ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Abundance 



Domestic Varieties 



Bradshaw (Niagara, Amer.) — Medium 

 large; purplish-red: free; flesh green and 

 juicy; good shipping qualities. Tree an 

 upright grower, bears regularly; enormous 

 trops. Medium early. 



Damson (Europe) — Small; black, with 

 thick blue bloom; free; flesh juicy, but 

 rather tart: best for kitchen and market. 

 Tree enormously productive and hardy. 

 September. 



Green Gage — Small but of highest excel- 

 lence: skin greenish yellow; flesh yellow, 

 juicy and of fine flavor. Late September. 



Imperial Gag"e (N. T.) — Medium; yellow- 

 ish-green; heavy white bloom; free; flesh 

 juicy, sweet, rich and excellent; one of the 

 very best dessert and market. Tree upright 

 and* vigorous. September. 



Italian Prune (Europe) — Medium large; 

 purplish-black; blue bloom; free; flesh 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet and of good 

 quality: will hang on tree after ripening; 

 splendid for drying and market. Tree 



very productive. September. 



Lombard (X. Y.) — Medium large; reddish- 

 violet, with heavy bloom; cling; flesh firm, 

 vellow and very pleasant for both kitchen 

 and market. Tree unusually vigorous, suc- 

 ceeding well on even light soils. Late 

 August. 



Yellow Egg- (Europe) — Very large; green- 

 ish-yellow; flesh a little coarse but recom- 

 mended for drying and cooking. Tree a free 

 grower and very productive. Late August. 



Hybrid Varieties 



Abundance (Japan) — Medium to large; a 

 rich cherry red; with a decided white 

 bloom; cling; flesh light yellow, exceedingly 

 juicy, tender and delicious: kitchen and 

 market. Tree vigorous and hardy: rapid 

 grower and bears young. Last of July. 



Burbank (Japan)- — Large; reddish-purple; 

 cling: flesh yellow; juicy: good for kitchen 

 and market. Tree rather spreading and 



abundant bearer; very hardy and prolific. 

 Medium late. 



Compass Cherry — Small: purplish red, 

 with large pit, flesh yellow and very good 

 for cooking. The original cross of Minor 

 Plum and Sand Cherry. 



Hanska — Beautiful color, bright red. with 

 heavy bloozn ; flesh firm, yellow and good 

 quality; fragrant; apricot flavor; tree tall, 

 rapid grower; pit small. 



Bed June (Japan) — Medium; vermilion 

 red with bloom: semi-cling; flesh light 

 lemon yellow; slightly sub-acid; but good 

 quality for kitchen and market. Tree 

 strong and spreading; unusually produc- 

 tive. Early. 



Shipper's Pride— Large; purple; flesh firm 

 sweet and excellent for shipping and kitch- 

 en. Tree hardy and productive. September. 



"Wickson (Calif.) — Very large; reddish- 

 purple with white bloom; cling; flesh firm 

 and meaty; yellow, rich, aromatic: a mar- 

 ket sort. Tree strong and spreading: bears 

 abundantly and early in most localities. Au- 

 gust. 



APRICOTS 



Alexander (Russian) — Medium to small 

 size; light orange flecked with red; flesh 

 tender juicy, sweet and good flavor; des- 

 sert and market. Tree hardy and produc- 

 tive. July. 



Early Golden — Small roundish-oval: pale 

 orange with smooth skin; flesh yellow; 

 juicy, sweet and desirable for dessert use. 

 Tree hardy and productive. 



Moorpark — Very large; orange-yellow 

 with numerous specks and dots; flesh yel- 

 low, sweet, juicy and rich; good to very 

 good market and dessert. Tree is rather 

 tender and fruit ripens unevenly. August. 



MULBERRIES 



Downing 1 — Highly ornamental for street 

 or lawn, bearing an abundance of large 

 black, sub-acid fruit. Its long bearing sea- 

 son makes it a universal favorite where- 

 ever it is grown. 



New American — Equal to Downing in all 

 respects and a much hardier tree. It bears 

 fruits of the finest size and flavor from 

 mid-Julv until Autumn. 



ew American 



