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New Creations in Fruits in Flow- 

 ers, supplement for 1899 from Luther 

 Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, con- 

 tains notices of several new fruits of inter- 

 est. Among them we notice the Climax 

 plum, the best selection from a number 

 of hybrids of Simoni and Botan. The 

 originator claims that it is " as produc- 

 tive as Burbank, about four or five 

 times as large, two or three weeks 

 earlier, and very much more richly 

 colored." Another new plum is 



The Sultan, a cross between Wick- 

 son and Satsuma, over two inches in 

 diameter and round, excellent sub acid. 

 Ripens a week before Burbank ; a great 

 keeper. 



The Bartlett is another, unfortunately 

 named we think — but so called because 

 in quality, flavor and fragrance, it so re- 

 sembles that pear. A cross between 

 Simoni and Delaware. 



A new quince, the Pineapple, is also 

 offered, similar in appearance to the 



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