Transcendent. Skin yellow, striped 
with red; flesh crisp and juicy. One 
of the best known varieties. 
Whitney. Large glossy green, striped 
and splashed with carmine; flesh 
firm, juicy, and flavor very pleasant. 
A great bearer and very hardy. 
APRICOTS 
50 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
Acme. Fruit of large size, yellow, 
with red cheek, good quality; free¬ 
stone. August. 
Harris. Large, rich, golden yellow. 
Moorpark. August. Firm, juicy; fruit 
large. 
CHERRIES 
The cherry thrives best on a dry, 
sandy or gravelly soil, and there at¬ 
tains its highest perfection, but will 
do well in almost any situation except 
a wet one. We divide them into two 
classes: (1) Hearts and Bigarrcaus; 
(2) Dukes and Morellos. The former 
are strong and vigorous growers, mak¬ 
ing large, open, spreading heads; their 
fruit is large, heart-shaped, meaty 
and sweet. The Dukes and Morellos 
do not attain so large a size, and fruit 
is usually sour. 
For dry soils we rate the cherry, and particularly 
the Morellos class, one of the most profitable fruits 
grown. The Hearts and Bigarrcaus are profitable 
for home market, but for shipping (except the 
Dikeman) the Dukes and Morellos carry the best 
and yield the largest returns. Ordinary well- 
grown trees produce from 5 bushels per tree up¬ 
wards; the fruit brings, one year with another, 
$2 to $3 per bushel. 
Strong, selected 2-year trees, 50 cts. each; 
$5 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
DTKEMAN CHERRY 
fine crops. Fruit large, fine flavor, and of bright 
clear, shining red. Valuable everywhere. A 
week later than Early Richmond. The finest 
acid cherry grown. 
Morello. Blackish-red; rich, juicy. 
Richmond. An early red, acid cherry; very valu¬ 
able for cooking early in the season; free grower. 
Ripens through June. 
MULBERRIES 
For description, see Morus, page 27. 
HEARTS AND BIGARREAUS 
Dikeman. The gem among cherries; has the 
advantage of being the latest ripening sweet 
cherry known; hence placed on the market two 
or three weeks after other sorts are gone, it 
commands highest price. Black, good size, and 
in texture being meaty and solid; is a good 
shipper. 
Downer. Rather large, light red. 
Eagle. Large, black; tender and high-flavored. 
Early July. 
Governor Wood. Clear, light red; tender. 
Mercer. Dark red, sweet; good shipper and not 
liable to be wormy. 
Napoleon. Large, sweet, white. 
Schmidt. Large, dark color; fine flavor; bears 
abundantly. 
Spanish. Pale yellow with red cheeks. Firm, 
juicy and delicious. 
Tartarian. Very large, black, tender; the most 
popular variety. 
DUKES AND MORELLOS 
Large Montmorency. Tree very hardy and an 
immense bearer; commences to fruit while 
young and is loaded annually thereafter with 
PEACHES 
The peach tree requires a well-drained, moder¬ 
ately rich soil; warm, sandy loam is probably the 
best. In order to preserve the continued healthy 
growth of the tree and the fine quality of the 
fruit the peach should have the shoots and branches 
cut back to one-half the preceding season’s growth 
every year, so as to preserve a round, vigorous 
head; this should be done the last of February, 
or as early in the spring as practicable. The land 
should not be seeded to grass, but kept in con¬ 
stant cultivation. 
The following varieties have been selected out 
of hundreds, the best only being chosen. They 
furnish a succession for about two months, com¬ 
mencing the early part of August. 
The trees are all shipped with one-year top 
and two-year root. The size will vary according 
to the season and variety. Plant 16 to 18 feet 
apart. 
Strong, selected trees, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
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