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Report of J. Waters, Watsonville. 



Pajaro Valley being bounded on the southwest by Monterey Bay, has 

 much foggy weather, hence in the valley peaches and apricots are not much 

 grown, but these fruits near the hills are grown to perfection. The valley 

 is well adapted to plums, prunes, cherries, apples, and pears. Apples are 

 grown to perfection, nearly all varieties doing exceedingly well. Having so 

 far escaped the ravages of the codlin moth, much attention is being given 

 to the cultivation of apples. Some attention is being given to the cultiva- 

 tion of wine grapes in a small way. Claret wine of fine quality is made 

 from grapes grown within one mile of Watsonville. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED FOR PLANTING. 



Apples, prunes, cherries, apricots, and early varieties of peaches, Bartlett 

 pears, and also Beurre Hardy and Beurre Clairgeau pears. 



LEADING VARIETIES. 



Apple. — Gravenstein, Yellow Bellflower, Smith's Cider, Lawver, White 

 Winter Pearmain, Yellow Newtown Pippin, Winesap. 

 Prune. — French, Silver. 



Cherry. — Gov. Wood, Blackheart, Knight's Early Black, Napoleon Big- 

 arreau. 



Apricot. — Royal, Blenheim, Large Early Montgamet. 

 Peach. — Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Muir, Sal way, Ams- 

 den's June. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Beurre Hardy, Beurre Clairgeau, Winter Nelis, Glout 

 Morceau, Vicar of Wakefield. 



NEW FRUITS. 



An apple, found growing in the yard of the hotel at Aptos, which I have 

 named Welch Seedling; a large, fine apple, beautiful color, of fine vinous 

 flavor, keeps till fall. Another apple which resembles Red June, evidently 

 a seedling of this variety; ripens a month or more later; originated in this 

 valley. 



LEADING VARIETIES OF DISTRICT. 



Apple. — Red Astrachan, Gravenstein, Fall Pippin, Yellow Bellflower, 

 Smith's Cider, Rhode Island Greening, Yellow Newtown Pippin. 



Peach. — Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Salway, Foster, Late 

 Crawford, Smock's Late. 



Pear. — Madeline, Bartlett, Glout Morceau, Vicar, Winter Nelis, Beurre 

 Hardy. 



Cherry. — Governor Wood, Blackheart, May Duke, Black Tartarian, 

 Napoleon Bigarreau, Rockport Bigarreau. 



Plum. — Jefferson, Yellow Egg, Duane's Purple, Pond's Seedling, Brad- 

 shaw, Reine Claude de Bevay. 



Prune. — Petite d'Agen, Silver, German. 



