FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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Schumakar. — Fruit medium to large; deep rich red; flesh white, very sweet, juicy 
and melting. A good shipper. Stone very small for so large a peach. Ripens a lew days 
before Alexander. Freestone. 
* Wager — Fair size; good quality; flesh bright yellow; skin golden yellow, with a red 
cheek. Tree eminently hardy, healthy, long-lived and an enormous bearer, yielding good 
crops years when most sorts fail to bear. Freestone. Ships like an apple. Highly es- 
teemed for canning. Ripens a week later than Crawford's Early. 
Waterloo. — Medium size; excellent quality; flesh white; skin greenish white, pur- 
plish red in the sun. Tree healthy, vigorous and prolific. Ripens about a week before 
Hale's Early. 
Wheatland. — Fruit large to very large; quality the very best; color a deep golden 
yellow. Tree a stout, sturdy grower, and a great bearer. A most excellent shipper, and 
its showy appearance makes it a valuable market sort. Freestone. Ripens between Craw- 
ford's Early and Late. 
\/ Willett. — A seedling from New York City. It is undoubtedly one of the largest and 
finest peaches grown, specimens having measured twelve inches in circumference, and 
weighing three quarters of a pound each, Flesh yellow, juicy, rich and excellent; skin 
yellow, mostly covered with dark red. Freestone. Last of September. 
APRICOTS. 
The Apricot is one of the most beautiful and delicious of fruits. Like the plum, it is 
liable to be attacked by the Curculio, and requires the same treatment to prevent its ravages. 
Breda. — Fruit rather small, round; deep orange color; rich and high flavored. Tree 
hardy and vigorous. Ripens last of July. 
Moorpark. — Fruit large size, round; deep orange or brownish red; flesh firm, rich 
and juicy; tree vigorous. Ripens early in August. 
Peach. — Large size, roundish ; skin yellow, with a brownish cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy, 
rich and highly flavored ; tree a good grower and productive. August. 
Russian. — Believed to be the hardiest of all the apricots. Remarkably free from 
disease, worms and insects. Fruit medium size and best quality. Ripens last of August. 
NECTARINES. 
Boston. — Large size, bright yellow, with red cheek; flesh sweet and pleasant; a free- 
stone variety. August. 
Elruge. — Medium size; greenish yellow, with brownish red cheek; freestone. Sept. 
Violet Hative. — (Early Violet. ) — Large size, roundish; skin pale yellow with pur- 
plish red. September. 
