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Report of G. L. Tubbs, lone. 



With our experience, which has been of but about three years (our or- 

 chard, a portion being six years old), and what I can learn of others in 

 the vicinity, and taking our present market, no cannery nearer than Sacra- 

 mento, would settle on the peach, apricot, and prune as being the most 

 profitable, inasmuch as they can be dried and prepared for market at the 

 orchards. Will remark that the Royal and Peach apricot both grow well 

 on our red soil or upland, which has always been considered suitable only 

 for grapes in the fruit line. The Petite Prune also thrives well. We have 

 about an equal number of trees of each on the same soil, four years old, 

 and are fully equal to the growth on our black loam this year same age. 



NEW FRUITS. 



We have here the following which are new: 



Edgar's Snow Peach claims to be excellent; matures middle of Septem- 

 ber. Also, peach called Ford's Seedling; also matures about middle of 

 September. 



A new prune named the Gruly, about the shape of the French, but three 

 times the size. And also an apricot called the Gruly, large, and matures 

 three weeks earlier than any other here. 



Leading Varieties. 



The following are the leading varieties grown here: 



Apple. — Early: June Red, Red Astrachan, Early Harvest. Autumn: 

 White Astrachan, Yellow Bellflower, Fall Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, 

 Santa Clara King. Winter: Spitzenberg, Baldwin, Yellow Newtown Pip- 

 pin, Smith's Cider, Wine Sap, White Winter Pearmain, also a variety called 

 the Mann. 



Peach. — Freestones: Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Late 

 Crawford, Day's Yellow, Jones' Seedling, Susquehanna, Salway, Hollin's 

 Free. Clingstones: Orange Cling, Lemon Cling, Heath Cling, Salt Lake 

 Cling, Chinese Cling. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Dearborn Seedling, Madeline, Duchesse 

 D'Angouleme. Would recommend Madeline for our local market, and 

 Bartlett as one of the best for all purposes. 



Cherry. — Knight's Early Black, Black Tartarian, Elton. 



Plum. — Quackenboss, Columbia, Duane's Purple, Green Gage, Coe's 

 Golden Drop, Blue Damson, Bradshaw; also St. Catherine, which is highly 

 recommended as one of the best for drying, properly classed with the 

 prune. 



Prune. — Hungarian, Petite (French), Silver, German. 



Fig. — Large Purple, Brown Ischia, White Smyrna, Common California. 

 The Smyrna sent out by the Bulletin Company, as genuine, has not proved 

 a success here as yet. 



Nectarine. — Great Stanwick, Boston, New White, also Hardwicke, large 

 pale green, last of July. 



The fruits which I would recommend for planting in this district are: 



Peach. — Of the various choice varieties for canning and drying purposes. 



Prune. — Petite and St. Catherine. 



Apricot. — Royal and Peach. 



Also grapes of the best table varieties, and on our red upland soil. 



