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Identifier: catalogue1906fanc (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fancher Creek Nurseries; Roeding, George Christian, 1868-1928; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Fresno, Calif. : George C. Roeding
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FANCHER CREEK NURSERIES. 25
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The Bing Cherry. Great Bigarreau. (Monstreuse de Mazel.) • A French cherry, very large; dark red to black; flesh firm and juicy; tree a strong grower and very productive. June. Knight's Early Black. Large, black, juicy, rich and excellent. May. Lambert. This very promising cherry, of the largest size and bright rich color, is deserving of all that has been said of it by the introducer. The surface is smooth, glossy and is covered with min- ute russet dots; flesh reddish with whit- ish veins, very firm and of unsurpassed quality. Stands well in the lead as a ship- ping variety. Ripens ten days later than the Royal Ann. Lewelling. (Bfack Republican.) (Black Oregon.) Seedling raised by Seth Lewell- ing of Oregon; large size, black, sweet, with purplish flesh; late and a good shipper. Napoleon Bigarreau. (Royal Ann.) A magnificent cherry of the largest size, pale yellow, becoming amber in the shade, richly dotted and spotted with deep red, and with a bright red cheek; flesh very firm, juicy and sweet; tree a rapid grower and immense bearer. The most popular all around cherry for canning, preserving and shipping. Rockport Bigarreau. Large; pale amber in the shade; light red in the sun; good bearer; highly esteemed for cooking and shipping. Schmidt's Bigarreau. A black cherry of the largest size; an excellent market variety. Windsor. Originated at Windsor, Canada, and introduced by Ellwanger & Barry. Fruit large, liver-colored, flesh firm, and of fine quality. Tree very hardy and pro- lific. One of the best late varieties for market and family use. Yellow Spanish. Large; pale yellow; one of the best of light colored cherries; June.

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