PLACE ORDERS 
NOW jor 
JANUARY Ze MARCH PLANTING 
Please order early, using the handy order blanks enclosed. 
Your early order enables us to supply specific varieties wanted. 
Many varieties will be scarce this year. Avoid disappointment. 
Apples. « FOR HEALTHFUL PLEASURE 
6-8 grade $1.25 each, 4-6 grade $1.00 each, 
3-4 qrade 75c each. 
GRAVENSTEIN. Most popular summer variety 
for market and home orchard. Streaked crim- 
son. 
JONATHAN. Bright red, medium-sized fruits en- 
joy a wide range of climate conditions. 
MELBA. Handsome yellow apple nicely blushed; 
excellent flavor. Ripens before Gravenstein. 
RED DELICIOUS. A deep red sport of Delicious 
outranking its parent in size, attractive color- 
ing, and delicious flavor. Commands premium 
prices in all markets because it satisfies an 
increased demand for all-red apples. 
RED JUNE. Splendid early summer apple for 
market and home orchard. Medium size, good 
flavor. 
RED McINTOSH. An improved strain of a famous 
American apple. Flesh crisp and juicy, skin 
solid red, good size. 
STAYMANS WINESAP. Delicious large apple 
prominent in Nov. markets. Carmine red, spicy. 
WHITE ASTRACHAN. Early summer, greenish- 
white variety prized in interior valleys. 
WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN. Large, fall-ripening 
shipping apple. Trees vigorous, productive. 
WINTER BANANA. Large attractive fruits pale 
yellow with handsome red blush. Quick 
bearer. 
YELLOW BELLEFLOWER. Popular cooking apple, 
very aromatic. Bears best when planted with 
other sorts. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Golden yellow sport of the 
Delicious apple. Combines all of the desirable 
features of its parent with handsome color and 
wide range of adaptability. 
YELLOW NEWTOWN PIPPIN. Best known winter 
apple adapted to wide range of climates. Good 
eating, cooking. 
CRABAPPLES 
RED SIBERIAN. Small, bright red fruits make 
excellent cider, jellies, preserves. Showy, pro- 
lific. 
TRANSCENDENT. Large crabapple, crisp, juicy 
flesh. 
YELLOW SIBERIAN. Large clusters of handsome 
yellow fruits. Makes excellent preserves, jams, 
jellies. 
‘PLUMS ror Every RIPENING PERIOD 
6-8 grade $1.25 each, 4-6 grade $1.00 each, 
3-4 grade 75c each. 
BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE. A large, round green- 
ish-yellow plum; flesh sweet and of fine flavor. 
Very popular in the home orchard and used 
for canning. 
BEAUTY. The earliest important commercial va- 
riety. Fruit is medium to large, heart-shaped; 
color is a beautiful crimson. Flesh is firm 
enough for shipping and of good flavor. 
— BECKY SMITH. Fruit is of good size, roundish; 
attractive yellow red. The flesh is firm, having 
excellent shipping qualities as well as good 
flavor. 
CLIMAX. One of the finest of all eating plums 
and much in demand for the home orchard. 
The fruit is large, heart-shaped and cherry red 
in color. The flesh is sweet, juicy, and rich. 
The trees bear heavily at an early age. 
DAMSON. A tart plum popular for the home 
orchard for its culinary value. The fruit is 
small, dark purple in color with a heavy 
bloom. Makes an excellent jam. 
DUARTE. A blood.red plum that has gained wide 
favor as a shipper. The fruit is large, heart- 
shaped; skin is red; flesh is firm, bloom red in 
color, sweet and excellent flavor. Trees are 
good bearers. 
EARLY Cherries 
JEFFERSON. Used exclusively for canning, this 
oval variety has flesh of excellent flavor. Skin 
is light greenish-yellow, sometimes with a red 
blush. Trees are very productive. 
PRESIDENT. The latest shipping variety, popular 
and profitable in most sections. The fruit is 
large, roundish, dark blue in color. The flesh 
is yellow and of fine texture. It is an excel- 
lent shipper. 
SANTA ROSA. One of California’s leading ship- 
ping plums. It has large size, firm flesh and 
good eating qualities. The fruit is reddish in 
color, juicy and a pleasing tart flavor. The tree 
is upright, a vigorous grower, very productive. 
SATSUMA. An old variety still popular as a 
source for canned plums. The fruit is large, 
nearly round; color is dark red; flesh is deep, 
blood red and juicy. 
TRAGEDY. Large, dark blue, oval fruit makes 
Tragedy a favorite in most markets. The flesh 
is firm, sweet, and juicy. A popular plum in 
many districts. 
WICKSON. Wel!l decerves its popularity as one 
of the important shipping plums. The fruit is 
of fine, large size, heartshaped and straw- 
yellow in color, turning to a beautiful cherry 
red as it ripens. The flesh is firm, juicy, 
luscious. It is a good keeper. 
sorts. 
IMPERIAL EPINEUSE. One of the largest prunes; excel- 
lent quality. Shy bearer unless planted with other 

RED DELICIOUS 
New: APPLES 
by Albert Etter 
We take pleasure in presenting 
six new apples by Albert Etter of 
Ettersburg, Humboldt County. 
The full story about Mr. Etter and 
his delicious new apples will be 
told in the 1944 Orchard and 
Garden Book. Space will allow 
for only the briefest descriptions 
here so that you may include 
your choice in your early orders. 
MR. ALBERT ETTER 

Names (not yet chosen) for numbered varieties will appear in the 
new book. ADD 10c PER TREE TO LISTED PRICES. 
ALL GOLD. Fine large clear golden yellow apple remaining crisp 
and juicy at maturity. October. 
NO. 1000. Delicious tender-fleshed apple like Jonathan in appear- 
ance but tastier and more productive. October. 
NO. 1001. Startling pink-fleshed apple of medium size with trans- 
parent skin. Makes delicious pink apple sauce. November. 
NO. 1002. Extra large fragrant pink flowers and huge pale orange 
fruits make this an ornamenial tree as well as fruitiul. October. 
NO. 1003. Large apple, pure white from skin to center. Excellent 
mild jilavor and juicy flesh. November. 
— WICKSON CRAB. Tremendous producer of small crisp red fruits of 
distinctive appetizing flavor. 
BARTLETT 


6-8 grade $1.25 each, 4-6 grade $1.09 each. 
3-4 grade 75c each. 
BING. California's finest black shipping cherry and most 
popular home orchard variety. Large heart-shaped 
fruits are borne on sturdy productive trees. 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Most popular early variety. Medi- 
um-sized black fruits have excellent flavor. A good 
pollenizer for Bing, and Royal Anne. 
LAMBERT. Large dark red cherry ripening late and 
valuable for extending the cherry season. 
ROYAL ANNE (Napoleon Bigarreau). Popular California 
canning and shipping variety. Large light amber 
fruits, borne on large, productive trees. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. Standard late, red-juiced sour 
cherry. Excellent for canning and pies. 
PRUNES 
6-8 grade $1.25 each, 4-6 grade $1.00 each. 
3-4 grade 75c each. 
BURTON. An extra large prune valuable for fancy 
prune packs and an excellent fresh and canned fruit 
for the home orchard. Plant with French Improved. 
COATES 1418. The prune of many names: XX French, 
Cox, Date, Saratoga. High yielding variety; fruits 
run to higher grades than French. 
FRENCH IMPROVED. Leading variety in all districts. 
Medium to large fruits are borne on sturdy prolific 
trees. 
STANDARD. A large, dark purple fruit which is used for 
both fresh shipment and drying. The flesh is fine 
grained, juicy and sweet. 
SUGAR. Earliest prune to ripen. Fruit is large in size 
and very sweet. Popular in the interior valleys as 
well as in the coastal districts. 
‘PEARS 
6-3 grade $1.25, 4-6 grade $1.00, 3-4 grade 75c. 
BARTLETT. National favorite used for shipping, drying, 
canning. First good commercial and home orchard 
variety to ripen. Pollenizer: Winter Nelis. 
BEURRE D’ANJOU. Crimson blushed, tasty fruits are 
excellent keepers. Bears heavy crops. 
BEURRE HARDY. Best known fall shipping variety. Fol 
lows Bartlett. Handsome fruits borne on productive 
trees. Available on quince root for shallow soils or 
for top-working other sorts. 
DANA’S HOVEY. Popular small-fruited home orchard 
variety sometimes called ‘Winter Seckel’”’. 
DOYFNNE DU COMICE. Important fall commercial and 
home orchard pear. Beautiful, delicious. 
OLD HOME. (Blight Resistant Pear.) Used as an inter- 
mediate stock for blight resistance. 
SECKEL. Small-fruited home orchard pear. Delicious 
flesh melting, juicy, buttery. 
WINTER NELIS. Late-ripening, medium-sized fruits are 
tasty, excellent keepers. Fine pollenizer. 
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