. Armstrong Nurseries . d; the bestearly variety; ripens two to three weeks before theRoyal. May. Royal. Medium size; oval; skin brownish-yellow;flesh yellow, with sweet, rich, vinous flavor; exceed-ingly productive. The leading commercial apricotcultivated in California for canning and drying pur-poses. Early June. Blenheim. Fruit large and oval; orange color; fleshdeep yellow, rich and juicy. A great favorite in theSanta Clara Valley, where it is said to surpass theRoyal in bearing qualities. For canning and June. Tilton. Large; rich apricot color; highly pronouncedflavor; fles
. Armstrong Nurseries . d; the bestearly variety; ripens two to three weeks before theRoyal. May. Royal. Medium size; oval; skin brownish-yellow;flesh yellow, with sweet, rich, vinous flavor; exceed-ingly productive. The leading commercial apricotcultivated in California for canning and drying pur-poses. Early June. Blenheim. Fruit large and oval; orange color; fleshdeep yellow, rich and juicy. A great favorite in theSanta Clara Valley, where it is said to surpass theRoyal in bearing qualities. For canning and June. Tilton. Large; rich apricot color; highly pronouncedflavor; flesh firm; uniform in ripening and quite pro-ductive. Early June. Hemskirke. A great favorite. Fruit large, round-ish with flattened sides. Flesh bright orange and verytender. Late June. Moorpark. Large, greenish-yellow, brownish-red onthe sunny side, marked with numerous specks anddots. Fruit of the highest quality and the finest flavorof any apricot grown. A rather shy bearer in somesections. The latest to ripen. Prunes By the term Prune is generally understood aPlum which dries successfully without the re-moval of the pit and produces the dried pruneof commerce. Prunes serve the same purpose as Plums, be-ing used in the fresh state and for eating out ofhand and as table fruit. Prunes are grown on both Peach and Myrobolanroot. Some varieties make a better union onMyrobolan, and is preferred for heavy moist soils,while Peach root does best on the lighter, sandysoils. Each Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 6 to 8 feet $ .40 $ $ $ 4 to 6 feet 35 3 to 4 feet 30 French. The best and most widely grown of allcommercial prunes; fruit of medium size, egg-shaped,violet purple, very sweet and sugary; tree a steadyand prolific bearer; the standard prune for Fellenberg. (Italian Prune.) Fruit large, oval andtapering. Flesh greenish yellow. Excellent for ship-ping while green. August. German. Long and oval; skin purple with blue
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