PLUMS. 



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PLUMS. 



Plant 15 to 18 feet apart each way. 

 Grown on plum stock. These varieties should be given heavy soil. The curculio must be baffled by jarring 

 or repelled by smudging, to save the crop ; and the "black knot" removed from all trees as soon as it makes its 

 appearance, and burned. 



EUROPEAN VARIETIES. 



Brad shaw {Black Imperial), 

 Coe's Golden Drop, 

 General Hand, 

 German Prune, 



First class, 5% to 7 ft. ea., 30c; doz., $3.00; 100, $15.00. 



Imperial Gaffe, Quackenboss, Shropshire Damson, 



Lombard, Reine Claude (de Bavey), Washington, 



Monroe Egg, Richland, Yellow Egg. 



Moore's Arctic, Shipper's Pride, 



AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL VARIETIES 



ABUNDANCE (Yellow-fleshed Botan.) 



The most productive of plums, bending the limbs of trees with 

 the weight of fruit until they often break. An exceedingly early 

 bearer, even young trees in the nursery row being loaded. The 

 fruit is large, showy and beautiful. Amber, turning to a rich, 

 bright cherry color with a decided white bloom, and highly per- 

 fumed. Flesh light yellow, exceedingly juicy and tender, and of a 

 delicious sweetness impossible to describe. Stone small and parts 

 readily from the flesh. For canning it is also of the greatest excel- 

 lence. Its season is very early, ripening in advance of other plums. 

 The curculio has no effect upon it, and one may be very certain of 

 a crop of plums if he will but plant the Abundance. It is indeed a 

 remarkable fruit and unlike any other plum. In growth and habit 

 it is so strong and handsome as to render it worthy of being planted 

 as an ornamental tree, equaling in thrift and beauty the Kieffer 

 Pear which it even excels in early and profuse bearing. We have 

 seen even little one and two years old trees, but a few feet in height, 

 white with bloom and set heavily with large, fine plums. Ripens 

 early in August. Introduced by us some six years ago and has 

 proved a blessing to all who have planted it either for market or the 

 family table. 1st c, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c: doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 

 Medium, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00: 100, $12.00. 



Burbank. From Japan. Excessively productive and 

 entirely hardy. Medium to large, roundish-conical, 

 dark purplish-red; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, rich, 

 sugary ; a good shipper. Stone small and free. The 

 tree is a vigorous grower and comes into bearing early. 

 Somewhat similar to Abundance but of deeper color, 

 not quite so large and ripens later. 1st c, ea., 30c; 

 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. Medium, ea ; , 25c; 

 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00; 00, $12.00. 



Ogon. From Japan. Large, nearly round with 

 deep suture, as shown in the illustration, of a bright 

 golden yellow with faint bloom; flesh firm, sweet, rich 

 and dry. Excellent for canning. The tree is vigorous, 

 entirely hardy and exceedingly productive. Its beauty 

 is simply wonderful and in addition to this, its very early 

 ripening (being nearly two weeks in advance of all 

 other varieties yet offered) its firmness and keeping 

 qualities when gathered and its remarkable hardiness 

 and productiveness render it exceedingly profitable. 

 Last of July. 1st c, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 

 100, $18.00. Medium, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00; 

 100, $15.00. 



Satsuma. From Japan. Large, clear purple; flesh 

 purplish-crimson, firm, good ; good shipper. Pit ex- 

 ceedingly small. A vigorous grower, and inclined to 

 overbear. Ripens about midseason. Very fine. Every 

 home collection should include one or more trees of the 

 four preceding varieties of Japan Plums. 1st c, 

 ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. Medium, 

 ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER OF JAPAN PLUMS. 

 For $i.oo we will send one first class tree 

 of the four varieties offered. 



OGON. 



Wild Goose. (True.) Native. Large ; crimson ; flesh 

 soft, melting, rich, delicious; tree a strong grower and 

 very prolific. Many spurious kinds are sold for Wild 

 Goose, but the true sort is large, and ripens early in 

 July. It is a most profitable market sort and sells 

 readily . 1st c, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



