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579. Bradshaw (Fig. 209). — A study of this variety does not 

 justify its great popularity. The trees grow 

 slowly and are tardy in coming into bearing, 

 the fruit is not especially higli in quality, and 

 in many regions is attacked by brown-rot too 

 freely for profitable orchard culture. To off- 

 set these faults, the trees are large, well 

 formed, bear regularly and heavily, are ro- 

 bust and healthy; and the plums are large, 

 attractive in appearance, and keep and ship 

 well, especially if picked a little green. The 

 origin of this plum is not known; it was 

 named by C. M. Hovey in 1846. 



209. Brad- 

 shaw. 



Tree large, vigorous, broad -vasiform, hardy, very productive. Fruit 

 midseason; 2 by 1% inches, oval, compressed, halves equal; cavity shallow, 

 narrow, abrupt, with a fleshy ring around the stem; suture very shallow; 

 apex flattened; color dark reddish-purple; bloom heavy; dots numerous, 

 small, russet, inconspicuous, clustered about the apex; stem thick, 1 inch 

 long, pubescent, adhering strongly to the fruit; flesh dull yellow, often with 

 a trace of red, juicy, fibrous, tender, sweet, pleasant; good; stone semi-free, 

 flattened, irregularly oval, necked at the base, blunt at the apex, strongly 

 roughened and pitted. 



580. Giant (Fig. 210). Giant Prune.— The 

 fruit of Giant is distinguished by large size 

 and attractive color. The flesh is coarse, 

 fibrous, lacking in juice, clings more or less 

 to the stone, and rots quickly. The trees lack 

 somewhat in both vigor and productiveness. 

 Introduced as a prune, it was supposed that 

 this variety would prove a great boon, but it 

 does not cure well and is now hardly used for 

 drying. It is unfortunate that a plum so at- 

 tractive cannot be recommended, but the qual- 

 ity is too poor. Giant was grown by Luther 

 Burbank, Santa Rosa, California. Stock was 

 sale in 1893. 



Fig. 210. Giant. 



first offered for 



Tree medium in size and vigor, round, dense-topped, hardy, productive. 

 Fruit midseason; 2 by l^^ inches, obovate, slightly necked, compressed, 

 halves unequal; cavity shallow, narrow, abrupt; suture shallow; apex 



