CHERRIES 
Sweet and sour kinds are entirely 
different species. Bush-cherries, next 
page. 
Sour Cherries (P. avium) 
Not actually sour to the taste, but | 
Most varieties bear when © 
rather tart. 
3 or 4 years old. Plant 16 to 18 feet 
apart for permanent orchard. Hardier. 
Early Richmond. Clear bright red. 
Medium sized. Late June. One of the 
best early cherries. 
Monimorency. Largest fruit. Firm flesh. 
Tree is disease resistant. Delicious 
for pies, table and preserving. Finest — 
of the “sour” cherries. June. 
Sweet Cherries (P. cerasus) 
All varieties vigorous and productive. 
Usually bear when 5 to 7 years old. 
Plant 18 to 20 feet apart for permanent 
orchard. (2-year only) 
@Black Tartarian. (P—best). Medium 
sized, purplish black fruit. Flesh soft, 
juicy, richly flavored. Late June. 
@Governor Wood. (P) Yellow or light 
red, medium sized, sweet, juicy. June. 
@Yellow Spanish. Large, light yellow 
with red blush. Firm flesh. Desirable 
for maraschino. Late June. 

PEACHES 
{prunus persica] 
Most kinds bear very young. 3 to 4 
years old. Space 16 to 18 feet apart. 
All are Freestone. 
Belle of Georgia. White. Richly flav- 
ored. Tree vigorous and productive. 
September 1. Extra hardy. 
Carman. Large white. Skin tough, 
but flesh tender. Fine flavor and 
quite juicy. August. Extra hardy. 
Champion. White. Flesh firm and 
sweet. Juicy and thin skinned. Tree 
and buds hardy. Good bearer. Uses: 
Eating, cooking, and canning. Sept. 1. 
Early Crawford. Medium sized yellow 
freestone. Flesh juicy and highly flav- 
ored. Tree vigorous and productive. 
August. 
Elberta. Yellow. Fruit large, firm, and 
excellent for canning. September 15. 
@j. H. Hale. Can be pollinated by any 
other variety. Yellow freestone. Fruit 
large and firm. Not as hardy nor as 
vigorous as some. Early September. 
Late Crawford. Yellow. Late Sept. 
Rochester. Delicious, large yellow. Pro- 
lific bearer. Late August. 
(Prunus) © 

Bartlett 
PEARS 
Beurre Bosc 

Duch. d'Angou. Seckel 
{(Pyrus communis} 
Bear at 6 to 7 years. Space 18-20 ft. apart. Clapp Favorite should 
be planted for pollenizing in every orchard. 
©Beurre Bosc. Very large, rich juicy. 
Late Sept.-Nov. Hang’s well on tree 
(few windfalls). Eating. (2-yr. only) 
©Bartlett. Large, rich, juicy. Golden 
yellow with red blush. Young bearer. 
August and September. Use: Canning, 
eating. 
©Duchess d’Angouleme. 
fruit. Greenish yellow, spotted with 
russet. Flesh of excellent quality. 
Long-lived tree. Young bearer of large 
crops. October-November. Probably 
best for home orchards. 
Extra large 
PLUMS 
©Clapp Favorite. (P). Fruit large. Pale 
lemon color, flushed red. Fine-grained, 
juicy flesh. Slightly ahead of Bartlett's 
ripening date. 
@Kieffer. Extra large. Golden yellow 
with red tint. Fair quality. Young and 
heavy bearer. Best known winter pear. 
October and November. Use: Canning 
and baking. 
@Seckel. Small, attractive. Blight-re- 
sistant. Sept.-Oct. Use: Spiced and 
pickled. Also eating. 
{Prunus Hybrids} 
Plant 16 to 20 feet apart for permanent orchard. Japanese and Euro- 
pean varieties do not cross-pollinate. Plant at least 2 varieties of 
either. Japanese varieties bear 3 to 5 years old and other varieties 
when 5 to 6 years old. 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
@Abundance. Clingstone. Fruit red 
and medium sized. Flesh yellow and 
very juicy. Tree vigorous, upright and 
productive. Earliest high quality plum 
to ripen. Early August. 
eBurbank. Clingstone. Fruit red and 
medium sized. Flesh yellow, stringy, 
very juicy and sweet. Tree low and 
spreading, vigorous and productive. 
Late August. 
PRUNES 
German Prune. Large dark blue fruit. 
August-September. 
Stanley. Large dark blue. Annual 
bearer. Late September. (2-yr. only) 
CRABS 
{Malus adstringens) 
You need them for preserving, jellies, 
and ornament. Bear young. 20 feet 
apart. 
Hyslop. Large, brilliantly colored with 
purplish red. Flesh yellow, pleasant. 
Usually a biennial bearer. October. 
Transcendent. Fair sized, clear yel- 
low with bright red cheek. Juicy and 
astringent. August-September. 
Page 21 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
oBradshaw. Very large, juicy, violet- 
red. Productive. Early. September. 
Good canner. (2-year only) 
@Lombard. Medium-size, juicy, dark 
red. A hardy, prolific bearer. Mid- 
September. (2-year only) 
@Reine Claude (Bavay’s Green Gage) 
—Large, yellow. Old variety, still 
good. Late September. (2-year only) 
DAMSON PLUMS 
Shropshire Damson. Small purple fruit 
in clusters, the best for jams. Very 
productive. Mid-September. (2-yr. only) 
QUINCES 
{Cydonia oblonga] 
Hardy. Space 10 to 12 feet apart. 
Bear Sth to 6th year. 
@Champion. Greenish, pear-shaped 
fruit. Young bearer. October. Uses: 
Jelly, marmalade, jam, syrup and for 
flavoring other fruits. 
Orange. (P) Round, rich, golden yel- 
low fruit. Flesh of excellent flavor. 
Sept. 
Clapp’s Fa 
