The Bountiful Ridge Way Grows The Best Trees — They 



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FRUIT TREES 



PLUM TREES 



PLANT MORE PLUMS FOR ADDED PROFITS 



STATISTICS SHOW WE ARE NOT GROWING ENOUGH PLUMS TO 

 SUPPLY MARKET DEMANDS IN THE EAST. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT FOR FUTURE PROFITS 



We Offer A List Of Recent Introductions And Improved Bountiful Strains Of 



Old Popular Varities. 



For years we have been observing plum variety be- 

 havior in plum growing areas and collecting the best 

 of several varieties wJiicli promise the grower a profit 

 for his investment. In our opinion Plum growing has 

 been overloolied or sidetraclved for something else which 

 is not as good a risk. 



Plums are no harder to grow than peaches, if given 

 tlie same amount of intelligent attention. JNIarkets are 

 always good and prices average higher year after year 

 than peaches, apples or other types of fruit. 



The Plum deserves your interest and attention, as a 

 money-maker. 



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, ot 

 ricli and luscious flavor; for cooking and canning they 

 are unsurpassed. 



PLUM PRICES 



(1 or 2 yr.) 1-9 10-49 50 or more 



5-6 feet, 11/16 $2.10 $1.70 $1.20 



4-5 feet, 9-11/16 1.80 1.50 1.00 



3-4 feet, 7-9/16 . '. 1.60 l.,30 .85 



2-3 feet, 1.35 1.10 .75 



We can supply fine plum trees in large quantities this 

 year. Send us your definite list for quotations, when 

 wanting large lots. 



PLEASE NOTE 



We offer here the finest selection of plum varieties we 

 knoAv of in the United States. These trees are budded 

 on myrobolan plum root stock and peach root stock so 

 they will thrive on a wider variety of soil and give 

 lasting satisfaction to the grower. We are alert to the 

 possibilities of plum culture wherever other fruits are 

 grown and hope to be favored with your orders. Please 

 state root stock desired. 



NOTI-; — Most American and European Plums seem 

 to be self-fertile and prodtice fruit on their own 

 pollen, but produce better when interplanted with 

 other varieties. Oriental varieties have been found 

 to be self-unfruitfjil and should always be inter- 

 planted at all times. Aljundance is considered one 

 of the best general pollenizers. 



GERMAN PRUNE 



A valuable Plum of fair 

 quality for dessert, buc 

 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. 



LOMBARD 



Medium, roundish-oval, violet red, 

 .iuicy and pleasant: adheres to stone; 



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



a reasonably sure cropper. 



HEINE CLAUDE 



r.est known and possibly the 

 most widely planted variety 

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

 stone, greenish-yellow, flesh 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 a r g e. oval, yellowish - 

 green with marbled 

 green stripes, heavy white bloom, flesh greenish, juicy, 

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

 ous. September. 



YAKIMA 



STANLEY 



A cross btween Agen and Grand 

 Duke. The fruit if of the prune type. 

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

 healthy, vigorous and produces full crops annually. 

 Fruit large in size, darli 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 



Due to very large size, fine dark 

 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. 



One of The Best Plums Introduced in Recent Years 



A very promising new variety. Due to the soft flesh 

 of the Plum it is not recommended for long distance 

 shipment unless harvested before full quality has de- 

 veloped. The fruit is large to very large being similar 

 to Bradshaw in bright red color Avith a fine over all 

 bloom and has a decidedly tough skin. Quality is ex- 

 cellent, flavor being spicy, aromatic and agreeable. 

 Freestone. The tree is very vigorous, withstands cold 

 Avell and tends to grow five to six main branches with 

 very few side shoots. They should be headed back, 

 from their second through the fourth year to cause 

 branching. We recommend Y^akima for trial in all Plum 

 areas where local or roadside markets are used as a 

 sales outlet. Trees limited. 1 year only. 



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, r)ointed 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. 



Everything Received in Fine Shape 



Wallingford, Conn., May 8, 1948 

 Gentlemen : 



This is to inform you that we received the apple and 

 pear trees, all in very good condition. Thank you. 

 Sincerely yours, 



G. Coen & U. Beer 



PACIFIC 



For The Grower Who Wants 



SIZE — BEAUTY — IIEAY V PRODUCTION 



Few Plums ar more beautfiul in color or equal this 

 variety for size or excellence of quality. Trees are un- 

 usually vigorous, perfectly hardy and productive. Tree 

 Avell formed and so sturdy that branches stand up 

 under extreme heavy loads without breakage or need 

 for props. Fruit is freestone, juicy, firm, sweet and of 

 pleasing flavor. A good shipper when free of Brown 

 Rot. Fruit has tendency to split under some weather 

 conditions and should be carefully watched in order to 

 r)rotect it when ripening. The variety is a heavy annual 

 producer, ripens early. 1 year trees only. 



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