CATALOGUE SOUTHERN NURSERIES. 
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Earlj- Golden (Dubois) — Small; pale orange; Juicy and sweet; hardy as the Russian Apricot, and productive. 
Vigorous. First of July. 
Harris — A new variety, recommended for its good bearing qualities and extreme hardiness. It was brought 
Into notice by orchardlsts at Geneva. N. Y., who prize it highly as a market variety. It is equal in size and 
quality to the best cultivated sorts and should take the place of the Russian Apricot. 
Moorpark — One of the largest; orange, with a red cheek; firm, juicy, with a rich flavor; very productive. 
Vigorous. July. 
Peach — Very large; orange, with a dark cheek; juicy and high flavored: similar to Moorpark. Vigorous. July. 
Koyal — Large; yellow, with an orange cheek; juicy, rich and delicious; a very fine variety, and well deserving 
a place In collections. Vigorous. July. 
Rossian Apricot — A new variety of recent Introduction, valuable on account of extreme hardiness of trees 
and fine quality of fruit. 
IMPROVED RUSSIAN VARIETIES. 
Alexis (Russian No. 4) — Large to very large; yellow, with red cheek: slightly acid, rich and luscious. July IS. 
Alexander (Russian No. 2) — Very large, oblong; yellow, flecked with red; flavor sweet and delicate. July 12. 
Catharine (Russian No. 5) — Good bearer; medulm size; yellow; sub-acid. July 20. 
Glbb (Russian No. 1) — Medium size; sub-acid; rich, juicy, yellow; the best early apricot. June 20. 
J. L. Budd (Russian No. 6) — Large size; white, with red check; sweet and juicy; very fine; the best late 
variety. August 1. 
Nicholas (Russian No. 8) — ^Very prolific; fruit medium to large, sweet and melting. July 10. 
JAPAN APRICOTS. 
Japan seems to abound in many wonderful and deliciou.s fruits, and in those that succeed well 
all through the South. Many of them succeed In the border states, and as far north as New Eng-- 
land. The most remarkable of recent introduction, and just offered to the public are the three 
varieties of Japan apricots, excelling American or Russian varieties in vigor of growth, hardiness 
and excellent quality, commencing to ripen in Mississippi the middle of May, and ripening in Ten- 
nessee the middle of June. 
Hubbard Gold Dust Bengronme 
Cherries 
This fine fruit succeeds well in this latitude, and the farmer who does not have a dozen or 
more cherry trees in his orchard is missing a great many of nature's richest gifts. Further South 
the sour cherries do not do so well, but the sweet varieties pay moderately well. 
Black Tartarian 
HEARTS AND BIGARREANS. 
Black Tartarian — Laige; dark red, noarly black. 
Ripe middle of May. 
Governor Wood — Large; light yellow. Season mid- 
dle of May. 
WImlsor — Large; black, and one of the best. Mid- 
dle of May.' 
liUellen — A late, large, dark red cherry from Cali- 
fornia. 
Early I>auniaurie — Large ; dark purple. A fine, 
early cherry. 
DUKES AND MORELLOS. 
May Duke — Rather large; dark red. May 20. 
Early Richmond — Medium; red. Middle of May. 
Morello — Full medium size; very hardy and prolific. 
June. 
Dye House — Large; red. Early in May. 
EnicliHh Morello — -Above medium; very dark red. 
May 20. 
Montmorency — Similar to Early Richmond, but is 
larger and about 10 days later. 
Olivet — Large; red. Middle of May. 
