LUTHER BURBANK 



been thought worthy of introduction. It was of- 

 fered in my catalog of 1911-12 under the name 

 Epoch, and is described there as follows: 



" 'Epoch' should be one of the hardiest of all 

 known plums, as it is a cross of the western Sand 

 Cherry and the American plum, both being about 

 as near 'Arctic' plums as can be mentioned. 



"The tree is a compact grower, dwarf, with 

 dark brown wood, which always, without fail, 

 produces ropes of fruit, each fruit one and a half 

 inches in diameter, beautiful crimson, with shades 

 and dots of yellow. Flesh pure deep yellow, firm, 

 with a rich cranberry flavor, but sweeter, and 

 when ripe very good. Ripens August 15th. The 

 youngest, as well as the oldest, trees literally cover 

 themselves with fruit, which keeps remarkably. 

 Probably the most productive and best of all the 

 'Iron Clad,* extremely hardy dwarf plums." 



As this variety has not been introduced long 

 enough to get reports from growers in various 

 parts of the country, it is not possible to say just 

 how valuable it will prove to be. Its hardiness, 

 however, is well established, for it has been grown 

 in North Dakota, where the young trees have en- 

 dured a temperature which no other plum had 

 been able to live through. 



This work of developing hardy fruits for the 

 colder sections is being pushed by other workers. 



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