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Peaches, continued 



make the poorer land of Long Island profitable with 

 Peaches. The local market is never supplied. The 

 railroads should cooperate to develop an extensive 

 Peach industry on the hills of Suffolk county. 



Early Rivers. Large, white, juicy. 



Champion. Large, creamy white and juicy. Said 

 to be one of the most frost-proof of Peaches. An 

 excellent early Peach. 



Mountain Rose. Above medium size, round, 

 white. Tree thrifty and an abundant bearer. 



Yellow St. John. A large yellow freestone, with a 

 deep red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and 

 high-flavored. One of the best early Peaches. 



Early York (Honest John). A large, beautiful 

 white Peach. A valuable variety. 



Foster. A very large Peach, resembling Crawford's 

 Early, but earlier in ripening. 



Crawford's Early. A magnificent, large, yellow 

 Peach of good quality; tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. September. 



Oldmixon. A productive variety that succeeds 

 well in all localities. Flesh white, red at the stone, 

 flavor excellent. A favorite canning variety. 



Wheatland. Considered an improvement on Craw- 

 ford's Late, and ripening just in advance of it. 



Stephen's Rareripe. Large, oblong; white flesh, 

 red skin. A heavy bearer. October. 



Reeves' Favorite. Large; yellow, juicy, melting, 

 with a vinous flavor. 



Elberta. One of the finest yellow Peaches; very 

 large, handsome, juicy and of fine flavor. 



Susquehanna. Very large; rich yellow, with a 

 beautiful red cheek. A handsome and valuable 

 variety for table use or canning. 



Crawford's Late. A standard variety. Large; 

 yellow, red at the stone. 



Stump the World. Medium size; creamy white, 

 juicy and high-flavored. Unexcelled for pre- 

 serving. 



Chair's Choice.. Large, yellow, with red cheek; 

 flesh firm and of good quality. The large Peach 

 growers of Long Island report that this is a val- 

 uable variety. 



Morris White. Medium size, creamy white skin; 

 flesh white throughout, juicy, sweet. Good for 

 preserving. 



Globe. Large, golden yellow, firm, sweet and de- 

 licious. A rapid grower and good bearer. 



Smock. Medium to large; yellow, moderately 

 juicy to dry; very late; sometimes it does not 

 ripen here. 



JAPAN PLUMS 



Price, 5 to 6 feet, 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10; 6 to 7 feet, 

 75 cts. each, $6 for 10 



This new class of fruit we have thoroughly tested, 

 and strongly recommend its planting in gardens 

 and orchards. After one or two years the trees 

 bear heavy annual crops of delicious fruit. 



The peculiarly desirable features presented by 

 these Japanese Plums on a conservative estimate 

 are earliness and great productiveness. The quality 

 is good when well thinned and ripened, but not 

 always equal to the best of the common Plums. 



They are the best Plums for Long Island and 

 should be largely planted. 



Japan Plums, continued 



Abundance. Medium to large, globular; yellow, 

 mostly covered with red; flesh firm and juicy, 

 sweet and good when fully ripe. The tree is 

 very productive, and the loads of fruit that young 

 trees carry astonish all who see them. The fruit 

 should be severely thinned out and the branches 

 tied up. Ripens in early August. 



Apple. One of the good varieties introduced by 

 Luther Burbank. The fruit is large and attrac- 

 tive, of a deep reddish purple color when fully 

 ripe; flesh red and firm, with a small pit and of 

 very good flavor. It ripens about the same time 

 as the Burbank, and is an excellent keeper. We 

 recommend this as the finest flavored Japanese 

 Plum in our orchard. 



Japanese Plum. This class thrives excellently on Long 

 Island and bears so heavily that the branches need propping 

 up, or preferably the fruit should be thinned, which improves 

 the size and flavor and checks the spread of the rot. 



Burbank. Medium to large; yellow, with red 

 cheek ; flesh firm, rich and sugary ; the best 

 flavored variety we have ever tested, excepting 

 the Apple Plum described above. The tree is 

 very productive. Ripens last of August. 



Wickson. The largest Japan Plum. Maroon-red; 

 flesh firm and long-keeping, of good quality. A 

 promising new variety. 



Hale. A handsome, globular, red-speckled Plum. 

 Flesh soft and juicy, of good quality and peach- 

 like flavor. Tree a good grower and productive. 

 A very promising new variety, just introduced. 



Satsuma. Large; very dark red; flesh blood-red, 

 acid, of fair quality when fully ripe. Productive 

 and late. 



October Purple. A reddish purple Plum of large 

 size; good quality. Its late-ripening and good- 

 keeping qualities make it one of the desirable 

 varieties. 



EUROPEAN PLUMS 



The varieties of the common, or European Plum 

 (Prunus domestica), do best on heavy land, but will 

 grow well on any soil, if given applications of 

 ground-bone and potash. 



Bradshaw. Fruit large, oval; reddish purple; flesh 

 yellow, rather coarse, juicy and good. Tree 

 very vigorous and has good foliage. 



