8 Luther Burbank's Late Introductions 



superior to the original well-known pissardi in all respects; but among all known crimson- 

 leaved trees of any kind Vesuvius stands alone. The trees are tremendous growers, taking on 

 a peculiarly picturesque appearance; branches deep purplish crimson, leaves gigantic, (often 

 four and one-half inches wide by six long, ) but above all, these great leaves are of the most 

 beautiful metallic crimson color throughout, both on the upper and under surface, having a 

 crumpled surface very much like a Coleus. Nothing in this line can compare with Vesuvius 

 in color. Tree a very strong grower, taking the graceful form of the American elm. Fruit nearly 

 globular, three and one-half inches around, fair quality especially for cooking, but not an abund- 

 dant producer of fruit. Any tree which produces such beautiful foliage should not be expected 

 to produce much fruit. The growth and foliage of Vesuvius will make it the coming tree for 

 foliage effect, beautiful in the distance, but more so on closer inspection. 



Planting and Treatment. Nothing we can say so forcibly illustrates the 

 gorgeous coloring of this new purple-leaved variety as the fine illustration 

 we show of it as a frontispiece. Allowing for the fact that in this picture the 

 leaves are less than one-half their natural size, its transcendent beauty is 

 obvious. Indeed, there is scarcely a single deciduous tree which for gorgeous 

 coloring lends so striking a beauty to the lawn, conservatory or fruit garden. 



In planting and treatment follow the usual routine with other varieties of 

 plums, only in pruning be careful after the head is once established to prune to 

 an upper bud, as this tends to bring out the beautiful weeping effect. 



THE SANTA ROSA 



No one fruit has so strongly individualized the name of Luther Burbank 

 as the plum. Some twenty varieties, now well known and very widely grown, are 

 the result of his creative genius, all of which have stood the test of experience 

 with growers and in the markets of the world. As a natural result his latest, 

 the Santa Rosa, is in every way not only a superior fruit from every point of 

 view, but must be regarded as the best thing in the way of plums that has come 

 from his hands. It has been under trial on his fine experimental grounds at Sebas- 

 topol for the past eight years, during which time it has never failed to produce 

 bounteous crops of uniformly large perfect fruits of a deep purplish-crimson 

 color averaging six inches in circumference each way. It possesses every 

 essential to a marked degree to make it a prime favorite among growers where- 

 ever the plum luxuriates. It is a good grower, good bearer, fine shipper, good 

 keeper, and in every way a money-maker. No plum grower can afford to neglect 

 it, and no family orchard should be without a few trees. 



At the Lewis and Clark World's Fair, held at Portland, Oregon, in 1905, 

 the exhibit of the Santa Rosa Plum attracted wide attention on account of its 

 beauty and great size. Its merit made so strong an appeal to the 

 Board of Judges that it was awarded a Special Gold Medal, in competition 

 with all other similar fruits on exhibition from this and neighboring States. 



Distribution, Climates and Soils. Like most kindred plums it is safe to say 

 that the Santa Rosa will be found suitable to a wide range of climates. As an 

 indication of this, we have only to cite the fact that the Burbank (another 



