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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
FRUIT TREES (Continued) 
PEACHES—PHILLIPS CLING 
PEACHES 
4 to 6 feet, 60c each; 6 or more, 45c each 
FREESTONE VARIETIES 
ELBERTA —Fruit is very large, round and 
of a golden yellow color, faintly striped with 
red; flesh yellow, tender, sweet to subacid 
and sprightly. A favorite in California for 
shipping, drying and canning. Tree is a strong 
grower and a good bearer. 
ALEXANDER —Medium to large; greenish 
white, nearly covered with a deep, rich red; 
flesh white, juicy and sweet. Very early. 
EARLY CRAWFORD —A magnificent large 
yellow peach of good quality. Its size, beauty 
and productiveness make it one of the most 
popular for home and commercial planting. 
HALE’S EARLY — Medium size, nearly 
round; skin greenish white, mostly covered 
with red, and can be readily separated from 
the flesh when fully ripe; flesh white, melting, 
juicy, sweet and most delicious. 
MAYFLOWER — As large as Alexander, 
but three weeks earlier; beautiful red all over. 
Tree hardy and healthy. 
CLINGSTONE VARIETIES 
PEAK’S CLING — Originated near Selma, 
Calif., where it is highly valued as a mid¬ 
summer canning peach. Ripens after Tuscan 
and before the Phillips. Flesh clear yellow to 
pit; of fine texture and excellent flavor. 
PHILLIPS CLING —This prime variety is 
well known and esteemed as the standard of 
excellence among canning peaches; large, yel¬ 
low, round, with a slight blush on the sunny 
side; flesh firm, yellow to the pit. Highly 
recommended for planting by canners. 
ORANGE CLING —Fruit very large; skin yellow 
with red cheek; flesh golden yellow, rich and sugary. 
Very popular as a home canning variety. 
TUSCAN CLING —Large, yellow; heavy bearer 
and one of the best clings; fine shipper. In great 
demand by canners on account of its early ripening, 
being the first to ripen. 
PLUMS 
4 to 6 feet, 60c each 
APEX PLUMCOT —As the name implies, it is a 
cross between an apricot and a plum, resulting in 
a satisfactory combination of the two fruits. The 
large, globular fruit, which comes into bearing with 
the earliest plums, is beautiful in color, rich, firm 
and aromatic. 
BEAUTY —Precedes the Santa Rose by ten days. 
Fruit large and beautiful, crimson with amber-crim¬ 
son flesh. Tree a most remarkably vigorous grower 
and never-failing bearer. 
CLIMAX —Very large, heart-shaped; color deep 
dark red; flesh yellow, of fine flavor and pleasing 
fragrance; tree vigorous and productive. 
SANTA ROSA —The best Japanese plum yet in¬ 
troduced; very large; deep purplish color; flesh yel¬ 
low, streaked and shaded with crimson. As a ship¬ 
ping plum it has few equals, and is highly valued 
for home use. 
KELSEY —Very large heart-shaped yellow plum. 
The most profitable of the late shipping varieties. 
One of the first Japanese plums to be introduced 
and still the best for its season. 
; 6 or more, 45c each 
GRAND DUKE — A valuable late plum; very 
large; dark purple; sweet and rich when ripe. 
SATSUMA — The well-known Japanese blood 
plum; large; deep red from skin to pit; flavor pleas¬ 
ant; stone very small. Unexcelled as a canning 
fruit; ships and keeps well. 
PRESIDENT —One of the largest plums grown. 
Skin purple; flesh yellow and of fine texture. Is 
becoming very popular. 
TRAGEDY — The earliest desirable blue plum. 
Large, dark purple; flesh yellowish green. Very 
rich and sweet. 
WICKSON —One of the best and most popular 
varieties of plums. Fruit large, heart-shaped with 
color shades from light red to rich claret; flesh 
fine, deep amber. 
GREEN GAGE —Medium size, round; skin yel¬ 
lowish green; rich and sweet when fully ripe; high¬ 
ly recommended for canning. 
DAMSON —Fruit small, oval; skin purple; flesh 
is tart and separates readily from the pit. Desirable 
for making jam. 
