W. R. Strong & Co., Sacramento, Cal. 
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Routier’s Peach Apricot — A new kind from Mr. Routier’s otehard. Large S'ze. 
skin yellow in the shade, deep orange mottled, or sphisheJ with red in the sun ; nesh 
rich and juicy, very high flavor ; good market variety. 
Early Royal — Medium size, good flavor, very productive. 
Moorpark — Large, orange color, moderate bearer, but of the highest flavor. 
Hemskirk — Verv much like the Moorjiark ; one of the best ; tree good bearer. 
SPECIAL VATIETY.— Newcastle Early new variety originated by M. O. 
Silva & Sou, of Newcastle, California. Medium size, round, well shaped, a shade 
smaller than the Royal ; two weeks earlier than the Royal ; very valuable on account 
of its earliness ; tree a good and regular bearer ; fruit ships well. 
PLUMS. 
The Plum and Prune succeeds admirably in this State, and we can and should not 
only produce for home consumption, but>xport large quantities instead of importing* 
Many varieties of Plums and Prunes have a tendency to over-bear, and, to secure a 
good article, the fruit should be carefully thinned out. This should be done when it 
is one-third or one-half grown. Those who are willing to take these pains will be 
amply repaid by a superior quality of fruit, and a more remunerative price. 
PRICE OF TREES— Leading varieties. 
1 year, 6 to 7 feet, extra, on peach root — 
1 year. No. 1—4 to G feet 
1 year, 5 to G feet, extra, on Myrobol root. 
1 year. No. 1—4 to 5 feet, on Myrobol root 
Special sorts, 1 year from bud, extra 
25 
82 
00 
818 
00 
8150 
20 
1 
80 
15 
00 
135 
30 
2 
50 
18 
(10 
T75 
25 
2 
00 
16 
00 
150 
35 
3 
00 
25 
00 
Peach Plum— Fruit very large, round, greenish white, with red cheek ; flesh yellow, 
sweet and firm : early ; good tor shipping. 
*Columbia— Fruit large size ; skin brownish purple, \vith fawn colored specks ; 
flesh vellow, sugary ; excellent ; one ot the best for shipping. 
Duane’s Purple— Large, reddish purple; flesh juicy and moderately sweet ; good 
shipper. , , , , . 
Victoria (or Oakshade Prune)— Medium size, beautiful red plum ; good shipper, 
and superior for drying, being very free and quite a dry meated plum ; very prolific. 
Coe’s Golden Drop— Fruit large, (ival, flesh yellow, firm, rich and sweet ; adheres 
to stone ; good for canning and ships well. 
*Gros Prune D’Agen (Hungarian Prune)— Very large, oval, violet red ; very pro- 
lific, often growing double ; giiod flavor ; a valuable market kind ; best shipper. 
Yellow Egg— A very large elongated plum ; golden yellow ; adheres to the stone ; 
quite juicy, rich sub-acid flavor ; the best known canning variety and ships well. 
Washington — Large, round, greenish yellow ; good for canning or drying. 
*Ja?anese Plum (known as the Kelsey Pluml-Fruit very large, as large as an 
ordinary peach ; roundish, or inclined to be conical ; color greeni.sh yellow, with 
faint red cheek ; adheres closely to the pit, which is very small ; flesh firm and juicy; 
it is the best keeper known. Wo have kept them this year in a perfect slate ot pre- 
eervation for thirty days after beiu^^ picked from the tree. We kuow of no ])lum that 
can be shitiped so long a distance ; sold readily this season in the East tor #4 (X) per 
box ; tree hardv, but a slow grower, inclined to dwarf ; a heavy and regular bearer. 
Trees, 1 year. No. 1, 4 to G feet, 35 cents each ; 830 per 100. No. 2, 3 to 4 feet, 25 
cents each ; 820 per 100. 
AEW JAPAXESK PEIIMS. 
Pruris Pissardi— A medium size plum ; red, fine flesh, good flavor, long keeper ; 
the tree is verv ornamental, foliage blood red. Trees, 1 year. No. 1, 81 00 each. 
Prunis Simoni— Quite large, s.'mewhat e'ongated, bright yellow, red cheek ; very 
fine fruit ; good for shipping or drying ; tree a strong grower ; bears heavily. Price 
ot trees, 1 year. No. 1 (on Myrobolan), 40 cents each ; $30 per 100. 
Blood Plum— \ flne, handsome, strong growing tree; fruit above medium size, 
blood red both outside and inside, very handsome and flne flavor. Trees, 1 year. No. 
1 (on Myrobolan), 50 cents each ; 840 per 100. 
Principal Tree Depot, Second and H Sts., near C. P. R. R. Passenger Depot. 
