F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 27 
FRUIT TREES 
Heavy Bearing Varieties .... For the Family Larder 
Cultural Directions 
Most wise gardeners stick to a few favor- 
ite varieties of fruit, proven to be successful 
producers in their particular locality. 
Almost every kind of a fruit tree thrives 
best in a well drained soil with an average 
amount of the essential plant food elements. 
All fruits do best in sunny spots where the 
soil is warmed, the sap runs early, the blos- 
soms set well and the fruit ripens with 
health-giving color. 
Low pockets of land where the cold set- 
tles should be avoided. Especial care should 
be given in setting out young trees to dig 
the tree holes wide and deep enough to 
give the young roots ample room to start. 
Trim off any broken roots and if the top is 
heavy with growth, prune it to balance 
with the pruned root system. Stake the 
young trees to a stout pole driven in the 
ground. 
Today the orchardist finds himself ar- 
rayed against a veritable army of insects 
and worms. No fruit crop is immune. In 
many specialized fruit areas as many as 
8 or 10 sprays are required yearly. The 
home grower can usually acquire a supply 
of quality fruit with 2 or 3 sprays. Consult 
your local county agent or nurseryman. 
Train the tree while young to 4 or 5 well 
branched limbs as low on the trunk as is 
practicable for cultivation and prune back 
well each year for several years to form a 
strong framework for later fruit bearing. 
Keep the top open so that the sunlight gets 
inside the tree. 
Cultivate thoroughly, keeping the ground 
around the tree loose and free of sod. And 
never forget that added to the edible assets 
‘of your orchard will be the picturesque 
form, and the glory of the springtime bloom. 
APPLES 
6 to 8 feet....... 75c each 
DELICIOUS 
Oct.-Nov. Good standard variety. 
EARLY HARVEST 
July-August. Medium size; good bearer. 
GRAVENSTEIN 
August. Earliest commercial. 
NEWTOWN PIPPIN 
December. The best winter apple; 
keeper. 
“RED ASTRACHAN 
July. Early summer bearer. 
SPITZENBERG 
Large and very juicy. 
WINTER BANANA 
September. One of the most dependable 
for all regions. Delicate aroma and flavor. 
YELLOW BELLEFLOWER 
October. Standard market variety of Cali- 
fornia. ALMONDS 
6-to-8) f6et§ 5.1.7. +. 75c each 
DRAKE’S SEEDLING 
Important commercial variety. Medium 
soft shell. Latest of all almond varieties. 
-One of the best pollenizers for other almond 
varieties. 
fine 

IXL 
Beautiful large nut. Soft shell. 
NE PLUS ULTRA 
Popular commercial variety. Large soft 
shelled nuts. Heavy bearer. A good pol- 
lenizer for Nonpareil. 
NONPAREIL 
The leading variety for California and the 
best all-around variety. Very thin paper 
shell. Medium sized nut. Heavy yielder. 
APRICOTS 
6 to 8 feet....... 75c each 
BLENHEIM 
Late June. California's leading apricot. 
An all-around purpose variety both for com- 
mercial and home orchard. 
NEWCASTLE 
May, early June. 
apricots. 
ROYAL 
June. The leading early apricot for com- 
mercial use and home orchard. Very heavy 
bearer. 
TILTON 
July. One of the largest apricots, some- 
what heart-shaped. Excellent for Sacra- 
mento and San Joaquin Valleys. 
CHERRIES 
6 to 8 feet....... 75c each 
BING 
June. California’s finest shipping cherry 
and home orchard variety. 
BLACK REPUBLICAN 
Late variety. Large size and very good 
shipper. 
BLACK TARTARIAN 
Late May. The most widely grown early 
cherry. This variety is selffruitful and 
should be planted as a pollenizer for Bing, 
Lambert, and -Royal Anne for good fruit 
production with these varieties. 
LAMBERT 
Late June. The latest variety of cherry; 
also the largest sweet variety. 
ROYAL ANNE 
June. The only cherry used for commercial 
canning in California. Color, light amber 
suffused with red. 
CHESTNUTS 
4to 6 feet....... $2.00 each 
QUERCY 
Large, uniform size nut. 
even when trees are young. 
CRABAPPLES 
6: to. 8 feety a... < 75c each 
RED SIBERIAN 
August. Fruit bright red. 
TRANSCENDENT 
September. Best of all crabs for general 
use. Very productive. 
The earliest of all 
Heavy bearer 

CITRUS TREES 
GRAPEFRUIT 
Marsh Seedless. 
$2.75 each. 
LEMON 
Eureka. Y2 to % inch caliper. $2.75 ea. 
ORANGE 
Robertson Navel (New). 
$2.75 each. 
FIGS 
4 to 6 feet....... 75c each 
MISSION (California Black) 
Original fig of California introduced by 
Mission Fathers. Oldest and best variety. 
Two distinct crops each year. 
KADOTA 
August and September. The leading can- 
ning and preserving fig of California. Color, 
white; practically seedless. Trees bear 
when very young. 
WHITE ADRIATIC 
August. The leading white drying fig. 
The best white variety. 
PEACHES 
Y2 to Ye inch caliper. 
I-year-old trees. 
4 to 6 feet....... 75c each 
FREESTONE 
ALEXANDER 
June. One of the leading early shipping 
peaches, 
EARLY CRAWORD 
July. Fine early yellow peach. 
ELBERTA 
August. One of the finest peaches in ex- 
istence. 
HALE’S EARLY 
July. One of the best early white peaches. 
J. H. HALE 
August. Long famous and popular variety 
because of exceptional fruit appearance. 
LATE CRAWFORD 
August. Fine home garden peach for mid- 
season. 
MAYLOWER 
May-June. The earliest peach known. 
SALWAY 
September. The latest ripening freestone. 
CLINGSTONE 
ORANGE (Sellers) 
August. Large sized fruits, fine for home 
use. 
PEAKS 
August. As a mid-season canning peach, 
Peaks has no superior. 
PHILLIPS CLING 
September. Excellent cling peach. Huge 
fruits. 
TUSCAN 
July. The earliest canning cling. 
for home canning. 
WHITE HEATH 
September. Creamy white. 
white cling for home use. 
Good 
A fine late 
