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APRICOTS. 
Boulbon.— One of the best for shipping; 
new and valuable variety. Very large, with 
a cheek dotted with carmine. 
Peach of Nancy.— One of the best. 
Esperen Early.— The earliest apricot; 
medium large, juicy and well flavored. 
Musk Early.— A new variety obtained 
from the south of France. It is claimed 
to be as early as Esperen, and to have a 
rich, musky flavor. (Didn't bear with us 
yet.) 
Mexico. — Medium large; very sweet, 
very juicy, delicious flavor. One of the very 
best. 
PEACHES (Freestones). 
Allisden, Alexander, Brig^s Red May, St. 
Ascycles, Hale's Early, Grosse Miguonne. 
Early Crawford, Belle of Doue, Nivette, 
Late Chateuay, Picquet's Late, Red Magda- 
len, etc. 
CLINGSTONKS. 
Koyal (Jeorgc, Day's White, 20-ouncc 
Cling (orauge). 
NECTARINES. 
New White.— Orange, violet or purple 
PEARS. 
Duchesse d'AngouIeme.— October. 
Sugar Pear. — August. 
Bartletl.— August to September. 
Summer Dojenne.— July. 
Beurre Clairgeau.— November. 
Winter Nellis.— January. 
Beurre Easter.— Late. 
Passe-Crassanne.— Very large; one of 
the finest winter kinds. February to April. 
Berganiotte-Esperen. — Medium large; 
highly flavored; keeps till April. 
Blanqnctte. — The earliest pear; small, 
grows in big clusters. 
Assumption. — Immense pear, earlier 
than Bartlett; fine, juicy, highly flavored 
pear. Only a few trees this season at 50 
cents each. 
APPLES. 
Spitzenherg, Newtown Pippin, Winesap, 
Swaar, Rhode Island Greening, White Pear- 
main, Red Astrachau, Yellow Bellflower, 
Stump, Golden Reinette, Red Calville, 
White Calville, Winter Rambour. 
Red Calville. — A magnificent, bright red 
apple, large and highly flavored. Early 
winter. 
Winter Rambour. — One of the best 
keepers; medium large, flat, with a pretty 
carmine cheek. 
FIGS. 
San Jose Black. 
White Magdalen.— The earliest. 
Jaime Longue.— Yellow. 
Noirmoutier.— Yellowish red. 
Pagaudiere.— Yellowish red. 
Buissonne, Frauche Paillarde, Versailles 
Napolitaine. 
White Adriatic.— Splendid for drying. 
MULBERRIES. 
Noir of Spain, or Ever-Bearing Black 
Mulberry.— Fruit very large, sweet; most 
delicious flavor: very juicy. This variety, 
introduced by us into California, is acknowl- 
edged as being the very best of the Black 
Mulberry family. Its growth is slow, but 
it prows and thrives in any kind of soil and 
at any exposure. The Noir of Spain blos- 
soms out so late in the spring that it is 
never injured by frosts. From the time the 
berries commence to ripen (July), it keeps 
on bearing until October. (See Fig. 11.) 
QUINCES. 
Constantinople. —The largest quince 
known; bright golden yellow; very pro- 
ductive. The boss quince. 
Portugal.— Very large; much esteemed. 
Very productive. 
MEDLARS. 
Medlar monstrous. — The largest of 
Medlars; very productive. When picked 
from the tree, the fruit is very harsh and 
astringent, like the persimmon arid sorbus, 
but through the winter it gets mellow, and 
is then really palatable. Ripens in January. 
The Medlar, or Mespilus Germanica, is 
a very pretty tree— fine foliage and large 
blossoms, the latter coming out so late that 
they are never nipped by frost. The Med- 
lar is a precocious, prolific and regular bear- 
er. Every garden should have a Medlar 
tree or two. (See Fig. 12.) 
SORBUS. 
Sorbus Domestical— A native of Eu- 
rope, growing to a height of thirty to forty 
feet. The wood of the sorbus is very hard 
and finely grained, and is much used by en- 
gravers and cabinet makers. Its beautiful 
umbels of white flowers are succeeded by 
most pretty little fruit, having the shape of 
small pears with a red cheek. Like the 
Medlar, the fruit has to get mellow before it 
is fit to eat. The sorbus is as much an or- 
namental as a fruit tree, and is well recom- 
mended for both. (See Fig. 9.) 
