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‘for the Home Orchard 
or @ O e rc ar $4.50 and up 
\ Rio Oso Gem (Pat. 841). Similar to Jibs Liale: 
large round fruits, brilliant dark crimson shad- 
ing to orange-red. Yellow flesh of fine flavor. 
Two weeks after J. H. Hale. 
Hachiya. The best and most popular variety. 
Large cone-shaped bright orange-red fruit 
with sweet, rich, soft flesh. Puckery only when 
not completely ripe. 
“\ J. H. Hale. The almost fuzzless skin is over- 
spread with deep crimson; the flesh is yellow, 
red at the pit, unusually firm. 
. Nectar. An excellent early white fleshed free- 
stone ripening in late June to early July. 
Large size, red blush, firm, juicy, fine texture. 
‘Strawberry Freestone. Medium to large yel- 
low peach blushed red. Flesh white, red 
around the pit. Early July. 
PEACHES (Cling) 
Palora Cling. Leading midseason canning va- 
riety in all peach districts. Large fruit, clear 
yellow, fine-grained flesh. Excellent for home 
orchards as well as commercial canning. Aug. 
Other varietres available. 
PEACH, RIO OSO GEM 
PEACHES (Freestone) 
“Elberta. Large yellow, with red cheek; flesh 
yellow, firm, juicy, of high quality. Exceed- 
ingly prolific. Leading market variety, valu- 
able for shipping, canning and drying. Mid- 
July. 
PEARS 
‘ Barilett. 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. 
SANTA ROSA PLUM 
Comice. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often 
lightly shaded with crimson. Flesh white, fine 
grained and melting, sweet and rich. Very 
‘Gold Dust (Pat. 1144). Very early, firm, yellow- PLUMS 
fleshed, delicious and ripening 40 days ahead 
of Elberta. It’s the finest peach ripening at this 
season, showing great promise as a commercial ' 
shipping variety. The fruit is crisp and juicy, 
with a pleasing non-acid flavor. When cor- 
rectly packed it shows excellent keeping quali- 
ties. Vigorous tree, consistent bearer. Mid 
June. Add 25c royalty. 
good. October. 
‘ Winter Nelis. This brownish russet fruit is of 
medium size, rich and aromatic flavor and an 
excellent keeper. Produces very heavy crops 
in November. 
Plums are satisfactory small trees for the 
home grounds. They bear consistent, good 
crops, make excellent and some 
kinds are delicious to eat fresh. A few varieties 
preserves 
are listed here. 
“ Santa Rosa. Popular variety with oval fruits, 
maroon skin and amber flesh. A favorite for 
PECANS 
$4.50 and up home canning use. Late August. 
“Mahan. Vigorous tree producing very large 
nuts with paper-thin shells and richly flavored 
kernels. The tree bears young, is also good for 
shade. 
‘Satsuma. Deep blood red fruits in quantity. 
August. Should have pollinizer. 
Other varieties available. 
DWARF FRUIT TREES 
Priced: $3.75 and up 
are the answer to the fruit needs of the small 
family. They are quick-maturing, productive, 
long-lived, and should be planted about 10 
feet apart. 8-10 feet high full grown by 
pruning. 
Dwarf Fruit Trees Are Available in 
' APRICOTS, ‘APPLES,’ PEARS,’ CHERRIES, 
PEACHES, PLUMS 
COMBINATION AND ESPALIER 
FRUIT TREES 
(Combination Fruit Tress Are Not Dwarfs) 
have been developed to provide a variety of 
fruit on limited space for the average family 
need. If your lot allows for only a few fruit 
trees, you can still have an amazing number 
of varieties, if you plant our Combination 
friut trees. Available in 
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