Are Highest In Quality— Earliest To Bear— Greatest In Value 



PLUM TREES 



JJountifuI nidn. 



Plant More Plums As An Added Profit Maimer 



statistics Show We Are Not Growing: Enougli Plums to 

 Supply The Market Demand in The East. 



The Plum, like the Pear and other finer fruits suc- 

 ceeds best in heavy soil with some clay, and being al- 

 most free from disease, they can be grown very profit- 

 ably. The finer kinds are excellent dessert fruits, of 

 rich and luscious flavor; for cooking and canning they 

 are unsurpassed. 



10 or 

 PLUMS (All Varieties): 1 to 9 more 



2 yr., 5-6', 11/16 up $2.00 $1.70 



2 yr., 4-5', 9-11/16 1.75 1.50 



2 yr., 3-4', 7-9/16 1.50 1..30 



1 yr., 4-5', 1.75 1.50 



1 yr., 3-4', 1.50 1.30 



1 yr., 2-3' 1.25 1.05 



PLEASE NOTE 



All varieties of Plums are again extremely scarce 

 for Fall 1945 and Spring 1946, 



We reserve the right to limit quantities and all 

 orders will be accepted subject to stock in hand 

 when received. Place your order early and avoid 

 disappointmnt. 



Present indications are that we will have a more 

 liberal supply of plum and more complete variety 

 listings for fall 1946 and spring 1947. 



CTHMT PY A cross between Agen and Grand 

 '^*-"'*''^^-*- Duke. The fruit is of the prune type, 

 excellent for cooking or eating out of hand. The tree is 

 healthy, vigorous and produces full croi s annually. 

 Fruit large in size, dark blue with heavy bloom; flesh, 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, fine-grained, tender, firm, sweet, 

 pleasant; quality good to very good. Freestone. Mid- 

 season. Stanley is one of the New York Experiment 

 Station's prize plums. 



BRAT^SHAVl/ ^"® ^^ ^'^''y large size, fine dark 

 AJi.Li^*^KJM.±jrx. ^y violet-red color, good shipping and 

 keeping ability the Bradshaw has continued to grow 

 in popularity. The fiesh is yellowish-green, juicy and 

 aleasing to the taste. The tree is very vigorous, erect 

 and productive. 



FELLeMbURG or ITALIAN PRUNE 



Our most popular Commercial plum. It succeeds under 

 most all climatic and soil conditions. The fruit is 

 dark purple with a dark blue bloom, medium to large 

 size, oval, pointed and tapering. The flesh is juicy and 

 delicious and it is very fine for drying and canning. 

 It is fast replacing the German prune in commercial 

 plum orchards. 



GERMAN PRTINF ^ valuable Plum of fair 

 V«Lmvii-u>i rnUViUM quality for dessert, but 

 most esteemed for drying and preserving. -Large, long, 

 oval, purple, with a heavy blue bloom; flesh firm, sweet 

 and pleasant, separating from the stone. Moderate to 

 vigorous in growth. 



LOMRARD Medium, roundish-oval, violet red, 

 "^^*- ■iJ-'^ii.ii-' juicy and pleasant: adheres to stone; 

 valuable market sort, hardy, and adapted to light soils; 

 a reasonably sure cropper. 



NOTE — Most American and European Plums 

 seem to be self-fertile and produce fruit on their 

 own pollen, but produce better when interplanted 

 with other varieties. Oriental varieties have been 

 found to be self unfruitful and should always be 

 interplanted at all times. Abundance is considered 

 one of the best general pollinizers. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON f '"J^„rLio*wS 



and enormously productive; fruit of medium size, pro- 

 duced in thick clusters or groups, dark purple color, 

 esteemed for preserving. 



fj H T T Cross between Golden Drop and Grand Duke. 

 **-*-*-'^'^ Resembles Grand Duke, is very large and 

 handsome and fine flavor. Tree medium size and very 

 productive. A fine, large, blue plum. 



IMPERIAL EPINEUSE ;tf" S? prlfo'e iT. 



Reddish purple, tender, sweet, juicy, and one of the 

 best flavored of all Old World Plums. Ripens late, 

 tree moderately vigorous. Requires cross pollination. 

 Trees very limited. 



"RFTMF CI flTTFlF Best known and possibly the 

 i.iAjJ.l^J-1 K^LmITWJI^Lj niost widely planted variety 

 of the "Green Gage" group. Fruit medium size, cling- 

 stone, greenish yellow, flesh is juicy, very mild and 

 wweet and is in great demand for local trade or home 

 use. Tree is moderately vigorous. (Self unfruitful). 



IMPERIAL GAGE ^rlen' %iS'WTbl'l''i 

 green stripes, heavy white bloom, flesh greenish, juicy 

 melting, rich and best quality ; tree upright and vigor- 

 ous. September. 



ORIENTAL PLUMS 



NOTE— Oriental Plums are self unfruitful. Two or 

 more varieties should be planted for best results. 



Largest of all Oriental Plums. Tree 

 upright in growth, bearing good 

 crops under proper conditions. Fruit large, dark red 

 over a yellow ground, splashed and mottled with dark- 

 er red. P''lesh amber yelloAv, juicy, firm, pleasant and 

 sweet in flavor. 



WICKSON 



ABUNDANCE 



One of the best Oriental Plums. 



Tree is a very rapid grower, 

 healthy, and comes into bearing quite young and yields 

 abundantly ; medium size, rich, bright cherry red with 

 distinct bloom and highly perfumed ; flesh light yellow, 

 juicy and tender, and excellent quality. Tree vigorous 

 and hardy. 



"RTT'R'R fiMl? Medium to large, orange-yellow, dot- 

 i3UrLi3/l.l^l.\. ted and marbled with red, flesh 

 meaty, yellow, sweet and good; valuable for canning 

 and a good market plum. Hardy and very prolific. 



Qfi"MTfi "RO^S ^"^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^°^ noteworthy 

 iJJrxrtiri. £i.\Ji^.r% oriental plums surpassing Abun- 

 dance and Burbank in many tree and fruit characteris- 

 tics. Fruits are large and attractive. Tree is prolific 

 bearer. 1 year trees only. 



OUR NATIONAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE 



Wartime conditions have made America and the World more Fruit-Conscious than 

 ever before. Fruits take their rightful place in man's dietary schedule. Plan to meet 

 the coming demand by planting Bountiful Ridge Grown Trees and Plants. 



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