THIS IS OUR SLOGAN 
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Fresno Nursery Co., Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 11th, 1917. 
Fresno, California. 
Your letter received some days ago but this is the first opportunity I have 
had to answer same. Was glad to hear that you had made a trip to our 
Acampo orchard and had seen the conditions for yourself. 
For your information wish to state that out of 9,000 Peach and Plum trees 
we purchased from your nursery our actual loss is only eight trees which I 
consider, very remarkable. The trees are making a wonderful growth. After 
this winter’s pruning and the trees are shaped this will be, from the opinion 
of neighbors, one of the best orchards in this section. 
I cannot say too much in praising your stock after having lost only eight 
trees. We are contemplating sending you an additional order for about ten 
acres which we are going to plant this spring. 
Yours truly, GRAU & ELLIS, 
By HENRY A. ELLIS. 
Sims Cling The °f this variety is very large and of beautiful golden 
yellow color and is said by many growers and canners to be 
an improved Phillips Cling. The peach is larger in size and possesses a very 
fine flavor. The tree is a vigorous, strong grower and bears almost equal to 
that of the Phillips. Ripens the middle of August. 
Sneed The Sneed was originated in North Carolina and has proven to be 
an early fruiting variety of merit. 
. The tree is a vigorous grower and a heavy bearer. The fruit is of a beau¬ 
tiful creamy white color with a red cheek on the sunny side. The flesh is 
white, juicy, melting and delicious and has a tendency to cling somewhat to 
the pit. 
On account of the fine, quality of this peach and its earliness of ripening, 
coupled with its good shipping and market qualities, we feel that we should 
highly recommend it to all planters as one of the very best of the early varie¬ 
ties. Ripens latter part of May. 
Strawberry To those desiring a good, early white peach we recommend the 
Strawberry. The skin is of a creamy white color, partly cov¬ 
ered with a dark red. Flesh is very white, with a tendency to be quite red near 
the.pit; juicy and possesses a rich flavor. We recommend the planting of this 
variety in all home orchards. Ripens early July. 
Susquehanna The Susquehanna is supposed to have originated on the 
banks of the famous river by that name in Pennsylvania, 
and has become a very popular variety. 
The tree is a good grower and a heavy producer. The fruit is of large 
size, having a deep yellow color, partly covered with red. The flesh is yellow, 
juicy, and possesses a rich flavor. 
In former years this variety was planted very extensively for drying pur¬ 
poses but it is now being bought up and shipped extensively by green fruit 
shippers to the eastern markets. 
It ripens just a trifle later than the Elberta which makes it quite valuable for 
both shipping and drying. Ripens middle of August. 
Triumph Originated in Georgia and is one of the most profitable of the 
early varieties. 
The tree is an unusually strong grower and a heavy producer. The fruit is 
of medium size; flesh yellow in color, very fine and possesses a good flavor. 
The Triumph has proven itself to be unusually profitable for market pur¬ 
poses. . In the Santa Clara valley, to which it is well adapted, we have known 
it to yield planters as much as $1,000 per acre. 
We do not hesitate in recommending the Triumph to anyone wishing to 
plant peaohes for the early market. Ripens the middle of June. 
Tuscan Cling The Tuscan Cling peach, ever since its introduction, has 
been acknowledged as being the best early clingstone 
variety on the market for canning on a commercial scale and is always in great 
demand and commands the highest price for canning peaches. 
The fruit is very large and yellow in color presenting a fine appearance 
when canned. The tree is a strong grower and a heavy producer and is par¬ 
ticularly adapted for planting in the interior valley and foothill sections. 
We know of Tuscan cling orchards that under good care and cultivation, 
have produced from twelve to fifteen tons of fruit per acre. 
To anyone familiar with the growing of cling peaches in California we be¬ 
lieve the Tuscan needs no further recommendation. Ripens about the middle 
of July. 
