26 
PLANT THE STANW1CK. NECTARINE 
foothill sections of California. When planted on suitable soil under proper 
conditions it has proven to be of great value to fig orchardists as a drying 
variety. We have known of instances where the Adriatic has yielded as much 
as six and seven tons of the dried product to the acre. 
The fruit is of medium size, roundish, with a medium neck. Skin is very 
thin, greenish in shade, turning to yellow when ripe. The pulp is of a white 
color with violet streaks. Ripens middle of August. 
We particularly recommend this variety for planting in all fig sections. 
WILD OR CAPRI CLASS 
We have already mentioned the necessity of planting the Capri or Wild 
Figs with the Calimyrnas for fertilization purposes. Don’t fail to include Capri 
trees with order of Calimyrnas. 
Prices of Capri Trees 
Each 10 100 
4 to 5 ft.$ .70 $5.00 $40.00 
3 to 4 ft.60 4.00 35.00 
Capri No. 1 Is a rapid and vigorous grower and produces all the crops 
necessary for the perpetuation of the fig wasp. Profichi crop 
ready for distribution the first week in June. 
Capri No. 2 Upright slender habit, leaves small, produces an abundance 
of. the Profichi crop which ripens after Capri No. 1 and 
lengthens the fertilizing period. 
Capri No. 3 The earliest of the Capri figs, maturing its fruits about the 
. first of June and before Capri No. 1 are ready for distribution. 
.The tree is a spreading grower, the branches heavy and closely jointed; con¬ 
sidered to be the best of all. 
Magnissalis Uijs variety is considered one of the best of the capri figs. 
It is unusually large in size and it is stated by good authority 
that as many as two thousand wasps have been known to issue from one of 
these figs. 
Its ripening period is immediately after Capri Number One. 
NECTARINES 
A delicious, smooth-skinned fruit which thrives best in the interior valleys 
of the State. In habit of growth and general appearance the tree is hard to 
distinguish from the peach. The fruit is of exceptionally fine flavor and when 
dried or canned is highly prized by fruit lovers. The Nectarines are budded 
on peach root and should be planted in light or loam soils. Thorough prepa¬ 
ration of the soil by plowing and cultivation should be done before the trees 
are set. They should be planted in regular orchard form, 20 to 24 feet apart; 
on very light, sandy soils 20 feet apart is sufficient, and on the heavier loam 
22 to 24 feet apart is preferable. 
The pruning is similar to that of the peach, it having the same habit of 
growth. When the trees are planted, cut them back to 18 inches from the 
top of the ground, shortening in all side branches to two inches. Three to 
four branches are left to form the head of the tree and these are cut back to 
12 inches, the first winter after planting, and should be left around the trunk 
of the tree so as to prevent the development of forks, which will often split 
down when the tree is heavily loaded with fruit. 
The second year’s pruning should consist of heading back the new growth 
to at least two feet. In future pruning not more than two or three shoots 
should remain on the branches pruned back the previous year and they should 
be shortened in at least one-half. To keep the tree in perfect bearing condi¬ 
tion, pruning should be followed out every year. 
One of the important points in growing merchantable fruit is proper thin¬ 
ning. Overloaded trees produce small fruits and sap the vitality of the tree 
to the extent that the following season enough new fruit buds will not be 
formed to produce the quantity the tree should reasonably produce. 
A lively interest is now being taken in planting out additional acreage, for 
large quantities of the shipping varieties are sold in the Eastern market at 
remunerative prices. The demand for the dried product is increasing from 
year to year. 
The varieties which follow have been thoroughly tested and found valuable 
for planting in California, and we do not hesitate in recommending them to 
our customers. 
