A CATALOG OF NEW FRUITS 
Seneca—is so remarkable in one character at least, earliness, that it is bound 
to be a great acquisition to cherry growing. Its fruits ripen in the first 
weeks of June, more than 2 weeks earlier than Black Tartarian, the stand¬ 
ard early cherry. The cherries resemble those of Black Tartarian in being 
round-cordate, purple-black, with juicy, melting flesh, and a rich, sweet 
flavor. The pit is free and the skin does not crack. The tree is very vigor¬ 
ous, productive, and has an upright-spreading growth. 
Sodus—a sister of Gil Peck and deserves as conspicuous a place in the class 
of light-colored, firm-fleshed sweet cherries as Gil Peck does among the 
dark-colored sorts. Sodus is the best of all the light-colored seedlings 
which have yet originated on the grounds of the Experiment Station. It 
is as large as Victor which it resembles but ripens a little earlier and is 
a little firmer. In quality it is one of the best. The tree is vigorous, healthy, 
and productive. 
Victor—originated in 1916 at the Horticultural Experiment Station at Vine- 
land, Ontario. The fruit resembles that of Napoleon and ripens midway 
between Napoleon and Governor Wood. The cherries are large, medium 
firm-fleshed, light-colored and of excellent quality. The tree is large, vig¬ 
orous, and productive. Victor is a splendid new sweet cherry which every¬ 
body will like. 
Vernon (Vineland 160133)—originated at the Horticultural Experiment 
Station at Vineland, Ontario, as “An open-fertilized seedling of Windsor. 
Fruit large, firm-fleshed, same color as Windsor. Tree vigorous, produc¬ 
tive; season of Windsor”. 
NECTARINES 
A nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach, a sport of the peach. To those who 
object to the fuzzy skin of a peach the nectarine is pleasing. The flavor of the 
sport is distinctive and most agreeable. Nectarines add variety and charm to 
the list of hardy fruits. All that is needed to make them as popular as peaches 
is a greater number of varieties adapted to American conditions. 
Hunter—is said to have come from an Elberta pit. The tree is vigorous and 
productive. The fruit is large, round, yellow with a heavy blush. The flesh 
is free from the stone, with the true nectarine flavor, although somewhat 
tart. It ripens in midseason. 
John Rivers—is an early variety, ripening the first week of August. The tree 
is small but productive. The fruit is of medium size, nearly covered with 
red, and is of very good quality; the flesh is white and adherent to the 
stone. This variety begins the nectarine season. 
Rivers Orange—is a yellow-fleshed nectarine which ripens in early mid¬ 
season. The fruit is a freestone nearly covered with a dark red blush. No 
nectarine has a richer, sweeter flavor. This is one of the choicely good 
European sorts. 
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