Twentieth Century Fruits 



rich, juicy: and sweet, freestone. Ripens rapidly August 10th to 20th. 

 Remarkable for size and productiveness. Useful for home and near markets. 

 This very large, handsome plum originated in 1897 and has been well 

 tested for eleven years. Tree a good upright grower and never-failing 

 bearer ; firm until fully ripe when it becomes soft unfitting it for a shipping 

 plum, but owing to its great size and bearing qualities will find a welcome 

 place in every home garden. 



A New Plum-"Vesta" 



Tree a strong, spreading grower and remarkably productive. 



Fruit very large, oval, two by two and one-fourth inches in diameter. 

 Handsomely marbled crimson and orange. Freestone, firm, sweety delicious. 

 Good keeper. For shipping and home use one of the best. 



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



STANDARD PRUNE 

 (Life Size) 



New Stoneless Prune — The "Conquest" 



There has been known for several hundred years a wild plum, an 

 unproductive thorny bush, which bore insignificant acrid, bitter, wild berry- 

 like fruits with only half or two-thirds of a stone. Tears ago we had this 

 hunted up in Europe with the plan in view of producing really stoneless 

 plums and prunes. The labor and expense incurred in these experiments 

 have been enormous, but among thousands of seedlings, one reaUy good 



