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Chapman. H. One of the best early market 
varieties. Deep black; very firm. April and 
May. 
Early Purple Guigne. H. One of the best. 
Purple; tender, juicy, sweet. April and May. 
Early Richmond. D. Medium; dark red; 
juicy; very productive. Middle of May. 
English Morello. D. Large; deep red; tree 
small and slender. July. 
Governor Wood. H. Deep yellow, shaded 
red; popular for canning and the table. 
Early June. 
Ring Cherry 
Levelling. H. (Black Republican — Black 
Oregon.) Large size; black; young and pro¬ 
fuse bearer. July. 
Lambert. H. Its large size, rich, glossy deep 
red color, firm flesh, unsurpassed flavor, com¬ 
bine to make it one of the leading market 
varieties. Middle of June. 
May Duke. H. Large; rich dark red. Late 
May. 
Napoleon Rigarreau. H. (Royal Ann.) A 
magnificent cherry of largest size; pale yel¬ 
low with bright red chock; flesh firm, sweet; 
the most popular all-round cherry. Late 
June. 
Royal Ann. See Napoleon Bigarreau—which 
is one and the same variety. 
FIGS 
California is the largest producer of 
commercial dried and green Figs in the 
United States. They are a very profitable 
crop to grow either in orchard or avenue. 
ADRIATIC CLASS 
The Adriatic class of Figs do not re¬ 
quire fertilization as do the Smyrna classes 
of Figs. However, when these varieties 
are pollinated through the agency of the 
figwasp (Blastophaga) it improves the 
fruit very materially. It is a good plan 
when planting out Fig orchards to procure 
a few trees of the Wild or Capri varieties 
for fertilization purposes. 
Hr own Turkey. Violet-brown; the earliest 
large Fig. Late June and early August. 
Mission. (California Black) Stands in the 
lead of all black Figs for shipping and dry¬ 
ing. Tree a vigorous grower and heavy 
bearer. Late June and August. 
San Pedro Black. Very large; violet-black; 
pulp red. Early in August. 
San Pedro White. (Fico de San Pietro.) “Ap¬ 
ple Fig.” Excellent flavor; skin golden yel¬ 
low; very palatable. Middle of June. 
White Adriatic. Fruit large; greenish yellow; 
pulp carnation-red. Second week in August. 
White Endicli. Medium sized; thin white skin; 
pulp white. One of the best for canning and 
pickling. First week in August. Tree a 
rapid grower and an enormous bearer. 
SMYRNA CLASS 
It is absolutely necessary when plant¬ 
ing out an orchard of Calimyrna, or 
Smyrna Figs, to plant a few varieties of 
the Wild or Capri sorts. The Calimyrna 
will not mature its crop and make mer¬ 
chantable fruit unless Caprified. 
Calimyrna. Large to very large; lemon-yel¬ 
low; pulp reddish amber, sometimes pale, 
turning dark just before falling; seeds large, 
yellow, fertile, overspread with a clear white 
syrup, giving the fruit a richness and meat¬ 
iness unsurpassed by anj' other Fig. Dries 
readily, dropping to the ground of its own 
accord. This is the world-famous Fig of 
commerce. August to October. 
WILD OR CAPRI CLASS 
It is a good plan to plant several va¬ 
rieties of Capri Fig trees when planting 
out a Fig orchard. This will insure a 
crop in case one or the other variety fails 
to yield, which happens in some seasons. 
A block of 100,000 Fig trees in nursery 
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