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rich purple color, fine flavor, sweet, juicy 

 pulp, compact and even growth. A de- 

 sirable shipping and table grape. Price, 

 75c. each. 



Japanese Persimmon. 



Japanese Persimmons. 



(Hyakume, Zenpi, Triumph). — This 

 valuable fruit has been fruited for the 

 last few years. Most varieties are of ex- 

 cellent quality; twice and three times as 

 large as the native kind; very attractive 

 when the fruit is ripe. The fruit often 

 weighs a pound, is very sweet and of a 

 most delicious flavor. As they are of 

 easy culture and do well here it is a pro- 

 fitable fruit to grow. Assorted varieties. 

 Price, 50c. each, $5.00 per dozen. 



Celeste, or Celestial Fig. 



We have a good supply of one year old 

 trees. They have been raised from cut- 

 tings in sandy loam, are well rooted and 

 raised to a single stem; not in sprouts 

 as is often the case when raised from 

 suckers taken off from old trees. The 

 cultivation of this fruit has rather been 

 neglected, which should not be so, as the 

 fig is always a sure crop, with very little 

 attention. It has commenced to be an 

 article of commerce when preserved; 

 shipped from here it sells quite readily 

 North, put up in that way. The Celeste 

 is the best for that purpose; not liable 

 to sour like the yellow skinned varieties, 

 and sweeter than other dark skinned 

 kinds. One year old, 25c. each, $2.50 per 

 dozen; packed and delivered on steam- 

 boat or railroad depot $20 per 100, $150 

 per 1000. We have a few hundred of 

 extra size trees, which have been trans- 

 planted. Price, extra size, one year old 

 trees, 50 cents each, $4.00 per dozen; 

 three year old, $1.00 each, $9.00 per 

 dozen; extra large, $1.50 each. 



Japanese Violet Fig. 



As all Japanese varieties of fruit trees 

 seem to thrive and do equally as well, 

 and in many instances better in our 

 climate than in their own soil, our cus- 

 tomers can feel assured that this grand 

 Fig will prove a decided acquisition to 

 the special stock we already carry. The 

 fruit is the largest known, deep violet 

 color, and flesh very sweet. No orchard 

 is complete without a few trees of this 

 delicious fruit, which is becoming more 

 popular every year as an article of com- 

 merce. Price, 75c. each. Extra large 

 size, $1.50 each. 



New White Adriatic Fig. 



The tree attains an enormous size and 

 is an immense bearer, bearing more than 

 any other variety known. The fruit is of 

 the finest quality; the skin is thin like 

 paper, thinnest at base, and not like 

 most other figs, thicker at the point. The 

 pulp is very sweet; with small seeds, 

 without a hollow space in the center; in 

 fact, the whole fruit is one solid pulp. 

 Stock very limited. Price, 50c. each, 

 $5.00 per dozen. 



Brunswick or Madonna Fig. 



The Brunswick is a large, purple fig 

 turning blue when ripe. Quite hardy. 

 50c. each. 



Brown Turkey Fig. 

 This is a very large fig; color, violet 

 brown; the earliest large fig in the San 

 Francisco market. 50c. each. $5.00 per 

 1 dozen. 

 I Brown Ischia Fig. 



A small, brown fig; pyriform, when 

 fully ripe of a deep brownish red color; 

 tree especially valuable as a shade tree, 

 its crown forming a fine umbrella, with 

 densest shade; as a fruit and shade tree 

 the Brown Ischia is valuable; as a fruit 

 tree alone it has many superiors. 50c. 

 each, $5,00 per dozen. 



The Lemon or May Fig. 



This is the earliest of all the Fig vari- 

 eties, producing medium sized cream or 

 lemon yellow fruit, which ripens as early 

 as the beginning of May. The tree bears 

 twice during the season, the second crop 

 ripening only under extremely favorable 

 conditions. The fruit is of a delightful 

 flavor, juicy and very sweet, and excel- 

 lent for drying, canning or preserving. 

 50c. each, $5.00 per dozen. 



Cure for Bore Worm on Fig Trees. — A 

 solution of common coal oil and carbolic 

 acid, used in the proportion 1.50 part of 

 carbolic acid to 1 of coal oil. Syringe in- 

 fected parts freely and cover sore with a 



Steckler's French Market the Best Winter Cabbage. 



