GENERAL CATALOGUE. 21 



Coe's Golden Drop — Large and handsome, oval ; light yellow; flesh firm, rich, and sweet: adheres to the 



stone. Tree a moderate grower and ver\- productive. Valuable not only on account of its large size 



and fine appearance, but its lateness. Last of September. 

 *Duane's Purple — Yen,- large and handsome, oval ; reddish purple ; flesh juicy and sweet; adheres to the 



stone. Tree a moderate grower and ver)' productive. Beginning of September. 75c. 

 Fellemberg (French or Italian Pruned — A fine late plum, oval; purple; flesh juicy and delicious; 



parts from the stone ; fine for dr\-ing. Tree difree grower and ver)- productive. September. 

 German Prune — Medium ; oval : purple or blue ; juicy, rich, fine. Tree vigorous and ver}- productive. 



September. 

 ♦General Hand — Ver}' large : yellow, handsome : parts freely from the stone. Tree stocky, vigorous and 



productive. September. 75c. 

 Goliath (Nectarine) — A ven,- large, beautiful purple plum: second quality; a vigorous grower and great 



bearer. Beginning of September. 75c. 

 Grand Duke — A valuable late plum ; as large as the Bradshaw. of same color; and ripening latter part of 



September. Entirely free from rot. One of the best late plums for market. 

 Green Gage — Small, but of the highest excellence. Tree a moderate grower. We have to top graft it to 



get good trees. September. 75c. 

 ♦Imperial Gage — Rather large; oval; greenish; flesh juicy, rich, and delicious ; parts from the stone. Tree 



a vigorous grower ; ver}- productive and one of the best plums. Middle of August. 

 ♦Jefferson — A fine variety; yellow with a red cheek ; flesh orange-colored, juicy, and rich; parts from the 



stone. Tree a slow, /fj^r grower, but productive. End of August. 75c. 

 ♦Lombard — Medium size; oval; violet red ; flesh yellow, juicy, and pleasant. Tree ver}- vigorous, a great 



bearer, and peculiarly well adapted to light soils. Ver}- hardy. September. 

 Lucombe's Nonsuch — An English variety of rather large size, roundish ; yellowish green, distinctly streaked 



with yellow and orange ; ■aLfree grower and very prolific. Middle to end of August. 73c. 

 ♦McLaughlin — Large, round; greenish yellow ; sugar}- and fine; quality very good. Tree 2l free grower. 



One of the ver}- best for family use or market. Middle of August. 

 ♦Orange — Large ; skin bronze yellow, marked with roughish white dots ; flesh deep yellow and juicy. Tree 



vigorous and productive. 75c. 

 ♦Peter's Yellow Gage — Large, nearly oval; bright marbled yellow; flesh rich and juicy; quality very 



good. Tree a/r^c- grower. A valuable variety. September. 

 Pond's Seedling or Font Hill — A magnificent English plum; form of Yellow Egg; light red changing to 



\-iolet ; flesh rather coarse. Tree a vigorous grower and most abundant bearer. One of the most 



attractive in cultivation. September. 

 Prince Engelbert — Very large and long; deep purple ; rich and excellent. Tree very vigorous. One of the 



best. End of August. 

 Prune of Agen — A valuable French variety first quality for dr}-ing. Tree vigorous and ver}- prolific. Sep>- 



tember. 75c. 

 ♦Quackenboss — Large, deep purple covered with a dense bluish bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, sprightly, juicy, a 



little coarse grained ; will rank good in quality. Tree vigorous and a great yielder. Valuable for 



market. Middle of .September. 

 Reine Claude de Bavay — See Bavay's Green Gage. 



Shropshire Damson — A medium sized, dark purple variety ; esteemed for preserving. Tree vigorous and 



ver}- productive. October. 

 Smith's Orleans — A large and excellent variety ; oval; reddish purple with a thick coat of bloom; flesh 



firm, yellow, juicy, and rich. Tree vigorous and very productive. August and September. 

 ♦St. Law^rence — A seedling of ours from Smith's Orleans ; superior in size and quality to the parent. Large; 



dark purple; cling; ripens middle of August. 75c. 

 Victoria (Sharp's Emperor i — One of the most magnificent plums in cultivation; of the largest size; fair 



quality ; purplish red color. Tree 2i free, irregular grower and most abundant bearer. September. 

 Wangenheim — Medium size ; oval ; dark blue ; quality excellent ; one of the finest of that class designated 



as Prunes. Tree moderate or free grower. Middle of August. 

 ♦Washington — A magnificent large plum ; roundish ; green, usually marked with red ; juicy, sweet and good. 



Tree robust and exceedingly productive. One of the ven,- best. End of August. 

 Wild Goose ( Native; — A good variety of the Chickasaw ; medium, roundish, oblong; reddish yellow ; flesh 



juicy and flavor pleasant. Tree ^^free grower. Ripens here middle of August. 

 ♦Yellow Gage — Rather large, yellow, oval ; flesh yellow, juicy, and rich. Tree remarkably vigorous and 



productive. An excellent and profitable variety. Middle of August. 

 Yellow Egg — A ver}' large and beautiful egg-shaped yellow plum ; a little coarse, but excellent for cooking- 

 Tree z.free grower and very productive. End of August. 



