FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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Ohase. Very large ; pointed, tapering gradually from a heart-shaped base ; color 
bright, red purple on a yellow ground ; very showy. Tree a good grower, blooms 
two weeks later than Abundance, thus escaping the spring frosts, and a most 
abundant bearer. Ripens a little later than Burbank. 
Satsuma. Large ; flesh is solid, of a purplish crimson color from pit to skin, juicy, 
and of fine quality. Pit exceedingly small, very little larger than a cherry stone'. 
Tree a strong, vigorous grower, with a brownish bark and lanceolate foliage. 
Ripens after Burbank. 
Willard. Medium in size, spherical in general outline, but prominently cornered or 
angled, never pointed ; color dark clear red with many minute yellow dots ; flesh 
firm, yellow, sweet, and of fair quality ; freestone. A strong, vigorous, and hardy 
tree, productive, and the earliest market Japan plum yet tested in the North, 
ripening in Central New York in July. 
Yellow Japan (Normand). Medium to large, obtusely conical with a heart-like 
base and short stem ; color clear golden yellow ; flesh firm and meaty, yellow, of 
high quality, free ; small pit. Very prolific and ripens just after Abundance. 
PEACHES. 
We oflfer only' a select list of varieties, beginning with the very earliest and covering 
the whole season to the very latest. Among them are severalnew sorts which have 
proved themselves much more valuable than many of the older varieties. Whether 
planting for home use or market we would not advUe increasing the list to any great 
extent. We sell the trees one year old from bud. 
American Apricot. Only medium in size, but of most exquisite appearance and 
quality. The stone is surprisingly small— the smallest of any known peach— and 
parts readily from the flesh. The fruit is of a golden apricot color, with a rich 
red shading on the sunny side ; flesh sweet an4 melting, with a distinct apricot 
flavor. It is in season after Smock. 
Alexander. Medium ; color deep maroon, handsomely shaded ; rich and good ; 
flesh firm. Fine, hardy, and productive. A week earlier than Hale's Early. 
Chase's Early. Tree hardy and healthy ; an early and prolific bearer. Fruit me- 
dium to large, yellowish white, covered with a delicate pink ; flesh white, juicy, 
rich ; carries well ; ripens a few days after Alexander ; freestone. 
Champion. Delicious in flavor, sweet, rich, and juicy. Skin cream white with red 
cheek. Hardy, productive ; size large ; good shipper ; freestone. Ripens early 
part of August. 
Crosby. This peach, which originated in Billerica, Mass., has been justly described 
as an iron-clad and frost-proof peach. It has borne immense crops where all other 
kinds in the same orchard were killed. The fruit is full medium size, round, 
oblate. Color bright yellow, beautifully splashed and striped with crimson. The 
flesh is light yellow and red at the stone, firm, moderately juicy, and of good 
quality. It ripens about with Old Mixon Free. 
