. The California fruits and how to grow them. ia iVurserymens Association. There is a variety .somewhat grown in Sacramento and .SolanoCounties, sometimescalled White Royal, which is not liked by canners, because of its lack of color andflavor. Blenheim, or Shipley.—This is a promising variety in this State and seemsto surpass Downings description both in vigor of tree and size of fruit. John Eockmodines Downings description to suit California experience wilh this variety asfollows: A very good variety, above medium, oval; orange, with a deep yellow,juicy, and tolerably rich flesh; vigorous gr
. The California fruits and how to grow them. ia iVurserymens Association. There is a variety .somewhat grown in Sacramento and .SolanoCounties, sometimescalled White Royal, which is not liked by canners, because of its lack of color andflavor. Blenheim, or Shipley.—This is a promising variety in this State and seemsto surpass Downings description both in vigor of tree and size of fruit. John Eockmodines Downings description to suit California experience wilh this variety asfollows: A very good variety, above medium, oval; orange, with a deep yellow,juicy, and tolerably rich flesh; vigorous grower and regular prolific bearer. Thisagrees perfectly with the behavior of the variety in the University orchard at Berke-ley, where it is the best of twenty varieties. It is not reported so constant a bearer-in some other parts of the State. Fruit runs a little larger than the Ro)-al, and isusually better distributed on the tree, but it must be well thinned. This variety has-been approved by canners. Ripens a little later than the ] Early Apricot. Hemskirke.—A fine English variety quite widely grown in California; ripenslater than Royal, described by Downing as follows: Fruit large, roundish, but con-siderably compressed or flattened on its sides; skin orange with red cheek; fleshbright orange, tender, rather more juicy and sprightly than the Moorpark, with rich,luscious, plum-like flavor; stone not perforate, rather small and kernel bitter. Es-teemed in California because the tree is more hardy and a more regular bearer thanthe Moorpark, and the fruit ripens evenly on both sides. Peach.—A variety from Piedmont of the largest size, about two inches indiameter, roundish, rather flattened, and somewhat compressed on its sides, with a 26o Apricots Chiefly Groivn in California. well-marked suture; skin yellow in the shade, but deep orange mottled with lirown onthe sunny side; flesh of a tine yellow, safiron color, juicy, rich, antl high-flavored;st
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