Deciducus Fruit Trees 
NECTARINES 
‘“ Gower. Medium with deep red color; flesh creamy white, reddish pink at pit. 
Fine freestone for early market. 
S John River. Medium to large in size, crimson colored on exposed cheek, flesh 
greenish white. A good quality semi-freestone. 
Quetta. Very large, highly colored clingstone. Flesh firm, good for shipping, 
canning, home market. Excellent flavor. 
\Stanwick. Medium, pale green with deep red cheek; a deliciously flavored 
freestone; flesh white and juicy. California’s best drying nectarine. 
PEACHES 
FREESTONE VARIETIES 
~ Alexander. An early ripening medium sized semi-freestone, well colored and 
attractive. Flesh white, juicy, good peach flavor. 
Early Babcock. Similar to Babcock but ripens a week to ten days earlier. Fruit 
medium in size, beautiful in appearance with its bright red, nearly fuzzless 
skin, sweet, firm and juicy. We consider this a very good early shipping peach. 
Elberta. California’s leading commercial shipping, drying and canning free- 
stone. Fruit is large, golden yellow. Flesh rich and sweet. Trees regular and 
heavy producers. 
~ Fay Elberta. One of the best of the Elberta types and for table use and home 
canning has no equal. Fruit is large, round, golden yellow with bright red 
blush. Flesh finer and sweeter than Elberta. Ripens few days after Elberta. 
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Florence. Early, red blushed, white, semi-freestone of good flavor for an early 
variety. Local market and home use. 
NECTARINE, STANWICK Indian Freestone. Large, round freestone, deep red at pit. Rather tart until 
fully ripe. Good for shipping or home use. 
J. H. Hale. Fruit large, skin yellow overspread with crimson. Yellow flesh, red 
at pit; quite firm, tart peach flavor. Should be interplanted with Elberta for 
pollination. 
(For Le Grand Types of Nectarines see insert) 
Kim Early Elberta. Without doubt the most popular of the early 
ripening freestone peaches. Flesh is exceedingly firm and of very 
high quality, clear yellow, sweet and juicy. Fruit is large in size, 
with yellow skin and bright red cheek. Trees regular and heavy 
producers. 
\. Mayflower. Very early; red blushed, white, semi-freestone. A favor- 
ite for early market and home use. 
Red Haven. An early shipping variety ripening about 10 days aheaa 
of the Kim Early Elberta. Fruit medium in size, yellow, with firm 
flesh; a good shipper. 
~~ Rio Oso Gem. A large yellow freestone with a bright red cheek. Flesh 
yellow, firm and fine grained, red at pit. Ripens just after J. H. 
Hale. Fine for family orchard or commercial shipping. 
“Robin (Plant Pat. No. 529). A beautiful red-cheeked, white fleshed 
semi-freestone, medium in size and richly colored. Round in shape, 
the fruit is firm and smooth and keeps well after picking. A new 
peach that has topped the market since its introduction. A real 
money maker. 
~ Salway. Large, yellow with crimson cheek; flesh deep yellow, melt- 
ing and rich. One of the best late varieties. Ripens in September. 
CLINGSTONE VARIETIES 
“\ Fortuna. Medium, uniform in size with deep orange, yellow flesh; 
blushed red. Clear yellow to pit; a good canning variety. Tree is a 
heavy producer. 
~~ Halford No. 2. Large yellow fleshed cling of excellent canning 
quality. Tree vigorous and heavy producer. Follows the Gaume. 
~\ Orange Cling. Popular home canning variety. Fruit very large, with 
yellow flesh. Skin yellow with overlay of red. Trees good producers 
and quite vigorous. ; 
\ Palora. Large, uniform and round; skin clear golden yellow. Flesia 
firm, sweet and deep yellow to pit. 
~ Strawberry Cling. A large sized, white fleshed cling of exquisite 
flavor. One of the most popular of the home canning varieties. 
~ White Heath. Medium to large; creamy white with a light red blush, 
ELBERTA PEACHES Flesh white, juicy and delicious. A home canning favorite. 
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