"^cZsBre, Peach. -Opttlenr S 



HE surpassing value of the Muir — Wager class of peaches for hardiness, 

 regular bearing, unusually small stone and firm, yellow, sugary tksh has 

 made them very ])0])ular and the White Nectarine with its rare beaut}', 

 large size and rich, acid flesh, has never been su-passed. We thought a good 



combination of these 

 two should produce a 

 fruit for home use of 

 surpassing excellence. 

 Ten years have proved 

 the value of the inspira- 

 tion, and the best result 

 of this work is the 

 ''OPULENT' peach, 

 now offered for the first 

 time. 



The form and size are 

 showm in the cut. Skin, 

 creamy white, slightly 

 downy and usually about 

 half covered with crim- 

 son dots and blushes. 



Flesh, light straw 

 color throughout, fine 

 texture, quite firm, yet 

 unusually juicy and 



with a most exquisite commijigling of the Muir peach sweetness 'and the' acid of 

 the White Nectarine, producing what may be called "a high vinous flavor." The 

 very best of judges East, West, North and South say the fragrance and flavor is 

 not possessed bv any other peach, and no one can be induced to eat other peaches 

 when ''OPULENT' is at hand. 



The stone is unusually small and parts perfectly from the flesh. 



The fruit ripens here July 20th, just before Early Crawford. The tree is a 

 good strong grower and bears more regularly than almost any other, except the 

 Muir Wager class. After a thorough test of several years, not only by Cali- 

 fornians, but by representatives of many Eastern colleges and Experiment Sta- 

 tions, I am thoroughly convinced that ''OPU LENT' should be grown by every- 

 l^iody. It is the first peach ever introduced from my grounds, and the best one I 

 have ever yet produced. 



Price, June bud trees : Each, $2 ; five, $8 ; ten, $15. 



We do not fill this Catalogue with testimonials of the value of these new 

 Fruits and Flowers, though we have enough to fill one twenty times as large. 



The best way to judge of the value of any novelty is to look to its source, 

 and the Fruits and Flowers which have been bred and educated on Burbank's Ex- 

 perinient Farms and now growing all around the world are the very best testimony 

 which can be given. Nor do we send out seeds and grafts for trial, for when a 

 fruit or flower is well tested it is already introduced and there would be no occa- 

 sion for publishing these ''Nczv Creations." 



"The demand for novelties is constantly increasing, and at no previous time have 

 remits in this direction met with so ready appreciation. 



"The diversification and extension of fruit and vegetable industries into nsw 

 regions creates a demand for varieties adapted to various conditions. 



"As the conditions are numberless, the field for improvement seems almost in- 

 exhaustible. No branch of horticulture or agriculture promises more important and re- 

 munerative results than may be attained by intelligent plant breeding." — "New England 

 Florist." 



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