NURSERY IN CALIFORNIA— ESTABLISHED 1865 
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This is the same prune which has been on the 
market for a few years under the name 14-18. 
Suggestion has been made to call it the Saratoga 
but as this name would not have characterized 
its distinctiveness, therefore we concluded to 
designate it as the DOUBLE X FRENCH PRUNE, 
a significant name characterizing its many 
superior qualities. 
In the Fall of 1919, dried samples of the French, 
Imperiale, Sugar and this prune were taken from 
the Saratoga district and forwarded to the Uni- 
versity of California for analysis. DOUBLE 
X FRENCH PRUNE analyzed higher in sugar 
content and had a greater percentage of flesh as 
compared with the pit than any of the other 
varieties under investigation. The prune dries 
readily, so there is no difficulty on this score. In 
the nursery this prune outgrows all other prune 
trees. The Improved French Prune, which we 
have been offering for a number of years has 
become recognized by the prune growers as hav- 
ing all the merits which we claimed for it. 
DOUBLE X FRENCH PRUNE is another for- 
ward step, marking a new era for larger sizes 
in the French Prune type and possessing all of 
its qualities. We wish to assure prune growers 
that this prune is no longer an experiment, a 
fact which will be certified to by Messrs. F. B. 
Smith, J. E. Cox and Budd Cox of Saratoga. 
These men have this variety in bearing and ap- 
preciate very fully the value of this prune as 
the very best in drying prunes. 
GRADERS' CERTIFICATE No. 90467 
The following is a copy of the *'Door Receipt" 
given to Mr. J. E. Cox of Saratoga by the Cali- 
fornia Prune and Apricot Growers' Association 
on October 3, 1920. 
44 sacks DOUBLE X FRENCH PRUNES 
WEIGHING 4770 Lbs. 
They were graded as follows: 
2323 lbs. graded 20s to SOs. 
1961 lbs. graded 30s to 40s. 
486 lbs. graded over 40s. 
This is conclusive evidence that the DOUBLE X 
FRENCH PRUNE grades the largest sizes of any 
dried prune on the market. 
For prices see Prunes. 
PEACHES — Prices and Varieties 
One Year 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
4 
to 
6 
ft 
$ .75 
$5.50 
$45.00 
$400.00 
3 
to 
4 
ft 
.70 
5.00 
40.00 
350.00 
2 
to 
3 
ft 
.65 
4.50 
35.00 
300.00 
1 
to 
2 
ft 
.60 
4.00 
30.00 
250.00 
FREESTONE VARIETIES 
AdmireJ Dewey. Large; yellow with red cheek; 
flesh yellow ; perfect freestone ; flavor good. 
One of the best early yellows. Ripens soon 
after Triumph. July. 
Alexander. Medium to large ; greenish white, 
nearly covered with a deep, rich red; flesh 
white, very juicy and sweet, with brisk, agree- 
able flavor. Very early. July. 
Briggs* May. Medium size; round; white with red 
cheek; flesh white, melting, juicy and very 
sweet. July. 
Early Crawford. A magnificent, large, yellow 
peach of good quality. Its size, beauty and 
productiveness make it one of the most popular 
varieties for home use and commercial plant- 
ing. August. 
Elberta. Very large; skin golden yellow where 
exposed to the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, rich, 
sweet and splendidly flavored; tree very pro- 
lific and presents a handsome appearance. It 
is a perfect freestone and one of the most suc- 
cessful market varieties. August. 
Foster, Very large ; yellow with red cheek. Much 
like Early Crawford, but is larger, earlier and 
better. Runs very uniform in size. A fine 
yellow freestone. August. 
Hale't Early. Large, nearly round; skin greenish 
white, mostly covered with red and can be 
readily separated from flesh when fully ripe. 
Flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet and most 
delicious; adheres partially to the pit. July, 
J. H. Hale. A valuable new table, shipping and 
drying peach. Smooth skin, almost fuzzless. 
Very firm. Ships almost like an apple. Yellow 
freestone; flesh tender, excellent quality; 
Larger than the Elberta and ripening about 
the same period. From a California standpoint 
not in the class of canning peaches because it 
is red at pit and rags in the syrup. August. 
Late Crawford. Fruit very large, roundish; skin 
yellow, with dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, 
juicy and melting, with a very rich and ex- 
cellent vinous flavor. August. 
Lovell. A California seedling; large, almost per- 
fectly round; flesh clear yellow to the pit; firm 
and of excellent quality; a superb canning 
peach and dries well. Very prolific. August. 
Mayflower. Introduced to the Pacific Coast by 
ourselves a few years ago as "the earliest peach 
known." Results have fully substantiated this 
claim and it still holds that title. It is abso- 
lutely red all over, with white flesh of excellent 
flavor. As large as Alexander and ripens two 
weeks earlier at Niles. June. 
Morris White. Large, oval; skin white, becoming 
creamy or pale straw color when fully ripe, 
without any red whatever; a perfect freestone; 
flesh white clear to the dark brown pit, remark- 
ably tender, juicy, sweet and rich. Beyond all 
doubt the finest flavored peach grown. August. 
Muir. An excellent bearer, and does not curl; 
fruit large to very large; skin and flesh uni- 
formly yellow clear to the pit; a fine shipper 
and one of the best canning peaches in the 
United States; as a drying peach it excels all 
others ever introduced. August. 
Salway. Large; yellow with crimson cheek; flesh 
deep yellow; very juicy, melting and rich; the 
most valuable late variety. September. 
Sneed. Large, creamy white, with blush cheek; 
tender, juicy; valuable for early shipping, 
June. 
