134 The Horticulturists Rule- Book. 



National and Party Flowers, continued. 



Ghibellines White lily. 



Guelphs Red lily. 



Prince of Orange The orange. 



g. Dates at which Various Fruits and Nuts Appear In North- 

 ern Markets. 



(From New England Grocer.) 



Nuts. — Peanuts, about the first of November. 

 Walnuts — French, Naples and Grenoble— about the middle of 

 November. 

 Pecans, about the same time as walnuts. 

 Filberts, about the first of November. 

 Castanas, early in March. 



Almonds, shelled about October first, and Ivica and Princess 

 about forty-five days later. 

 Shellbarks, October first. 



Baracoa cocoanuts begin to come during the latter part of March 

 and the first of April. 

 Chestnuts, late in September. 



Dried Fruits.— Citron (Leghorn), October first. 

 Currants, the middle of October. 



Dates, Fard about the middle of November, and Persian about 

 December 12. 



Prunes, French, about the middle of October, and Turkish a 

 month or so later. 



Raisins, Malaga fruit — which includes loose Muscatels, 2, 3, 4 

 and 6-crown, and Imperial Cabinet layers, B. B., Empire Cluster? 

 Royal and Imperial — begin to put in appearance about the first of 

 November. California raisins begin to come early in October. 

 Sultana raisins are due about October first, and New Valencias 

 about the same time. 



Foreign Green Fruit. — Oranges— Messina, Valencia and 

 Palermo, and ail Mediterranean fruit, early in December. 



Florida oranges generally begin to arrive the first of November. 

 Jamaicas get here the middle of September. 



Lemons — Messina, Valencia and Palermo, and all Mediterra- 

 nean fruit. December first. 



