. Descriptive catalogue of Pajaro Valley Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Watsonville Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 11 Virginia Greening—Large, greenish yellow, thinly covered with large brown dots, flesh yellow, compact, a rather pleasant sub-acid, late keeper. Tree a good grower and productive. Wagener—Fruit medium or above, yellow, mostly shaded with crimson ; flesh yellowish, very tender, juicy, excellent, brisk, somewhat vinous. Fruit is much improved by thinning. December and January. Winesap—Me
. Descriptive catalogue of Pajaro Valley Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Watsonville Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 11 Virginia Greening—Large, greenish yellow, thinly covered with large brown dots, flesh yellow, compact, a rather pleasant sub-acid, late keeper. Tree a good grower and productive. Wagener—Fruit medium or above, yellow, mostly shaded with crimson ; flesh yellowish, very tender, juicy, excellent, brisk, somewhat vinous. Fruit is much improved by thinning. December and January. Winesap—Medium size, skin smooth, of a fine dark red, with a few streaks and a little yellow ground on the shady side ; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, with a rich, high flavor. November to February. White Winter Pearmain—Large, pale yellow ; extra fine flavored ; one of the best ; keeps well, and is highly esteemed everywhere. Tree is a strong and vigorous grower, pro- lific bearer ; in this climate has exceedingly rough bark. This variety does univer- sally well throughout the State. When overloaded with fruit, should be WALBRIDGE. Walbridge (Edgar Redstreak)—Medium size, regular, skin pale whitish yellow, shaded with pale red in the sun ; flesh white, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid. De- cember to March. Wealthy—Fruit medium, whitish yellow ground, shaded with deep rich crimson in the sun, entirely covered with crimson, many light dots ; flesh white, fine grained, stained with red, tender, juicy, lively vinous, sub-acid ; very good. December and January. Yoric Imperial—A new apple ; fruit medium size, white shaded with crimson ; flesh yel- low, firm, crisp, juicy, sub-acid. November to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pajaro Valley Nurseries; Waters,
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