1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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BUEBANK. 



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

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



Oeigin ; It was in 1885 that Mr. Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, California, imported 

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

 most worthy of proxiagation. 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 ten years and notwithstanding the great number of 

 Japanese varieties now sold by nurserymen, still holds the highest pjlace. 



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

 ripjened, are fairly good eating. Like the Kieffer pear, the Burbank plum is making its 

 reputation rather on quantity than on quality. 



TuEE : hardy ; a very vigorous, wayward grower, making a very badly shaped tree, unless 

 severely headed back and kept within bounds ; an early and most abundant bearer; the fiuit 

 needs thinning to secure good size. 



BuKBAyK. 



Fruit: medium to large; form when properly thinned, nearly round, but slightly 

 conical ; color orange yellow ground, shaded with red, and almost purple on the side exposed 

 to the sun ; skin very smooth, with a slight bloom, peels easily when ripe ; suture traceable ; 

 apex a small point ;"stem half to five-eighths of an inch long, stout ; cavity deep abrupt, with 

 leather-crack marks. 



Flesh : color amber ; texture juicy and tender when fully ripe ; flavor sweet, fairly agree- 

 able ; stone medium, pointed, cling. 



Quality : good for cooking ; fair for dessert. 



Value : first class for market. 



Season ; late August. 



Adaptation : general ; succeeds fairly well on St. Joseph Island. 



CLIMAX. 



A very large, fine looking Japan plum ; a fine market variety. 



Okigin : Hybrid of P. Simoni and Botan, raised by Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, 

 California. 



Tree : vigorous ; productive. 



Fruit : size very large ; form heart shaped, one sided ; color vermilion, with numerous 

 white specks. 



Flesh : cling ; color yellow ; texture firm, juicy ; flavor rich, aromatic. 



Quality : dessert good ; cooking not tested. 



Value ; market first class. 



Season : mid August. 



