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BOYD NURSERY COMPANY 
SWEET CHERRIES 
Apricots 
Early Golden. Small, pale orange in color. Flesh orange, 
moderately juicy, sweet, good. Hardy, productive; profitable 
market sort. Ripens about August 5th. 
Moorpark. Fruit large, roundish, about 2^4 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Skin orange in the shade, but deep orange or brownish 
red in the sun. Flesh quite firm, bright orange, parting 
from the stone. Ripens early in August. 
Royal. A fine, large French variety ; fruit roundish, large, 
oval, slightly compressed. Skin dull yellow with an orange 
cheek, very faintly tinged with red. Flesh pale orange, firm 
and juicy; rich, vinous flavor. Ripens the latter part of July. 
Each Per 10 
2- 3 feet.$0.25 $2.00 
3- 4 feet.35 3.00 
Cherries 
Black Tartarian. Perhaps the most popular of the sweet 
varieties. Fruit is large, black, and heart-shaped. High 
quality. The tree is vigorous in suitable soil. 
Governor Wood. Few Cherries are superior to it in quality 
or productiveness. Fruit medium size, soft, and of fine 
flavor; pale yellow with blush. 
Napoleon. A Bigarreau variety of large size and handsome ; 
high quality. Pale yellow or red; flesh firm, juicy, sweet. 
Hardy, vigorous, productive. Leading sweet variety. July. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red, melting and juicy ; 
acid flavor ; one of the most valuable and popular of the 
acid Cherries, and is unsurpassed for cooking ; tree slender 
grower, exceedingly productive and very hardy ; will stand 
the most severe weather without injury. Middle of June. 
Montmorency. Large, roundish, red; flesh tender, mildly 
acid, good quality. Fruit larger and firmer than Early 
Richmond and about ten days later; late June. 
Each Per 10 
2- 3 feet.$0.60 $5.00 
3- 4 feet.75 6.00 
Pears 
Bartlett. Large size, with a beautiful blush next the sun : 
buttery, very juicy and highly flavored; tree a strong 
grower, bears early and abundantly ; very popular. August 
and September. 
Garber. Fruit large, resembling the Kieffer but ripens two 
or three weeks earlier. Tree free from blight; very produc¬ 
tive. 
Kieffer. This is the most popular Pear grown ; fruit of fine 
size, rich color and good quality; tree very vigorous and 
seldom blights ; should be picked at maturity and ripened 
indoors. October and November. 
Pineapple. A strong, vigorous grower, which is very pro¬ 
ductive. Tree is practically blight proof, and has proven 
one of the best for southern planting. 
Each Per 10 
3- 4 feet .$0.50 $4.00 
4- 5 feet .00 5.00 
Napoleon Cherry) 
Montmorency 
Cherry 
Kieffer Pear 
