NECTARINES 
• Nectarines arc mutations of the peach 
having a smooth skin and a distinctly 
characteristic flavor. They arc used 
commercially for the same purposes as 
the peach and cultural requirements are 
the same as for the peach. The nectarine 
flavor is popular zvith the home gar¬ 
dener. The best varieties for his use in 
ripening order: Gold Mine, Stanwick 
and Victoria. 
NECTARINES . . . On Peach Root 
1 to 
11 to 
50 to 
300 
Caliper 
Approx. 
10 
49 
299 
up 
54 "up . 
.(4-6') 
$.50 
$.40 
$.30 
$.25 
Vs to . 
.(3-4') 
.45 
.35 
.25 
.20 
54 to Vs" . 
.(2-3') 
.40 
.30 
.20 
.15 
Gold Mine. July. A large, attractive 
fruit, delicious in flavor. Flesh is white 
with some red at the pit; a perfect free¬ 
stone. A good variety for home canning 
and eating fresh. Tree is vigorous and 
good producer. 
Gower. July. A standard shipping nec¬ 
tarine, ripening a few days after Gold 
Mine. The fruit is large; flesh is white, 
freestone and of good flavor. Very pop¬ 
ular in the San Joaquin Valley. 
John Rivers. June. The earliest of the 
shipping nectarines; carries well to the 
eastern markets. Fruit is medium size, 
red in color, a semi-cling of good flavor. 
Tree is a medium grower and good pro¬ 
ducer. 
Quetta. Early August. An excellent 
shipping clingstone variety. The fruit is 
extra large and very attractive with its 
highly colored skin. Its white flesh is 
firm and of good quality. 
Stanwick. August. This has been Cali¬ 
fornia’s leading nectarine for many 
years. It is used for shipping fresh and 
drying. The fruit is very large, attrac-» 
tive in appearance. The flesh is white, 
perfectly freestone, and of good flavor. 
The best all-around nectarine. 
Victoria. Late August. A white flesh 
freestone with skin of deep red color. 
Used extensively for drying and to 
some extent for shipping. One of the 
very best in quality and should be in 
every home orchard. 
Luscious fruit of the Sullivan Cling. 
SULLIVAN CLING 
• The Sullivan Cling is our latest and most important canning cling introduction. 
A mutation of the Phillips, it has been under observation since 1930 in the orchard 
of Mr. C. E. Sullivan of Yuba City, who discovered it. 
Meets Enthusiastic Reception. The Sullivan Cling enjoyed an instant and enthu¬ 
siastic reception from canners, as attested by the letter appearing below on this 
page. When Mr. Sullivan was satisfied that his new peach was a distinct and valu¬ 
able addition to the canning peach varieties, he applied to the government for a 
patent and was issued Plant Patent No. 186. 
Introduced Last Year. Last year the Sullivan Cling was made available to Califor¬ 
nia peach growers for the first time in the form of June buds grown and distrib¬ 
uted exclusively by the California Nursery Company. This year we offer a fine lot 
of yearling tops grown on two-year-old selected peach seedlings. You should see 
the remarkable growth made by these trees in the nursery row ! 
Exceptional Quality. The fruit of the Sullivan Cling likely will form the standard 
of perfection among canning clings. The flesh is firm; colored an even bright yel¬ 
low from skin to pit. There is not a trace of red at the pit, which is smaller than 
standard with canning clings. When canned, the halves retain their perfect sym¬ 
metry; do not “rag out.” 
Exceptional Vigor. The Sullivan Cling improves the recognized good qualities of 
its parent, the Phillips ; omits its poor qualities. The Sullivan does not gum or rust; 
is practically immune to mildew. Trees are exceptionally vigorous. Young trees 
are two or three times larger than midsummer varieties planted the same time in 
a new block on Mr. Sullivan’s ranch (see picture, page 9) ; all growing under 
identical soil and cultural conditions. 
Ripens with Phillips. The Sullivan ripens at practically the same time as Phillips 
and is the answer to canners’ and growers’ demands for a peach to replace the 
Phillips in the canning cling cycle. An abundant producer, the Sullivan peaches hang 
on the tree well, a useful advantage made possible by the unusual stem length of 
this variety. 
Mr. Cling Peach Grower. It will pay you to investigate the Sullivan Cling. We be¬ 
lieve that you will agree with us that this new cling is “going places”; that it is 
not just “another canning peach.” 
The Sullivan Cling is available only from the California Nursery Company or 
through its authorized agents. (Turn to page 9 for prices). 
Dear Mr. Sullivan: , October 5, 1935. 
After making a careful canning test of the “Sullivan Cling we feel that you should take 
steps to have it propagated in order that the peach industry may have the benefit of its excellent 
qU \$e have now had this peach under observation for five years and have fully assured our¬ 
selves of its outstanding merit. 
The new peach does not gum or rust as do many other varieties, and is not difficult to size 
up as it is naturally a large peach. 
I have had the opportunity to follow the complete ripening cycle of this peach since 1930 
and yearly have become more convinced of its value to the industry. It gives us a peach of the 
early midsummer quality at the later ripening date of the Phillips. 
I am writing you this letter in the hope that you will take steps to have this variety propa¬ 
gated in order that this peach of exceptional quality be made available for canning on a large 
scale as rapidly as possible. 
Very truly, Hunt Brothers Packing Company 
Arthur Manter. (Signed) 
Chief Field Man. 
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