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SELECT LOQUATS (Erisbotrya Japonica). 



Some amount of attention has of late been given to those 

 fruits which, coming in at a time when the market is practically 

 bare, constitute a kind of hyphen between the winter and the 

 summer fruits. The majority of seedlings more generally grown are, 

 at the best, ornamental trees, but are singularly devoid of those 

 qualities which constitute an acceptable dessert fruit. Art and 

 selection, however, have of late brought forward some choicer 

 varieties, which are rapidly becoming popular, and amongst these : 



ADVANCE. A Calif ornian loquat ; said to be prolific ; oblong to 

 pear shape ; bearing large clusters. 



HERD'S MAMMOTH, E. Matures in October. Fruit large; few 



seeds. 



"B." Victory Loquat. 



VICTORY, M. Ripens end of October and beginning of 

 November. Fruit large, egg-shaped ; yellow-tinted amber on side 

 exposed to the sun ; flesh juicy, sugary, and pleasant in flavour. 



