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have ever grown upon our place. We re- 
commend it as one of the very best to plant. 
Esperen Early.— The earliest apricot; 
medium large, juicy and well flavored. 
Mask Early.— A new variety obtained 
from the south of France. It is claimed 
to be as early aa 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. 
Dnclos. — Angoumois. — Mille. 
PEACHES (Freestones). 
Amsdeu, Alexander, Briggs Red May, St. 
Ascycles, Hale's Early, Grosse Mignonue, 
Early Crawford, Belle of Dou^, Queen of 
Orchards, Nivette, Late Chatenay.Pioquet's 
Late, Bed Magdalen, etc. 
CLINGSTONES. 
Royal George, Day's White, 20-ounce 
Cling (orange). 
NECTARINES. 
New White- Orange, violet or purple. 
PEARS. 
Duchcsse d'Angonleinc.— October. 
Sngar Pear.— August. 
liartlett. — August to September. 
SiMiimer Doyenne.- July. 
Bon Chretien. — A pretty and delicious 
little pear. October. 
Beurre Clairgeau.— November. 
Passe-Colniar. — Medium; very sweet, 
January. 
Winter Nellis.— January. 
Beurre Easter.— Late. 
Passe-Crassanne. — Very large; one of 
the finest winter kinds. February to 
April. 
Bergamotte-Esperen.— Medium large; 
highly flavored; keeps till April. 
Winter Royal. — Medium; very late. 
Catillac. — For baking. 
Beurre Gtouhanlt. — Large; fine. Jan- 
uary to February. 
Assoniption.— Immense pear; about as 
early as Bartlett. Only a few trees this 
season at 50 cents each. 
APPLES. 
Spitzenberg, Newtown Pippin, Winesap, 
Swaar, Rhode Island Greening, White Pear- 
main, Ked Astrachan, Yellow Bellflower, 
Stump, Golden Keinette, Ked Calville, White 
Calville, Winter Eamhour. — Cider varieties. 
FIGS. 
San Jose Black. 
Wliite Magdalen.— The earliest. 
Janne Longne.— Yellow. 
Noirmoutier.— Yellowish red. 
Pagaudiere.— Yellowish red. 
Buissonne, Franche Paillarde, Versailles , 
Napolitaine. 
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 grows 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. 32.) 
Russian. — A kind of Black Mulberry 
much talked about these late years, said to 
do well in the Northern States, but greatly 
inferior for its fruit to the Noir of Spain. 
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 and sorbus, 
but through the winter it gets mellow, and 
is then really palatable. Kipeus 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. Tlie Med- 
lar is a precocious, prolific and regular bear- 
er. Every garden should have a Medlar 
tree or two. (See Fig. 3.3.) 
SORBUS. 
Sorbus Domestlca. — 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 sorbns is as much an or- 
namental as a fruit tree, and is well recom- 
mended for both. (See Fig. 34.) 
ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
Cornus Mascula. — A very showy tree, 
with innumerable umbels of rather bright 
