NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 
1885— “Burbank” plum, “Satsuma” plum, 
imported from Japan with numerous others; 
improved, and introduced. 
1893— First Japanese- American hybrid plum 
“Gold”; introduced. 
1893—<Splendor” prune; introduced. 
1893—“ Wickson” plum; introduced. 
1898— “Delaware” hybrid plum, “Juicy” 
plum, “October Purple” plum; introduced. 
1893— “ Hale” plum; introduced. 
1894— “Giant” prune; introduced. 
1894—-**Doris” plum; introduced. 
1898—‘ America,” ‘“Chalco” and “Apple” 
plums; introduced. 
1899—“ Climax,” “Sultan,” “Bartlett” and 
“Shiro” plums; introduced, 
1899— “Sugar” prune; introduced. seas 
1901 —“ First” and “Combination” plums ; 
introduced. 
1901— Many stoneless prunes; originated. 
_This does not by any means include all the 
plums and prunes Mr. Burbank has produced 
which have spown desirable qualities, but 
only such ones as have shown unusual fitness 
to live. Hundreds of thousands of others are 
now under test. It would be idle to attempt a 
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