Twentieth Century Fruits 



A New Cherry — "Abundance" 



Seedling of Napoleon (Royal Ann). 



Tree a strong grower and an early and never-failing bearer of very 

 heavy crops. Fully twice as productive as its parent — in other words, one- 

 half acre of ABUNDANCE trees will produce as many boxes of marketable 

 cherries as an acre of ' ' Royal Ann. ' ' 



Fruit larger, handsomer, as firm, better form and color, sweeter and 

 far more delicious, never cracks. Better in all respects. When canned, 

 in appearance and flavor wholly unequaled, the very best, most reliable and 

 most productive late cherry for shipping. Ripens one week later than 

 "Napoleon," just right for the canners. 



Trees, each $3 ; two for $5 ; per ten, $20. 



New Hybrid Plum— "Beauty" 



It has been five years since I have introduced a plum; meantime in- 

 numerable complicated hybrids have been grown and tested each season, 

 and now a new plum is offered which will become another standard for 

 shipping, the "BEAUTY." It is the product of a very complicated 

 heredity including several species. 



Tree a most remarkably vigorous upright grower, like the well 

 known Formosa, with unusually large, healthy foliage. Never failing 

 bearer of full crops of the most beautiful oval crimson fruit two by 

 two and one-quarter inches in diameter. "BEAUTY" like "Santa 

 Rosa" has flesh light crimson, shaded amber. Is the largest of the early 

 plums and those who know it are preparing to plant it very extensively 

 for shipping to Eastern markets for while quite juicy when fully ripe, yet 

 it hag a remarkably tough skin and when picked green keeps well, colors 

 up well and, develops its delicious flavor. Ripe here June 25th to July 1st. 



Trees, each $2 ; two, $3 ; per ten, $10. 



New Hybrid Plum— "Gee whiz" 



One of the most delicious of the many seedlings of my hybrid 

 ' ' America ' ' which, with ' ' Gold ' ' was introduced in 1898. This and ' ' Gold ' ' 

 both of which originated on my farms, were the first hybrids ever produced 

 by crossing the American and Japanese species of plums. Both have 

 proved as hardy in the far north as the natives, and being much larger 

 and handsomer, have been widely grown. "GEEWHIZ," while inheriting 

 all their good qualities, is larger, handsomer and incomparably more 

 delicious. No plum now known surpasses it in quality. 



Fruit globular, two inches in diameter, crimson blush with numerous 

 crimson dots on yellow ground. Flesh firm, pale amber, apricot-like in 



