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ELLWAXGER & BARRTS 



Blenheim, or Sliipley— Medium size ; juicy and good ; ripens ten or tweh^e days before the Moorpark. Very hardy. 

 Breda — Small, round ; dull orang-e, 



marked ^vithTed in the sun ; flesh 



orange colored, juicy, rich and 



vinous; parts from the stone; 



kernel sweet. Tree hardy and 



proUflc. End of July and begla- 



ing of August. 

 'Canino Grosso— Large, juicy and rich; 



tree robust and hardy. 

 De Coulange— Large ; of fine quality. 



Kipens in July. 

 JEarly Golden — Small; pale orange; 



flesh orange, juicy and sweet. Tree 



hardy and productive. Beginning 



of July. 

 ~EaT\y Moorpark — Medium size; rich, 



juicy; very fine. 

 Hemskerk — Large, rich and juicy. Re- 

 sembles Moorpark. 

 E^isha — Medium size; flue quality; 



early. 

 liarge Early — Large ; orange, with red 



cheek ; flesh sweet, rich, excellent ; 



parts from the stone. Tree rigor- 

 ous and productive. Beginning of 



August. 



Xarge Early Montgamet — Large ; early ; excellent. 



Blalcolm's Breda-A sub-variety of Breda, said to be as productive and larger. 

 Ottoorpark— One of the largest and finest Apncots; yellow, with a red cheek; flesh oi-ange, sweer. juicy and rich; 



parts from the stone ; very productive. 

 :t»eiv Large Early (Rivers')— Large, like the Old Large Eai-ly, but very rich. 

 Orange— Medium size ; orange, with ruddy cheek ; flesh rather dry ; requires ripening in the house ; adhei-es slightly 



to the stone. End of July. 

 OuUin's Early Peacli — Large, excellent; very early. 

 Peach— Very large, handsome, rich and juicy. One of the best. 

 I»urple, or Black Apricot— Much like a plum ; small, pale led, purple iu the sun ; flesh yellow, juicy and pleasant. 



It is as hardy as a plum, and therefore worthy of attention where the finest- sorts are too tender. August. 

 Ked Masculine— Small, but one of the earliest to ripen. 

 Koyal — Large ; rich ; ripens just before the Moorpark ; hardy. 

 Sardinian — Small, rich, but not juicy ; the earliest. 



St. Anibroise— One of the largest and finest apricots, ripening about same time as Large Early. 

 Turkey — Large, rich, fine ; a little later than Moorpark. 



PEACH APRICOT. 



SELECT NECTARINES. 



The Nectarine requires the same culture and management a§ the peach, from which it differs only in liaving 

 smooth skin like the plum. It is peculiarly liable to the attacks of the eurciilio. The same remedy must be applied 

 as recommended for the plum. 



PRICES OF NECTARINE TREES. 



On Peach stock -. 35centseach; S3 per dozen. 



On Plum " 50 " '• S5 



«oston — Large, bright yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellOAv, sweet and pleasant flavor; freestone. First of 



September. 

 Downton — Large ; greenish white, with a dark red cheek ; flesh greenish white, rich and high flavored ; one of the 



best. Freestone. 

 Early Xewiugton — large ; pale green, red in the sun ; flesh pale red at the stone, juicy and rich ; adheres to the 



stone. 

 Early Violet — Medium size ; yellowish green, with a purple cheek ; flesli i)ale green, melting, rich and high flavored ; 



freestone. Last of August. 

 Elriige— Medium size; greenish yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh greeiiisli white, juicy and high flavored; 



excellent. Beginning of September. 



