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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
FRUIT TREES 
PEACHES, CLINGSTONE VARIETIES 
Orange or Golden. Medium size, skin golden 
yellow; flesh rich and sweet. 35 cts. each, 
$30 per 100. 
Tuscan Cling. A large, early, yellow cling, 
flesh juicy and of fine flavor, good canner 
and shipper. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Lemon Cling. Fruit large, lemon shape, red on 
sunr.y side; rather acid in flavor. 35 cts. 
each, $30 per ICO. 
Heath Cling. Very large, white with light 
shade of red; tender and sweet; good for can¬ 
ning. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
PEARS, EARLY VARIETIES 
Madeline. The earliest, fruit medium pale yel¬ 
low, flesh melting and sweet. 35 cts. each, 
$30 per 100. 
llartlett. Most famous of the table sorts, large, 
finely flavored and luscious; an abundant 
bearer, fruit yellow with pale blush on sunny 
side. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Socket. Small but of superlative table excel¬ 
lence; color yellow russet with red cheek, 
spicy flavor; very popular. 35 cts. each, $30 
per 100. 
PEARS, WINTER VARIETIES 
lieurre Dlel. Fruit large, skin yellow, marked 
with brown dots, flesh rich and delicious. 35 
cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Winter Nells. Skin yellowish green, medium, 
dotted with russet, flesh fine grained, exceed¬ 
ingly juicy and sweet; a fine shipper and 
splendid keeper. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
PLUMS 
liurbnnk. The best of the Japanese varieties. 
Fruit large, round, red, flesh yellow, sweet 
with a very pleasant flavor. 35 cts. each, $30 
per 100. 
llotun. Large size, skin yellow with purple on 
sunny side; very juicy, but slightly acid. 35 
cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Green Gage. Pale green, small, round, juicy, 
of fine flavor. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Kelsey Japan. Ornamental and a splendid 
hearer; fruit large, light red, when ripe of 
splendid quality. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Satsuma. Large, dark red, flesh red, firm, solid 
and juicy and of fine flavor. 35 cts. each, $30 
per 100. 
Simon. A vigorous grower, fruit large, rich 
and sweet, with pineapple flavor; early and 
delicious. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Climax. Very early, large size, fine color; de¬ 
licious flavor; the leader in early shipping 
prunes; tree vigorous and productive. 50 cts 
each. 
OLIVES 
Mission. Fruit medium to large, fine for pickles 
either green or ripe; makes splendid oil. 50 
cts. each. 
Manzanillo. The finest Seville olive, valuable 
for pickling and oil; a prolific bearer and one 
of the best. 50 cts. each. 
PRUNES 
French Prune. Violet purple, rich/and sugary, 
medium size, productive, fine for drying, 
planted extensively on this account. 30* cts. 
each, $25 per 100. 
Hungarian Prune. Large, reddish violet, juicy 
and sweet; a vigorous tree and strong bearer; 
fine for shipping or home market. 30 cts. 
each, $25 per 100. 
Sugar. Early tree, vigorous, carries a high per¬ 
centage of sugar; dark purple flesh, tender 
and rich. 50 cts. each. 
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JA PA X ES E PERSIMMONS 
PERSIMMONS 
Japanese Persimmons are becoming more pop¬ 
ular each season, especially for winter fruit, 
besides they always realize a high figure in 
the markets. We carry in stock all the stand¬ 
ard sorts. 25 cts. each . 
QUINCES 
Orange. Large fruit, fine for preserves; pro¬ 
ductive and popular; color golden yellow. 35 
cts. each, $30 per 100. 
Champion. Fruit yellow, large and handsome, 
bears early, and is more productive than the 
above. Cooks tender and is of excellent 
flavor. 35 cts. each, $30 per 100. 
NECTARINES 
Lord Napier. Flesh white, tender and juicy, 
fruit large, cream color with red cheek. 35 
cts. each. 
Boston. Yellow, with red cheek, fruit large, 
oval in shape with a pleasant but slightly 
acid flavor. 35 cts. each. 
Hardwiekc. Rich and of fine flavor, skin green 
with red cheek, large size; a splendid vari¬ 
ety. 35 cts. each. 
WALNUTS 
3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each; 4 to G ft., 50 cts. each; 
7 to 8 ft., 75 cts. each. 
Santa Barbara Soft Shell. The nuts are large, 
with thin shell, kernel white and sweet; the 
favorite in Southern California. 
Placentia Perfection. A seedling from the 
Santa Barbara, and one of the best. The nuts 
command a better price than any other 
variety. 
Ford’s Improved Soft Shell. An abundant bear¬ 
er; nuts bright and uniform, thin shell and 
fine quality. 
