10 Twentieth Century Fruits 



" CONQUEST " 



stoneless prune was produced and is here offered for the first time in the 

 history of this earth. 



The tree is a vigorous, healthy, rapid grower and unusually pro- 

 ductive. The fruit is very similar to its civilized parent, the common 

 French prune, in form, size, color and golden sweet rich flesh. The stone 

 has been eliminated wholly with the exception of a tiny speck. The fruit 

 is so very valuable and the tree so very productive that I have consented 

 to introduce it this season. Ripens with the common French prune and 

 is in all respects very much like it in size, quality and appearance. 



Trees, each $1; two, $1.75; per ten, $7. 



A New Plum— "Nixie" 



The best of the Pacific Coast Prunus subcordata (Sierra plum) have 

 always been preferred in this land of plums and prunes to other of the 

 thousands in cultivation for its unique quality, especially for jams, sauces 

 and preserving for home use ; when cooked having the flavor and appear- 

 ance of cranberries. This native fruit was quite small and borne on dwarf 

 bushes which were quite often weighted to the ground with the loads of 

 crimson or yellow fruit. For more than twenty years we have sought to 

 place this splendid fruit on a troe of respectable size and civilized appear- 

 ance. For this labor we have one varii'ty, the "Nixie," which will for all 

 time make a most pleasing addition to the list of plums. '" Nixie" is, in 

 fact, the forerunner of a wholly lu'w class of fruits. 



Tree a fairly good compact grower, remarkable bearer. Fruit nearly 

 globular, one and (Hic-half inches in (liamclcr, most brilliant soarlot ; flesh, 

 deep golden yellow, firm, exceedingly sweet ami alimist incomparably 

 delicious. Some pronounoc it the "best of all pliiius." Freestone. Ripe 

 August 15th to 251)1. No other plum can taivi' the place of this for home use. 



Trees, each $1; two, $1.75; piT ten, .$7. 



