THE MOST DELICIOUS VARIETY 
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New White commercially considered the best white nectarine on the 
market. The fruit is large and almost round, having a fine 
white skin with often a tinge of red on the exposed side, which makes it very 
attractive. "Ihe flesh is white, juicy, of high quality, and separates freely from 
the pit. 
Owing to its clean showy appearance it is a good variety for local markets 
as well as for drying purposes. Ripens in July. 
Stanwick The Stanwick was originated in England and is the recognized 
leader among nectarines, being of large size and particularly val¬ 
uable for shipping, drying and canning purposes. 
The tree is medium size, having a 
beautiful dark green foliage. The 
fruit is exceptionally large in size 
with a pale greenish skin shaded deep 
rich violet. The flesh is white, very 
tender, juicy and separates freely 
from the pit. 
The Stanwick is highly recom** 
mended to the planter as one of the 
most profitable nectarines grown, al¬ 
ways yielding enormous crops which 
demand the highest prices. We call 
particular attention to the use of the 
Stanwick as a dried fruit. It dries 
heavy and makes a very desirable and 
attractive dried product. Ripens in 
August and September. 
Fresno, Cal., August 21st, 1917, 
The Fresno Nursery Company, Inc., 
Fresno, California. 
I wish to express my appreciation 
for the productiveness and fine quality 
of fruit produced from your Stanwick 
Nectarine trees. 
The trees I have are now about 
eight years old and produced this sea¬ 
son over $300.00 per acre; the fruit is 
exceptionally large and of very fine 
flavor. 
Sorry I haven’t a larger acreage of your nectarines. 
Yours truly, 
HOLGER RASMUSSEN. 
Victoria Was first propagated by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, 
England. 
The fruit is exceptionally large, round in form and somewhat flat at the top. 
The skin is of a yellow color on a greenish ground, blushed with deep rich 
red on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh is very sweet, rich and delicious. 
Although of recent introduction to growers of this State it has steadily in¬ 
creased in popularity as a valuable drying and shipping variety. Ripens the 
middle of August. 
PEARS 
In 1916 nearly 4,000 cars of fresh fruit, 2,000,000 pounds of the dried product 
and nearly a million cases of canned pears were shipped out of this state. It 
is safe to estimate that with the home consumption these figures do not 
represent more than 75 per cent of the total crop produced. 
The pear does well on all soils but prefers heavy loam that is well drained. 
It has also been found that it will thrive better on alkaline soils than any 
other of the deciduous fruits. 
On account of the ravages of pear blight, the localities best adapted for 
pear culture are the Santa Clara and Sacramento valleys, the foot hill regions 
of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and also the Palmdale and Tehachapi dis¬ 
tricts. Other districts are being planted on a minor scale. These localities 
seem to be particularly free from the pear blight. The standard trees are 
planted 20 to 25 feet on the square, while those budded on quince root (which 
dwarfs the growth) are planted from 12 to 15 feet apart. 
Stanwick 
