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THE FRESNO NURSERIES 
ELBERTA. Very large, round, oval with deep suture; golden yellow, 
faint red stripes; flesh yellow, fine, juicy, rich and sweet; perfect 
free-stone; tree prolific and heavy bearer; should be extensively planted. 
STUMP THE WORLD. Large, strong; skin creamy white with bright 
red cheek; flesh white, juicy and highly flavored. 
CRAWFORD’S LATE. Very large, roundish; yellow with dark red 
cheek; flesh deep yellow, juicy and melting; flavor rich and excellent; 
a most popular and widely grown variety; one of the very best yellow 
freestone peaches. 
LEMON FREE. Lemon shaped, resembling the Lemon Cling in size and 
color; clear yellow to the pit; very juicy; very thin-skinned; not a 
good keeper, but beautiful when canned. 
MUIR. Originated as a chance seedling on the place of John Muir 
near Silveyville; named and first propagated by G. W. Thissel of 
Winters; fruit large to very large; perfect freestone; flesh clear yellow, 
very dense, rich and sweet; pit small; tree a good bearer and a strong 
grower; a good shipper and canner and excellent for drying because 
of its exceptional sweetness and density of flesh; one of the very best. 
SUSQUEHANNA. Large, nearly globular; suture half round; skin rich 
yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with a 
rich vinous flavor; tree healthy and very productive; very popular; 
excellent for drying. 
WAGER. Very large; lemon yellow, tinged with red; flesh yellow, rich, 
juicy, sweet and excellent; stone small and very free from the flesh; 
one of the best for canning and drying. 
P T CQUET LATE. Large to very large; yellow with red cheek; flesh 
yellow, melting, sweet, rich and fragrant. 
SMOCK’S FREE. Large; yellow, mottled with red; moderately rich 
and juicy. 
SALWAY. Large, roundish, oblate; suture broad and deep; skin 
downy, creamy yellow; flesh somewhat red at the pit, juicy, rich, sweet 
and vinous; a standard late peach in California. 
BILYEU’S LATE OCTOBER. Large; greenish white with red cheek; 
flesh whitish; tree a rapid grower and prolific; fruit good for canning 
and shipping. 
CLINGSTONE PEACHES. 
TUSCANY. Very large yellow cling; the earliest fine cling variety; 
valuable for early shipment; tree a hardy and strong grower; fruit 
ripens with the Early Crawford. 
OLD MIXON CLING. Large; whitish with red cheek; flesh white, 
juicy and rich, high flavor; a good variety. 
CHINESE CLING. Very large, oblong; creamy white, beautifully 
mottled; flesh white, juicy and of high flavor. 
LEMON CLING. Large, lemon shape or oblong; skin fine yellow; 
flesh firm, yellow, with rich, sprightly sub-acid flavor; excellent for 
canning and preserves. 
ORANGE CLING. Large, round; suture distinctly marked; deep 
orange color, with red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and rich; one 
of the very finest of clings. 
SELLER’S CLING. Very large; rich, golden yellow; tree healthy; 
considered one of the best clingstone peaches; ripens with the Late 
Crawford. 
