A NEW NECTARINE 
A NEW CLING PEACH 
A LATE BLOOMING ALMOND 
DESCRIBED ON THIS PAGE 
MARIGOLD 
A Late Freestone Nectarine (See Front Cover) 
The Marigold nectarine is one of the most recent 
fiuits developed by Mr. Fred W. Anderson of Merced 
County. 
It is a yellow flesh freestone, ripening about the 
middle of August — approximately with Late LeGrand. 
The fruit is large, of fine color, and firm. Shipping nec- 
tarines of this type has proven highly profitable. 
Last year we planted ten acres of Marigolds in our 
own orchards, and this year we offer trees for sale 
for the first time. 
Ask us about our special introductory offer, which 
will make it unusually easy for you to plant the Marigold 
this year. 
~\ SIERRA 
A new Cling to Replace Peak and Paloro 
In 1949 Mr. Carl Miller of Escalon found a cling peach 
tree in his Elberta orchard. It was ready to pick when 
he was harvesting his Paloros, nearby. The next year he 
called it to our attention. We suggested that he have 
tne fruit canned, and he sent samples to two different 
canneries. Both reported it to be of “good canning 
quality.” 
In 1952 we budded some trees in our nursery, as 
Mr. Miller was anxious to make a commercial planting. 
He planted these during the winter of 1952-53. These 
trees are now in bearing, and are starting out with fine 
production. The fruit on the original tree has always 
sized well. 
Cling peach growers have long wanted a variety with 
all the good qualities of the Peak and Paloro, but which 
would resist mildew. In the Sierra we have an early 
midseason variety with reniform glands which does 
resist mildew, and we recommend it as a variety that 
will produce cleaner fruit with less spraying. 
We are offering trees this year for the first time. The 
royalty is 10c per tree. 
‘TARDY NONPAREIL 
The Tardy Nonpareil originated about twelve years 
ago near Escalon, on the ranch of Mr. E. T. Sandall. It 
is a true bud sport,.or mutation, of the Nonpareil. The 
nut is soft shell, and of good quality. The variety differs 
from the Nonpareil principally in blooming about ten 
days later — thus escaping spring frosts most years. It 
has been a good bearer on the Sandall Ranch, but trees 
in other locations have not yet come into bearing. 
Plant Patent No. 1389 has been obtained by Mr. 
Sandall on this new almond. The royalty is 50c per tree. 
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