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A. B. Hood £l Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
SELECT APRICOTS 
This beautiful and excellent fruit needs only to be known to be appreciated. It 
ripens a month or more before the best early peaches and partakes largely of their 
luscious flavor. The tree is even more hardy than the Peach and requires about the 
same treatment. 'I'o make a crop more certain, plant on the north or west side of a 
wall, fence or building. 
Breda. Small, round ; dull orange in 
the sun ; flesh orange-colored, juicy, rich, 
vinous and high-flavored ; tree very hardy 
and productive. July. 
Early Golden. (Dubois’ Karly Golden. ) 
.Small ; pale orange ; flesh orange, juicy 
and sweet ; tree liardy and productive, 
l.ast of June. 
Large Early. Large size ; orange, with 
a red cheek ; , flesh sweet, rich and juicy ; 
separates from the stone ; tree vigorous 
and productive ; one of the very best of 
the early sorts. Last of June. 
Moorpark. One of the largest and finest 
Apricots ; yellow, with a red cheek ; flesh 
rather firm, orange, parting from the 
stone ; sweet, juicj- and rich, with a lus- 
cious flavor. July. 
Peach. \'ery large ; yellow ish orange. 
and mottled with dark brown to the sun ; 
flesh rich yellow, juicy, with a rich, high 
flavor ; productive, h'irst of July. 
IMPROVED RUSSIAN VARIETIES 
Alexander. An immense bearer ; frtiit 
of large size ; oblong ; yellow', flecked 
with red ; flavor sweet and delicious ; tree 
hardy ; one of the best. July i. 
Alexis. Large to very large ; yellow 
with red cheek ; slightly acid, but rich and 
luscious ; tree hardy and abundant bearer. 
July 15- 
J. L. Budd. A hardy, strong grow er and 
profuse bearer ; large w’hite, with red 
cheek ; sweet, juicy, extra fine, with a 
sweet kernel as fine-flavored as the al- 
mond ; the best late variety and a decided 
aceiuisition. August. 
SELECT NECTARINES 
The -Xectarine retiuires the same culture, soil and management as the peach, 
from which it differs only in having a smooth skin, like the plum. 
SELECT QUINCES 
The (Juince is attracting a great deal of attention as a market fruit. Scarcely any 
fruit will pay better in the orchard. The tree ii> hardy and compact in growth, re- 
quires but little space, productive, gives regular crops, and comes early into bearing. 
The fruit is much sought after for canning for winter use. When put up in the pro- 
portion of about one quart of Quinces to four of other fruit it imparts to them a most 
delicious flavor. 
It flourishes in any good garden soil, which should be kept mellow and well 
enriched. Prune off all the dead and .surplus branches, and thin out the fruit if bear- 
ing too freely. 
Champion. This variety originated in 
Georgetown, Conn.; said to be larger 
than the Orange ; fair, smooth, of fine 
quality and a late keeper. 
Champion Quince. 
Meech’s Prolilic. A new variety re- 
cently introduced by Rev. W. W. Meech. 
of Vineland, N. J. The late Charles 
Downing says : “ It is certainly a prom- 
ising variety, and if it proves as good in 
other localities, and continues its present 
gooti (lUidities of fair fruit and good size 
as the specimens you sent me, it will be 
an actjuisition to the Quince family.” 
Orange, or Apple. Large, roundish, 
with a short neck ; color light yellow ; 
tree very productive ; this is the most 
popular variety in the country ; a great 
bearer. Ripens in October. 
Rea. (Rea’s Seedling.) A variety of 
the Orange Quince, one-third larger, of 
the same form and color, fair, hand- 
some ; a strong grower, of good cinality, 
and bears well. 
