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Pear. — Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Beurre Clairgeau. 



Cherry. — Early Purple Guigne, Knight's Black, Black Tartarian, Napo- 

 leon Bigarreau. 



Plum. — Cherry, Peach, Columbia, Pond's Seedling, Duane's Purple, 

 Royal Hative. 

 Prune. — Petite D'Agen, Silver, Tragedy. 

 Fig. — Black, Brown Ischia, White Smyrna. 



Report of A. T. J. Reynolds, Waluut Grove. 



In this splendid fruit district the orchards are confined to the banks of 

 the Sacramento River, where for a distance of upwards of twenty miles 

 may be seen continuous orchards containing the choicest varieties of apples, 

 apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, and pears. Our facilities for shipping 

 are unexcelled, as there are daily steamers landing at the various orchards, 

 for San Francisco and Sacramento. The orchardist can avail himself of 

 the opportunity offered by the California Fruit Union, and ship his fruit to 

 the cities east of the Rocky Mountains, at his own risk, and promptly get 

 his returns for the same. A start has been made in this district toward 

 this direction, and will doubtless largely increase. 



MOST PROFITABLE FRUITS GROWN. 



Early apples, more especially Astrachans, apricots, peaches, cherries, 

 plums, prunes, and pears. 



NEW FRUITS. 



Tragedy prune, a variety that originated with Mr. 0. R. Runyon, Court- 

 land; very early, sweet, large size, and good for eastern shipment or dry- 

 ing. Crawford Cling peach, introduced by Mr. Runyon; a few days later 

 than Early Crawford, which it resembles. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED. 



Apple. — Red Astrachan, Bellflower, Twenty-Ounce Pippin. 

 Peach. — Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Late Crawford, Sus- 

 quehanna, Orange Cling, Salway. 

 Apricot. — Royal. 



Cherry. — Early Purple Guigne, Black Tartarian, Royal Ann. 

 Pear. — Bartlett. 



LEADING VARIETIES IN DISTRICT. 



Apple. — Red Astrachan, Yellow Bellflower, Twenty-Ounce Pippin. 



Peach. — Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Late Crawford, Sus- 

 quehanna, Orange Cling, Salway. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre Hardy, Seckel. 



Cherry. — Black Tartarian, Early Purple Guigne, Royal Ann. 



Plum — Purple Duane, Bradshaw, Columbia, Washington, Coe's Golden 

 Drop. 



SOLANO COUNTY. 



Report of C. Allison, Elmira. 



Heretofore fruits have been planted only in small patches — mixed vari- 

 eties and poorly cultivated. The low price of grain has diverted attention 

 to fruit. There are now numbers of orchards one, two, three, and four 



