F. H. WILSON, PROPRIETOR 
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PURPLE. (Black. Medium size; skin purple and black when fully 
npe, flesh yellow, juicy and pleasant; fruit resembles a plum very much; 
very hardy. 
PRINGLE. Small clingstone; an inferior variety and valuable only for 
its earhness. 
NEWCASTLE EARL\. Medium in size, round; rich golden yellow, 
with brilliant red cheek in the sun; freestone; sweet and rich; tree a 
regular, heavy bearer and healthy; ripens before the Pringle; good 
shipper. 
LARGE EARLY MONTGAMET. Fruit large, resembling the Bragetti’s 
Trench in size and color, but is earlier in ripening. In habit of growth 
the tree has a weeping tendency, having long, slender branches. Its 
early ripening makes it valuable for market as well as an exce’lent 
drying variety. 
THE BRAGETTI FRENCH APRICOT. OBVERSE VIEW. NATURAL SIZE. 
ST. AMBROISE. Large; deep yellow; flesh sugary and juicy; one of 
the largest and finest early apricots. 
ROTIER PEACH. Large, roundish, rather flattened; skin deep yellow in 
the shade, but deep orange mottled with brown on the sunny side; flesh 
yellow, juicy, rich and highly flavored; one of the best. 
MOORPARK. Large, roundish; skin orange with red cheek in the sun, 
marked with numerous dark specks and dots; flesh firm, bright orange, 
parting freely from the stone! juicy, with a rich and luscious flavor; 
fruit good for canning and drying; tree bears irregularly. 
TILTON. Originated near Hanford, Kings Co., Cal.; fruit medium to 
large; rich apricot color; good flavor and quality; parts readily from 
the stone. Is recommended by those who have fruited it, as a regular 
and heavy bearer. 
ROYAL. A French variety; above medium, roundish, oval; slightly 
compressed; skin dull yellow, with orange cheek; flesh pale orange, 
firm and juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; fruit ripens evenly and tree 
bears regularly; a favorite sort for canning and drying. 
