THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



THE HALE PLUM. 



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The Halo stands in the foremost rank of the Japanese Plums and is pre-eminent for its fine quality, in which 

 it is the best of them all. It is also one of the most vigorous in growth and approaches Abundance closely in its 

 immense yield of fruit. The plums are of the largest size of its class, bright, orange-yellow skin, mottled and 

 nearly covered with vivid cherry-red, exceedingly attractive and beautiful ; flesh yellow, firm and delicious. It 

 is an early and regular bearer, bearing each year enormous crops. Ripens about the middle of September, after 

 the early Peaches and other Japan Plums have done bearing, and keeps in good condition a long time after being 

 picked. It thus has the market entirely to itself as a fancy dessert fruit, and hence is exceedingly profitable. 

 Prof. L. H. Bailey of Cornell Experiment Station, who is a high authority on the subject, in a Bulletin on Japan 

 Plums, says of the Hale: "A very handsome, large, round-cordate plum, usually lop-sided, orange thinly overlaid 

 with mottled red, so as to have a yellowish-red appearance, or, in well-colored specimens, deep cherry red with 

 yellow specks; flesh yellow, soft and juicy (yet a good keeper), not stringy, with a very delicious, slightly acid 

 peach flavor. Very late." And again, he says, "To my taste, these specimens have been the best in quality of 

 all the Japanese Plums." Luther Burbank, the eminent pomologist and hybridizer of California, says of it, "No 

 one who has ever tested the fruit when ripe will ever say any European Plum is superior to the Hale." A few 

 trees of such a large, late, delicious, prolific Plum should be planted in every garden in the land, whilst no intel- 

 ligent fruit grower can fail to plant it for profitable market growing: both home and market grower bearing well 

 in mind that it comes into bearing earlier than a Peach tree — nothing quicker in returns, nothing surer. 1st c, 

 ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.50; 100, $25.00. J. B., ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



MILTON. 



LINCOLN. 



Of the European family and decidedly the finest 

 Plum of its class — enormous in size, showy in appear- 

 ance, delicious in quality, excessive in bearing. It is 

 the largest in size of all hardy plums, average speci- 

 mens measuring 2^ in. long and over six inches around; 

 weighing over two ounces — the finest in quality of any 

 plum we have every tested, wonderfully prolific, the 

 plums hanging like ropes of onions upon the branches; 

 beautiful in form and color, very early in ripening and 

 curculio-proof in so far that the stings of the insect do 

 not seem to affect it injuriously. In color it is a red- 

 dish-purple, with a delicate bloom, very bright, showy 

 and attractive; flesh light yellow or amber, exceeding- 

 ly juicy, rich, sweet, melting and luscious — entirely free 

 from any coarseness or toughness — parting freely from 

 the stone. It ripens from the first to the middle of Aug- 

 ust and its productiveness is simply beyond description. 

 1st c, ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz. , $4.00. 



HAMMER. 



An American variety of enormous productiveness and 

 so attractive as to make it a quick seller in market. 

 The fruit is large, longish-oval, pale red, thin skin and 

 of extra fine quality; clingstone. It is so good and 

 yields so much fruit that it should be popular in the 

 home garden. Ripens last of August. 1st c, ea., 40c; 

 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. J. B., ea., 30c; 3 

 for 75c; doz., $2.25; 100, $15.00. 



WHITAKER. 



A much better Plum than Wild Goose, and of the 

 same class, reliable in bearing and very productive. 

 The fruit is large, bright red, very attractive and of 

 fine quality. A profitable Plum giving quick returns, 

 lstc, ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. J. 

 B., ea.,30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.25; 100, $15.00. 



PLUM 



A splendid native Plum especially valuable for its ex- 

 treme earliness, large size and good quality, all of 

 which make it very desirable either in the home grounds 

 or when grown for market. The fruit is large, round- 

 ish inclining to oval, dark red, thin skin and firm flesh 

 of excellent quality. It is a strong grower and un- 

 usually prolific, hardy and a regular annual bearer. 

 Ripens extremely early — fully three weeks earlier than 

 Wild Goose. 1st c, ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 

 100, $20.00. J. B., ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.25; 100, 

 $15.00. 



CHARLES DOWNING. 



A native Plum of remarkable beauty and very prof- 

 itable to the fruit grower. The fruit is large, round- 

 ish-oval, of a brilliant crimson color, thin skin, firm 

 flesh and excellent in quality. It is a fine market 

 Plum, shipping well, and it remains firm and bright 

 for many days after picking. The tree is of rather strag- 

 gling growth, hardy and very productive at all times. 

 It ripens with Wild Goose and is superior every way. 

 1st c, ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. J. 

 B., ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.25; 100, $15.00. 



DELAWARE. 



A rather remarkable variety which originated with 

 Luther Burbank, the famous hybridizer, and said to 

 be a cross with one of the Japanese varieties. It is of 

 vigorous growth and very ornamental in appearance, 

 with long branches regularly loaded with fine plums. 

 The fruit is medium to large, deep rich purple with 

 white bloom, flesh fine-grained and luscious, exquisite 

 in flavor, like that of a Delaware grape. Immensely 

 productive, hardy and an early bearer. Ripens early, 

 lstc, ea,, 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. J. 

 B., ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.25; 100, $15.00. 



STOCKS. 



We can supply some very handsome Plum Stocks to those who desire them, so long as our supply lasts, care- 

 fully dug, graded and packed, either Mariana or Myrobolao as preferred, at $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. 



