FREESTONE PEACHES 
EARLY CRAWFORD. Fruits are medium to 
large in size and the skin is attractively blushed. 
Flesh is firm, juicy and sweet, yellow, red at the 
pit. Ripens early July. 
ELBERTA. More widely known any other peach; 
good for eating fresh, canning and freezing. 
Skin of large fruits handsomely blushed; flesh 
firm, juicy and delicious, red at the pit. Ripens 
middle to late August. 
J. H. HALE. Large in size and almost fuzzless 
skin. Flesh is deep yellow, red at pit, and very 
firm. Delicious flavor and good eating and can- 
ning qualities make this a favorite. Ripens after 
Elberta. 
NECTAR (Plant Pat. 86). Large and luscious 
early white-fleshed freestone with smooth skin 
and delightful aroma. June-July. Add 20c roy- 
alty. 
RIO OSO GEM. By far the finest yellow-fleshed 
freestone for the late season. Ripens after J. H. 
Hale. Very large fruits are handsome. Flesh is 
firm, sweet and juicy. Equally fine eating, can- 
ning and freezing. September. Plant Pat. No. 
84. Add 10c royalty. 
STRAWBERRY FREESTONE. White - fleshed 
freestone with delicious flavor. Flesh red at pit; 
skin blushed red. Size medium to large. Ripens 
before Elberta. 
PLUMS 
GREEN GAGE. Large fruits are round; greenish- 
yellow when ripe. Skin is tender; flesh is fine- 
grained, sweet and juicy. One of the finest plums 
for eating and home canning. Ripens July- 
August. 
SANTA ROSA. Most widely planted plum in 
California. Fruits are large in size and deep red 
when ripe. Flesh is fine-grained and juicy, with 
a spritely tang; yellow when firm-ripe, deep red 
when fully ripe. Ripens in July. 
SATSUMA. Popular variety for cooking and 
home canning. Fruits are larg2, round and dark 
red. Flesh is firm and blood-red and very juicy. 
Give your Satsuma tree plenty of room to grow; 
branches sweep outward and downward; are 
loaded with fruit in season. 
CHRISTENSENMS QUICK-GROWING, EARLY PRODUCING FRUIT TREES 
APPLES 
GRAVENSTEIN. The best late summer all- 
purpose appl2. Medium to large size fruits with 
yellow skin, striped red: firm white flesh. 
RED DELICIOUS. Fruits large and tapering, 
excellent all-red color. Flesh tender and very 
juicy. Ripens in the middle of the apple season. 
RED JONATHAN. Most popular early fall ap- 
ple. Size medium to large, shape rounded, with 
good solid red color, when ripe. Flesh crisp 
and juicy. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Fruits shaped like Red 
Delicious and of equal size, but skin is solid 
yellow. Flesh tender and juicy and flavor 
sharper than Red Delicious. Ripens somewhat 
later. 
YELLOW NEWTON PIPPIN. Very late and 
very useful. Keeps well, cooks well and makes 
an excellent eating apple when picked before 
fully ripe. Fruits medium large, rounded; flesh 
white and flavor sharp. 
NECTARINES 
GOLD MINE. A very good nectarine for the 
early July season. Large fruits have skin heavily 
flushed red. Flesh is white, red at the pit, free- 
stone, and heavily flavored with the delicious 
nectarine tang. 
STANWICK. The standard nectarine variety 
in California for commercial and home or- 
chards. Fruits are large and handsomely blushed 
red. Flesh is white, red at pit, and entirely 
freestone. Delicious when canned whole or in 
halves. Ripens in August. 
CHERRIES 
BING. The leading black cherry and con- 
sidered by many to be the best eating. Deep 
maroon fruits are large and heart-shaped. 
The flesh is firm and flavor sweet when 
fully ripe. Ripens in early June. 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Ripens earlier than 
Bing and produces abundant crops of me- 
dium to small black fruits. Bing and Royal 
Anne are more fruitful when planted with 
Black Tartarian. 
ROYAL ANNE. The leading canning cherry 
because of its firm texture and tasty flavor. 
Trees grow quickly to large size and pro- 
duce abundant crops of amber and red 
fruits. Ripens after Bing. 
Sour Cherry 
ENGLISH MORELLO. The leading sour, or 
pie cherry for the home orchard. Fruits are 
medium to dark red and medium sized. 
PRUNES 
FRENCH IMPROVED. The leading all- 
Purpose prune in California. Small to me- 
dium-sized fruits are borne abundantly; 
dark blue in color. Amber flesh is fine- 
grained and juicy, with an excellent sweet 
flavor. Ripens in September. 
Of the hundreds of thousands of Fruit Trees grown every year for commercial orchard planting 
in California, only a few of the choicest are selected by our grower for Home Orchard planting. 
Good home orchard trees receive special attention in training, fertilizing and irrigation and are 
carefully dug to preserve a maximum quantity of roots. You get twice the satisfaction when 
you plant our Home Orchard Fruit Trees . . 
. quick growth and earlier production. 
Large 6-8’ Grade $1.75 
(unless otherwise noted) 
Prices Slightly Higher in Containers 
APRICOTS 
BLENHEIM. The leading California variety used 
for canning, shipping and drying. Fruits are me- 
dium to large, round in shape and attractive in 
appearance. Flesh is highly colored, pit is small, 
and quality very good. Trees robust growers and 
consistent producers. Ripens in mid-July. 
MOORPARK. Many pzople consider this variety 
the finest-flavored and most delicious of all 
apricots. The fruits are extra large in size and 
ripen just ahead of Blenheim. 
PEARS 
BARTLETT. Every home orchard should include 
this variety for eating and preserving. Fruits me- 
dium to large with delicious tender flesh and 
yellow skin with pink blush. 
COMICE. The large, luscious late fall pear stored 
by commercial growers for Christmas shipping. 
Skin yellow, blushed russet-red; flesh firm and 
very juicy when fully ripe. 
WINTER NELLIS. A late pear, a good keeper, 
good pollenizer. 
SANTA ROSA PLUMS 
FIGS 
BROWN TURKEY. Very large, elongated fruits 
are purplish-brown and very good looking. Flesh 
is sweet, rich strawberry-red. Trees have a wide 
spreading habit and produce abundant crops. A 
good variety in any section. Ripens in early 
summer. 
KADOTA. The best home canning and presery- 
ing variety. Trees are small in stature and bear 
heavy crops of small to medium-sized greenish 
fruits with very sweet pink flesh. Ripens in mid- 
summer. 
MISSION. The traditional California variety in- 
troduced by the Padres and still a popular vari- 
ety. Trees grow erect and spread with age and 
become very large, producing two distinct crops 
of medium to large figs. Shape is elongated; skin 
very dark purple, almost black, pink flesh very 
sweet and tasty. 
ALMONDS 
NE PLUS ULTRA. Kernels of this variety con- 
sidered to have the highest quality. Thin shells 
and meats are elongated and tapering. A good 
pollenizer for Nonpareil. 
NONPAREIL. The best known almond variety, 
and a good producer. Shells thin and easily 
cracked; meats plump and good eating. Plant 
with Ne Plus Ultra for ample crops. 
WALNUTS 
6-8’ Trees: $3.50 each 
FRANQUETTE. The 
commercial and home or- 
chard Northern 
California. Tree grows up- 
right, spreading with age, 
and when mature, produces 
finest 
variety in 
large crops of high quality 
nuts. 
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CITRUS FRUITS 
All Varieties: $7.50 
EUREKA LEMON. Principal commercial 
and home orchard variety in California. 
Fruits and flowers are found on this va- 
riety through the growing season. The 
heaviest crop appears in early summer. 
MARSH SEEDLESS GRAPEFRUIT. Valu- 
able in our climate for an ornamental tree 
as blooms and fruits are larger and more 
fragrant than other citrus and the trees are 
more heavily clothed with foliage. 
MEYER LEMON. Semi-dwarf. One of the 
best fruiting ornamentals for home, either 
bush or tree-form. Covered with fragrant + 
flowers in spring and summer; good sup- 
ply of useful lemons in winter. Bush form 
in 5-gallon containers $5.00; 1-gallon 
containers $1.25. 
VALENCIA ORANGE. The finest summer- 
ripening orange, particularly enjoyed for ; 
its juice. Fragrant white flowers in spring. © 
Fruits develop through summer and ripen 
following summer. 
WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE. Fruits 
are seedless, juicy, and make excellent 
Orange marmalad2; trees covered with fra- 
grant white blooms in spring. Ripens in 
winter. 
PERSIMMONS 
5-gal. Containers: $5.00 each 
HACHIYA. Large conical orange fruits are 
high in quality and delicious when soft-ripe. 
Tree is very ornamental; dense glossy foliage 
turns red before dropping in fall. 
GRAPEVINES 
American Varieties 
50c each, 12 for $5.00 
CONCORD. The best-known and most widely 
planted of all the ‘’slip-skin’’ varieties. Black 
fruits have a distinctive flavor with universal 
appzal. Mid-season. 
California Varieties 
35c each, 12 for $3.50 
MUSCAT. Large white grape with unusual 
and delicious flavor. Mid-season. 
RIBIER. Very large round black grape, almost 
seedless, excellent flavor. Late. 
RISH BABA. The famous ‘‘Lady-finger’’ 
grape. Large, white, thin-skinned, sweet and 
juicy. Mid-season. 
THOMPSON SEEDLESS. Small white tap2red 
fruits, have thin skin and no seeds. Early. 
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BANNER STRAWBERRIES 
THORNLESS BERRIES 
75¢ each, 3 for $2.00, 6 for $3.75 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY. Most popular of 
all vining berries, and the largest in size. De- 
licious black fruits borne in huge quantities on 
vigorous Canes. 
THORNLESS LOGANBERRY. A much-improved 
type, not only for quality and flavor, but the 
thornless canes make harvest a pleasure. 
THORNY FORMS OF THE ABOVE VARIETIES: 
35c each, 3 for $1.00, 6 for $1.75 
RASPBERRIES 
25c¢ each, 12 for $2.50 
WASHINGTON. Large deep red fruits with good 
flavor; good in any section. 
CUMBERLAND BLACKCAP. The best variety of 
black raspberry for our climate. Vigorous, pro- 
ductive. 
STRAWBERRIES 
25 for $1.50, 100 for $5.00 
BANNER IMPROVED. A beautiful deep red, 
large strawberry for the spring scason. Best for 
our district. 
GEM. An excellent everbearing strawberry with 
a long productive season. Good size and quality. 
STREAMLINER. New large dark red everbear- 
ing variety. Plants are vigorous and productive 
from spring to fall. Sweet flavor. 25 for $2.00, 
100 for $7.50. 
FOLLOW THESE DIAGRAMS WHEN PLANTING AND PRUNING YOUR F RUIT TREES 
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