink, when fully ripe; heart-shaped; a universal bearer, 

 and when hanging on the tree no fruit is more beautiful ; excellent for canning, 

 but too soft and juicy for shipment." W. W. Smith. 



English Morello. Large, dark red, nearly black; tender, juicy, rich, acid, 

 productive and late. 



Guigne Noir Luisante (Black Spanish). Fruit medium size, round, heart- 

 shaped, glossy, blackish red; flesh reddish purple, tender, juicy, rich acid. 



Belle Magnifique Fruit large, roundish, inclined to heart-shape; skin a fine 

 bright red; flesh juicy, tender, with sprightly sub-acid flavor; one of the best 

 of its class; a fine table fruit when fully ripe. 



Buttner's Yellow. Medium, roundish ; clear yellow ; firm ; late. 



PACIFIC COAST SEEDLINGS 



Lewelling Black Republican (Black Oregon). "Seedling by Seth Lewell- 

 ing, Milwaukee, Oregon, from seed planted in 1860; first fruited in orchard in 

 1864. Widely distributed in California. Large, black, sweet, with purple flesh ; 

 ripens ten days after Black Tartarian." James Shinn. "Large, late black 

 cherry, good flavor, long keeper ; dries and ships well. Seems to succeed 

 better on foot-hills than in the valley." Robert Williamson. "Supposed to 

 be a cross between Napoleon Bigarreau and Black Tartarian, having the solid 

 flesh of the former and the color of the latter; very late." John Rock. 'I am 

 of the opinion that the Black Republican and Lincoln came from the seed of 

 the Black Eagle, but I have little idea of what variety they were crossed with." 

 Seth Lewelling. 



Bing. Originated by Seth Lewelling, from seed of Black Republican. "Fruit 

 large, dark brown or black, very fine; late; a good shipping variety." Seth 

 Lewelling. Tree vigorous, and foliage heavy. Fruit ripens so that trees can 

 be cleaned at one picking. 



Centennial. A seedling of Napoleon Bigarreau, raised by Mr. Henry Chap- 

 man, in Napa Valley, and fruited by him for the first time in 1876. Propa- 

 gated and introduced by Leonard Coates, then of Napa, in 1885. It is larger 

 than its parent, more oblate in form, and beautifully marbled and splashed 

 with crimson on a pale yellow ground; exceptionally sweet and of remarkable 

 keeping quality. Described by Committee of American Pomological Society 

 (1885) as follows: "Size large, slightly oblate; amber, with dark crimson 

 marbling; flesh firm, sweet, and rich; quality best; condition excellent (after 

 crossing continent by mail), showing its good shipping qualities." The Cen- 

 tennial has been little planted recently, because of superiority of Royal Ann. 



California Advance. Originated by W. H. Chapman, of Napa, propagated 

 by Leonard Coates, then of Napa. Seedling of Early Purple Guigne, ripens 

 one week earlier than its parent is larger and more obtuse, rounded form, and 

 said to be a heavier bearer; dark purple turning black; rich and sweet, and 

 of good degree of firmness. 



