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CALIFORNIA NTTESERY COMPANY 
APBICOT— On Apricot Root 
r.Arn 10 100 1000 
1 year, 4 to 6 ft $0.-IO $;i.50 $27.50 $250.00 
J year. 3 to 4 ft .35 3,00 22.50 200.00 
l^car, 2to3ft 30 2.50 IS. 00 150.00 
Barry— The best apricot we know. History: — About thirty-five 
years ago Vita, Barry of Niles ordered of W. H. West, a nuracry- 
nian of Stockton, Royal Apricot for an orchard. When the trees 
L-amc into bearing they proved to be nuich like Royal and yet 
different and better. , Description: — orange yellow with a pink 
btush; skin ver>' smooth; pit arnall; heaxV and regular bearer, 
lias never failed to produce a full crop for twenty-five years. 
Ripens two weeks befctre Blenheim and Royal. In drying yields 
one ton to four and a lialf tons of ureen frtiit. The late John Rock 
always Raid Barry had all the ear marku of Royal but was better 
in every way. Jidy. 
Blenheim — Above medium; oval; orange; flesh deep yellow, juicy 
and fairly rich; vigorous grower and regular, prolific bearer. July. 
Hemskirke — .StronKly resembles Moorpark in size and color, but 
differs in bearing better and ripening a little earlier and more 
evv nly . August. 
Large Early Montgamet — Large; reddish next the sun; flesh 
orange yellow, very firm. July. 
Moorpark— One of the largest, most po^^ular and widely dissemi- 
nated apricots; deep orange or brownish red; flesh quite firm, 
bright orange, parting freely from the stone; quite jiiioy, with a 
rich and luscious flavor; a favorite canning variety. In some 
sections a shy and irregular bearer. August. 
Newcftstlo — Medium size, round, well shaped ; a shade smaller than 
the Royal, and two to three weeks earlier. July. 
Oullin's Early^ — An early variety of the Peaoh apricot, of large 
ftizp and good quality. July. 
Boutier's Peach— ^Jriginatcd near Sacramento. Large, yellow 
in shade; deep orange mottled or splashed with red in the sun; 
flesh juicy and rich, with high flavor. Jxdy. 
Royal — A standard variety; skin dull yellow, with an orange cheek; 
flesh pnle ornnge, firm and juicy, with a rich, \'inou8 flavor; 
equally valuable for canning and drying. July. 
Sardinian — A small, very early freestone; ekiu white, with crim- 
son blush; flesh clear white, juicy and very delicious; pit very 
small. Exeellent for pickling and eating fresh. For homo use 
only. July. 
Spoxka' Mammoth — Originated in Ventura County; largest siase, 
larger even than Moorpark; skin pale lemon color; flesh clear 
yellow, very tender, juicy and sweet; highly perfumed. July. 
TUton — Large, oval, slightly compressed; flesh firm, yellow and 
parts readily from the stone; heavy and very regular bearer; 
seems to be more exempt from late frosts than any other variety. 
July. 
APRICOT — On Myrobolan Root 
EACH 10 100 1000 
1 year. 4 to 6 ft $0.50 $3,50 $30.00 $275.00 
1 year, 3 to 4 ft 40 3.00 25.00 225. (K) 
lyear,2to3ft....*...^..x.... .35 2,50 20.00 160.00 
Barry 
Blenheim 
Hemskirke 
Moorpark 
Newcastle 
Royal 
Sardinian 
Tilton 
APRICOT — On Peach Root 
KACH 10 100 1000 
1 year. 4 to 6 ft, . $0.40 $3.50 $27.50 $250.00 
1 year. 3 to 4 ft 35 3.00 22.. W 2fK).0O 
I year. 2 to 3 ft. - 30 2.50 18.00 150.00 
Blenheim Newcastle Early Royal 
For description of varieties of Apricots see above. 
Tilton 
QUINCE— On Quince 
EACH 10 100 
1 and 2 years, 4 to 6 ft $0.50 $4.00 $30.00 
1 and 2 years, 3 to 4 ft 40 3 . 00 25 . 00 
1 and 2 years, 2 to 3 ft 30 2.50 17.60 
Apple (Orange) — Large; roundish, with short neck; beautiful 
bright golden yellow; an old favoritt'. September. 
Champion — ^Very large; handsome; very productive; flesh tender; 
flavor delicate, imparting an exqiiieite quince taste and odor to 
any other fruit with which it may be cooked. St^pteniber. 
Meech'a Prolific— Large; lively orange yellow; of great beauty 
and deUghtful fragrance; its cooking qualities arc unsurpassed; 
tree a vigorous grower and iinineuscly profluetive. September. 
Pineapple — Fruit very large, apple-shaped, clear yellow; flesh 
very tender; can beeatenraw lilce an apple; makesanigh-flavoreti 
jeUy. September. 
Rea's Mammoth— A verj- large and fine variety of Orange Quince 
of recent introduction; strong grower and very productive. 
September. 
Smyrna — Extremely large; elongated; lemon yellow; cooks tender 
and has a fine flavor; long keeper; tree strong grower with heavy 
foUage; very prolific. Ripens with Orange. September, 
FIG— Smyrna and Adriatic Class 
EACH 10 100 1000 
4 to 5 ft $0.60 $5.00 $35. (X» $300.00 
3 to 4 ft 50 4.00 30 JX) 250.00 
2 to 3 ft 40 3.00 25.00 200.00 
Adriatic — Tree a strong and healthy grower; fruit above medium 
size; skin white and thin; pulp red, fine, exewdingly aromatic 
and changea to an amber color when dried. 
Agen — ^Medium size, roundish; skin green with a brownish tinge; 
fleah of a dark red blood color; most delicious. Very late. 
Bardajic (Hrn>Tna type)— A magnificent table fig. with rich, deep 
purple pulp. August and September. 
Black Ischia— Medium size; dark purple, almost blank when ripe; 
flesh deep red. sweet and luscious; tree hardy; an excellent bearer. 
Bourjasotte Blanches-Medium sijse; round and aomewhat flat- 
tened; yellowish at maturity, and covered with a thin gray bloom; 
flcfili dark blood red, thick and stiff; a good fig. 
Brunswick— \*cry large and pyriform; skin greenish yellow in the 
shade, pale brown on the otJier side; a very rich and excellent fig. 
Celeste— Fruit large; reddish brown; flesh dark red; highly priz*«l 
for table prescr\'es and crystallizing; will dry up and improve in 
saccharine matter if left on the tree. 
Col di Signora Niffra— Large; p>Tiform; dark chocolate color; 
flesh very dark red throughout; exceedingly rich and sugary. 
Dauphine —Large; round; turbinate; skin violet red; flesh red; 
one of the varieties grownx for the Paria market; tree very hardy 
and ripena its fruit well. 
Doree— Medium; oblong; color bright yellow; flesh salmon roee, 
rich and 8Ugar>' flavor. 
Drap d*Or— Ivargc; oblong: greenish yellow, with a brown cheek; 
flesh light rose eolor, turns amber when fully ripe; very rich, fine- 
grained and sweet. 
Kassaba (Smyrna type)— Large; almost globular; skin pale green; 
pidp reddish pink. September. 
Lardaro — Large; oblong; skin pale yellow with a brown cheek; 
flebh deep red, rich and sugary. 
Mission (California Black)— The well-known local variety: fruit 
large, dark purple, almost black when fully ripe; makes a good 
dried fig; tree grows to a very large size, and bears immense 
crops. 
Pastiliere — Large; pyriform; stalk short: akin wrinlded, dark vio- 
let, covered with bloom; very firm; pulp violet red, with nob, 
delicious flavor. Fine either fresh or preserved. Rather late; 
tree large and spreading, heavy bearer. Dr. Eisen, the noted 
authority on figs, says: "If the writer could plant only one blue 
variety, it certainly would be iMs one." 
Ronde Noire— Large; roundish; greenish yellow, covered with 
dark purple; flesh amber color, fine-grained, rich and sweet. 
Ban Pedro— White, nearly round and somewhat flattened: bright, 
deep yellow in the sun; pulp rather coarse, but sweet; good flavor. 
Smyrna — ^The genuine Smyrna fig packed under the name of 
"ErbeyU" (signifving fine fig) in Aaia Minor, and known in 
Turkish as "Lop." and in Greek as "Lopia." r>arge to very 
large; turbinate, pyriform; very short, stalk short; rib.s distinct, 
orifice large, of pale ochre color and widely open when the fig is 
mature and before shriveling; skin lemon-yellow; pulp reddish- 
amber, sometimes pale amber, turning to dark amber just before 
falling; seeds large, yellow, fertile, overspread with a clear, white 
syrup, giving the fruit a richness and meatiness unsurpassed by 
any other fig. Tree of spreading habit, leai'es medium to large 
and five lob<?d. The dried figs contain 64 per cent sugar, wluch 
is 1^ per cent more sugar than found in the imported Smyrna 
fig. Dries readily and with lt?s3 trouble and expense than any 
other fig, dropping to the ground of its own accord, being prac- 
tically dry when it falls and requiring when placed on trays, only 
from two to three days exposure to the sun. This is the world- 
famous fig of commerce. August to October. 
Warren's Brown Turkey— Very large; greenish violet: flesh rosy 
amber, streaked with violet. Strong grower and heav>' bearer. 
White Endrich (Katiota)— Introduced over forty years ago by 
the well known nurseryman, Mr. W. B. West, of Stockton; 
original name lost and given name of Endrich, a fruit grower in 
the vicinity of Stockton, by Mr. West; has been sold under the 
following "names: White Endrich. White Pacific, Verdoni, 
Sm>Tna, Kadota. Medium sieed; thin, white skin; pulp white. 
One of the best for canning and pickling. Inferior for drying. 
Never sours when planted bi dampest locations. 
White Genoa— Fruit very large; yellow; rich and fine-grained. It 
prorluees large crops during the entire season until October. 
White Ischia — Small; pale greeuiali yellow; flrah purple, highly 
flavored and luscious; will ripen its fruit along the coast, where 
the finer varieties do not. mature. 
White Marseilles— Medium or small; skin extremely thin, pale 
yellowish green; pulp amber with a delicate and deliciouH flavor. 
Tree small, but bears well. Verj' fine fresh or dried. 
Wilson's Smyrna — Medium large; stalk short: skin thin, gx^u 
with gray bloom; pulp rosy red; strong grower, with spreading 
habit. Like all Smyrna types, it requires caprificatioii to set 
fruit. 
