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OUNT HOPE NURSERIES • ■ • APRICOTS. 
PEACHE18, continued. 
Lemon Cling. Large, oblong, having a swollen point similar to a lemon ; skin 
yellow, with red cheek ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and sweet; tree a fine grower. 
August. 
Lemon Free. Almost lemon-shaped, pointed at the apex ; color a pale lemon- 
yellow when ripe. i)ulte large, the finest specimens measuring over 12 inches in 
circumference ; of excellent quality ; ripens after Late Crawford ; is immensely pro- 
ductive. 
Mountain Rose. A freestone of medium size. Has a good reputation. White, 
mottled with red ; flesh white, stained at the stone ; sweet and juicy. Good for all 
purposes, especially as an early market Peach. Mid-August. 
Oldmixon Cling. Large, pale yellow, with red check ; juicy, rich and high- 
flavored ; one of the best clingstone Peaches. September. 
Oldmixon Free. Large, pale yellow, with a deep red cheek ; tender, rich and 
good ; one of the best. September i to 15. 
Salway. Fruit large, roundish, deep yellow, with a deep, marbled brownish 
red cheek ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, rich and sugary. A new English variety, and a 
late showy market sort. Freestone. September 30. 
Smock Free. Fruit large, oval; skin orange yellow, mottled with red. A 
good market sort. September 15. 
Sneed. The most remarkable early Peach yet introduced. It ripens a week to 
ten days earlier than Alexander, and belongs to an entirely different type from Alex- 
ander ; very distinct in tree and fruit, belonging to the Chinese ■ Cling type ; size 
medium ; color white, with flush on cheek. 
Stump the World. Very large, roundish ; skin white, with a bright red cheek ; 
flesh white, juicy and good. Late September. 
Triumph. Ripens with Alexander, blooms late, has large flowers, and is a sure 
and abundant bearer ; the tree makes a very strong growth, bears young and yields 
abundantly. The fruit is of large size, with a very small pit ; skin yellow, nearly 
covered with red, dark crimson in the sun ; flesh bright yellow, free when fully ripe, 
of excellent flavor ; the fruit is a good shipper, and in quality is far superior to any- 
thing that ripens anywhere near its season. 
Wager. Large ; yellow, splashed with red ; flesh yellow, juicy and of good 
flavor. While high excellence in quality cannot be claimed for Wager, the tree has 
such remarkable vigor and vitality that it is not only an abundant, but an unusually 
regular bearer. Freestone. August 31. 
Wonderful. Originated in New Jersey ; large to very larj^, uniform in shape 
and size, color rich golden yellow, overspread with carmine and crimson ; flesh yel- 
low, highly flavored and firm, bright red at pit, which is sm.all and parts freely from 
the flesh. Ripe in October, and keeps well. 
APRICOTS. 
A delicious fruit of the Plum species,. valuable for its earliness. It is liable to 
be attacked by curculio, and requires the same treatment as the plum ; ripens in July 
and Angust. 
Superb. This is without question the best Apricot now being offered. It is a 
chanee seedling from a Russian seed. Its points of excellence are in the i:iagnificent 
tree, which is large and spreading, with broad, glossy leaves. It is perfectly hardy, 
and in productiveness has no superior. In quality it is better than Early Golden. 
Color a beautiful yellow with slight blush ; flesh firm and solid. We have the origi- 
nal tree, which has borne regular crops since 1890. One of its many desirable traits 
is its long season, covering a period of three weeks. If we were asked if it has any 
weak points, we would answer emphatically, no. To all lovers of Apricots (and who 
is not), we would say, plant the Superb; plant it now. An eminent authority speaks 
of the Superb as follows : “Superb, a hardy seedling from Lawrence, Kansas, where 
we saw it two years in full fruit, has produced more fruit of larger size and better, 
most superb quality than any other, native or foreign.” Better and more constant 
bearer than any one hundred others. Exhibited at the Nurserymen’s Convention, 
Experience, Expenditure and Enterprise made our busi- 
ness g;reat. 
