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



Plum Trees 



Jjountiful Riagj 



FRUIT TREES 



Plant More Plums As An Added Profit Maker 



statistics Show We Are Not Growing Enough Plums to 

 Supply The Market Demand in The East. 



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

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

 most free from disease, tlicy 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. 



50 or 



PLUMS (All Varieties) : 1 to 9 10 to 49 more 



2 yr., 5-6', 11/16 up $3.20 ii>1.90 $1.40 



2 yr., 4-5', 9-11/16 1.95 1.65 1.20 



2 yr., 3-4', 7-9/16 1.75 1.45 1.05 



1 yr., 4-5', 1.95 1.C5 1.20 



1 yr., 3-4' 1.75 1.45 1.05 



1 yr., 2-3', 1.50 1.25 .95 



PLEASE NOTE 



Most all varieties of Plums are again extremely 

 scarce for Fall 1946 and Spring 1947. 



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 

 disappointment. 



Present indications are that we will have a more 

 liberal supply of plum and more complete variety 

 listings for fall 1947 and spring 1948. 



STANTFY ^ <^^oss 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 crops annnallv. 

 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. 



BRADSHAW ^"^ ^^ ^'^^y large size, fine dark 

 i«i#Ai.As.x/i^AAf^ vv violet-red color, good shipping and 

 keeping ability the Bradshaw has continued to grow 

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

 pleasing 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^I^niVI/llN rnUlNr. 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. 



LOM"RAR"n Medium, roundish-oval, violet red, 

 '"^^* *'""*^*'-*^ .iuicy and pleasant ; adheres to stone ; 

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

 a reasonably sure cropper. 



BLUE REX DAMSON J'SS^iJa" ffSS 



to be the finest of all Damsons yet introduced. The 

 tree seems to be hardy, is fast growing and productive. 

 The fruit is about the same size as Shropshire but 

 ripens ten days earlier, is high in quality and of better 

 appearance than the old type Damsons. We recom- 

 mend Blue Rex Damson for both home and commercial 

 plantings. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON T ;;^„S "^rol'S 



and enormously productive; fruit of medium size, pro- 

 duced in thick clusters or groups, dark purple color, 

 esteemed for preserving. 



NOTE — 3Iost American and European Plums seem 

 to be self-fertile and produce fruit on tlieir own 

 pollen, but produce better when interplanted with 

 other varieties. Oriental varieties have been found 

 to be self-unfruitful and should always be inter- 

 planted at all times. Abundance is considered one 

 of the best general poUenizers. 



REINE CLAUDE 



Best known and possibly the 

 most widely planted variety 

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

 stone, greenish-yellow, fiesh is juicy, very mild and 

 sweet and is in great demand for local trade or home 

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



IMPERIAL GAGE ^.l/n^ ^iET'm^.l'n'I'd 



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. 



"MFTHT FV ^ recent introduction which is rapidly 

 *•*■*-*•*•**•""■*■ gaining popularity due to its fine qual- 

 ity and handsome appearance. The fruit is medium to 

 large in size, reddish rurple in color with red flesh. It 

 is .iuicy, sweet and ot distinctive flavor. The tree is 

 vigorous and upright in growth habit. Does well on 

 most types of soil and is a heavy annual bearer. 



TI/TplT'Ci/^Ta Largest of all Oriental Plums. Tree 

 yy ly^tAijy^n upright in growth, bearing good 

 crops under proper conditions. Fruit large, dark red 

 over a yellow ground, splasliod and mottled with dark- 

 er red. Flesh amber yellow, juicy, firm, pleasant and 

 sweet in flavor. 



One of the b(>st 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; fiesh light yellow, 

 juicy and tender, and excellent quality. Tree vigorous 

 and hardy. 



DTT'DPISMI? Medium to large, orange-yellow, dot- 

 DUUDrli^A. ted and marbled with red, flesh 

 meaty, yellow, sweet and good; valuable for canning 

 and a good market plum. Hardy and very prolific. 



One of the new and noteworthy 

 t)riental plums surpassing Abun- 

 dance and Burbank in many tree and fruit characteris- 

 tics. Fruits are large and attractive. Tree is a prolific 

 bearer. 1 yr. trees only. 



ABUNDANCE 



SANTA ROSA 



PPTi TTTMF Mottled garnet-red color overlaid 

 JLILmU JU1XJ:i with delicate bloom; firm, light yel- 

 low flesh, aromatic and sweet. The trees are large, vig- 

 orous, hardy and productive. Blooms late and fruit is 

 very resistant to Brown rot and curculia. Usually 

 ripens a week before Abundance. One of the very gcod 

 Oriental Plums. 



Quince Trees 



Quince prices, all varieties: 



4-5 ft., $1.95 each. 



3-4 ft., 1.75 each. 



3-3 ft., 1.50 each. 



^R R "W^'F Roundish 

 \jnr\.l^\^L^ bright gold- 

 en yellow, very large, fine 

 grained, fine quality. Best for 

 cooking. Firm, will stand 

 shipping. 



CHAMPION f.™* S 



and handsome. Bears abund- 

 antly while young; flesh 

 cooks as tender as an apple 

 without hard spots and cores; 

 flavor delicate, quince taste. 



CHAMPION QUINCE 



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