BLACK MISSION FIG 
FIGS 
Brown Turkey. Large, long rich purplish-brown fig. Strawberry 
red flesh is sweet and juicy. Prune heavily. 
Kadota. All-purpose white fig—drying, pickling or eating fresh. 
Medium pale yellow skin, sweet amber flesh. 
Mission, California Black Fig. Medium size to large figs long necked 
deep violet-black figs with brownish-red flesh. Prune lightly. Does 
well in all sections. 
White Adriatic. The best white all-purpose fig in many coastal 
areas. Fruit is medium to large, white; pulp reddish, of good quality. 
NECTARINES 
Gower. Large firm pale green fruits with deep red blush. Early June. 
John Rivers Medium to large size, crimson colored on exposed 
cheek; flesh greenish white. Good semi-freestone. Mid-June. 
Quetta—Cling. The fruit is extra large and beautiful in appear- 
ance with its highly colored skin. The flesh is unusually firm and 
white. Popular shipping variety. Clingstone. Late July. 
Stanwick. Pale green shaded with purple. Commercial variety. 
Early August. 
PEACHES (Freestone) 
Alexander. One of the finest early peaches. Greenish-white skin, 
shaded red; white flesh, very sweet and juicy. 
Blazing Gold (Pat. Rights Reserved) . New, very early yellow-fleshed 
freestone that ripens six weeks before Elberta. It’s a vivid red and 
gold peach of medium to large size, firm and juicy with a slightly 
acid flavor. Ripens with Florence in early June. $1.50. 
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Early Crawford. Fine, early yellow flesh peach. Excellent flavor, 
juicy and red at the pit. Yellow blushed red. July. 
Elberta. Large yellow, with red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, of 
high quality. Exceedingly prolific.. Leading market variety, valu- 
able for shipping, canning and drying. Mid-July. 
Fay Elberta (Gold Medal). Large elongated yellow-fleshed freestone 
similar to Elberta but with smaller pit. Late July. 
Hales Early. Very delicious and exceptionally juicy. Of good size; 
flesh white, red at the pit. One of the best white peaches. July. 
J. H. Hale. The almost fuzzless skin is overspread with deep crim- 
son; the flesh is yellow, red at the pit, unusually firm. 
Krummel’s October. One of the latest freestone peaches and a 
profitable market variety. Fruit large, lemon yellow, lightly blushed 
with carmine; flesh yellow, red at the pit. Early October. 
Kim Elberta (Early Elberta). Early ripening Elberta. Two weeks 
earlier. Excellent for shipping or home canning. Early July. 
Mayflower. Fruit medium size, well colored and attractive. Flesh is 
greenish-white and partially free. Our earliest variety. Late May. 
Red Haven. A new early yellow freestone of medium size and color, 
firm flesh, and valuable as a good shipper. Late June. 
Rio Oso Gem (Pat. 841). Similar to J. H. Hale, large round fruits, 
brilliant dark crimson shading to orange-red. Yellow flesh of fine 
flavor. Two weeks after J. H. Hale. 
Strawberry Freestone. Medium to large yellow peach blushed red. 
Flesh white, red around the pit. Early July. 
PERSIMMON, HACHIYA 
PEACHES (Cling) 
Gomes Cling (Stuart). An unexcelled variety for the home orchard. 
Deep golden orange, heavily marked with red outside and clear 
orange within. September. 
Halford Cling. A new variety that is rapidly becoming popular for 
canning. Bears exceptionally heavy crops of firm yellow high quality 
fruit. Late August. 
Palora Cling. Leading midseason canning variety in all peach dis- 
tricts. Large fruit, clear yellow, fine-grained flesh. Excellent for 
home orchards as well as commercial canning. August. 
White Heath Cling. Light cream colored fruits with pink cheeks. 
Juicy, tender and of rich flavor. September. 
Ask us about other varieties, if you do not find the kind you want 
listed. 
PEARS 
Bartlett. The outstanding canning, drying, and market pear. Fruit 
large and regular in shape, tapering slightly toward apex. Skin 
brightly yellow with rose blush. Flesh fine grained, buttery and 
juicy. August. 
Beurre D‘Anjou. A fine pear; rather large; flesh yellowish white, 
rich and vinous flavored. Tree good grower and productive. Good 
eating pear. October. 
Comice. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often lightly shaded with 
crimson. Flesh white, fine grained and melting, sweet and rich. 
Very good. October. 
Winter Nelis. Small delightfully flavored fruits. Excellent along 
the coast. Oct.-Nov. Good bearer and pollinizer. 
