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BRADSHAW (Niagara, Blue Imperial). 



Considered by many one of our most valuable European varieties, whether for home 

 use or market, because of its fine quality, its large size and beautiful appearance. 



TBEE: erect, vigorous, moderately productive with occasional heavy crops; late com- 

 ing into bearing; class, Domestica. 



BRADSHAW. 



FRUIT: size large; stalk one inch long, slightly curved; color reddish-purple, with 

 blue bloom; apex round, slightly depressed; suture on one side, broad and shallow. 



FLESH: color yellowish; texture juicy, tender; flavor rich and sweet; pit long, thin 

 oval, partial cling. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good; cooking, very good. 



VALUE: home market, first class. 



SEASOX: mid to late August. 



BURBANK. 



The Burbank is one of the best of the Japanese iplums for the commercial orchard, 

 on account of its beauty, its great productiveness, and its excellent shipping quality. 



ORIGIN: It was in 1885 that Mr. Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, California, im- 

 ported some plum trees from Japan and, when they fruited, he selected this as one of 

 the best and most worthy of propagation. In 1891 he sent samples to the Department 

 of Agriculture at Washington and the Pomologist of the Department named it Burbank, 

 after the introducer. 



This plum has been before us for over fifteen years, and notwithstanding the great 

 number of Japanese varieties now sold by nurserymen, still holds the highest place. 



Compared with the Domestica class, the Japanese are inferior in quality, but when 

 fully ripened, are fairly good eating. Like the Kieffer pear, the Burbank plum is mak- 

 ing its reputation rather on quantity than on quality. 



TBEE: hardy; a very vigorous, wayward grower; an early and most abundant 

 bearer; the fruit needs thinning to secure good size. 



