THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. 



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PLUMS. 



Plant 16 to 18 feet apart each way. 



EUROPEAN VARIETIES. 



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. 

 Grown on Plum Stocks, first class, 5% to 7 ft., ea., 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, $10.00. 

 " " " " select, 6 to 8 ft., ea., 30c; doz., $3.00; 100, $12.00. 



Bradshaw (Black Imperial). Very large; dark violet 

 red; juicy; vigorous; productive. Early. 



Coe's Golden Drop. Large; handsome, yellow; firm, 

 rich, sweet, popular; hardy and a good bearer. Lale. 



German Prune. Medium, oval; purple, firm, rich, 

 sweet; a good grower and productive. Midseason. 



Grand Duke. Very large; dark purplish-red; fine 

 quality, a good shipper. Vigorous and productive. 



Imperial Gage (Princess Imperial). Large, oval; 

 greenish; juicy, rich, excellent; productive, profitable. 



Lombard. Medium, oval; violet-red; flesh yellow, 

 juicy, sugary; a great bearer, profitable. Midseason. 



Monroe Egg. Medium, oval; greenish-yellow; sweet; 

 a vigorous grower and productive. Early. 



Moore's Arctic. Medium, purplish-black, juicy, sweet 

 and pleasant. Vigorous, hardy and productive. 



QuackenbOSS. Large; deep purple; flesh coarse, juicy, 

 sprightly; a rapid grower, productive. Midseason. 



Saratoga. Large; reddish-purple; rich, sweet, excel- 

 lent; a good shipper and keeper. Vigorous, productive. 



Shipper's Pride. Large, round: purple, very firm, 

 excellent quality. A strong grower and regular bearer. 



Shropshire Damson. An improvement upon and dou- 

 ble the size of the common Damson. 



Spaulding. Large; yellowish-green; of sugary sweet- 

 ness yet sprightly, firm. Vigorous and productive. 



Yellow Egg (Magnum Bonum). Very large; yellow; 

 juicy, rich; vigorous, productive and profitable. Early. 



JAPANESE VARIETIES. 



We have never had a finer or larger stock of Japan Plums than the one we now offer and there are none bet- 

 ter in the whole country. We have however put them at very low prices and offer them at a bargain. 



On Plum Stocks, 1st c, ea., 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, $10.00 

 " med'm," 20c; " 2.00; " 8.00 

 " " select, " 30c; " 3.00; " 12.00 



ABUNDANCE (Yellow-fleshed Botan). 



The best of the 

 Japanese varieties, 

 and the most produc- 

 tive of all plums, 

 bending the limbs of 

 trees with the weight 

 of fruit until they of- 

 ten break. An ex- 

 ceedingly early bear- 

 er, even young trees 

 in the nursery row 

 being loaded. The 

 fruit is large, showy 

 and beautiful. Am- 

 ber, turning to rich, 

 bright cherry color 

 with a decided white 

 bloom, and highly 

 perfumed. Flesh 

 light yeHow, exceed- 

 5=1 ingly juicy and ten- 

 der, aiadof a delicious 

 sweetness impossible 

 to describe. Stone 

 small and parts read- 

 ily from the flesh. 

 For canning it is of 

 the greatest excel- 

 * lence. Its season is 

 very early, ripening 

 early in August in 

 advance of other 

 plums. 



Bailey's Japan. Very large, nearly globular, over- 

 spread with light cherry red. Tree an upright, vigor- 

 ous grower and a prolific bearer. Ripens about fifteen 

 days after Wild Goose and a little ahead of Satsunia. 



On Peach Stocks, 1st c, ea., 20c; doz., $2.00; 100, $8.00 

 " " med'm, " 15c; " 1.50; " 0.00 



select, " 25c; " 2.50; " 10.00 



Berckman's. Medium to large, conical, deep crimson 

 with white flesh, very sweet and good, firm and solid. 

 Tree a vigorous grower, early bearer and seldom fails 

 to produce a large crop, Ripens with Abundance. 



Burbank. Excessively productive and entirely hardy. 

 Medium to large, roundish-conical, dark purplish red; 

 flesh yellow, melting, juicy, rich, sugary; a good ship- 

 per. Small stone and free. A vigorous grower and 

 comes into bearing early. Later than Abundance. 



Ogon. One of the finest and most desirable of the 

 Japanese sorts 

 for all purpos- 

 es. Large, 

 nearly round 

 with deep su- 

 ture, bright 

 golden yellow 

 with faint 

 bloom ; flesh 

 firm, sweet, 

 rich and dry, 

 very fine in 

 quality. Ex- 

 cellent for can 

 ning. Its beau 

 ty is simply 

 wonderful and 

 in addition to 

 this, its very 

 early ripening 

 — the last of 

 July — its firm- 

 ness and keeping qualities when gathered, and its re- 

 markable hardiness and productiveness, render it one 

 of the best and most profitable of them all. The tree 

 is vigorous, entirely hardy and exceedingly productive. 



Satsuma. Large, clear purple; flesh purplish-crim- 

 son, firm, good. Pit exceedingly small. A vigorous 

 grower, and inclined to overbear. Midseason. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



June-budded and one year trees will be mailed, if desired, at each and dozen rates. 



CHARLES DOWNING. 



A native of remarkable beauty and very profitable. 

 The fruit is large, roundish-oval, of a brilliant crimson, 

 thin skin, firm flesh and excellent in quality. It is a 

 fine shipper, and remains firm and bright for many 

 days after picking. The tree is hardy and very pro- 

 ductive at all times. It ripens with Wild Goose. 1st 

 C, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. J. B., 

 ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 



MILTON. 



A splendid native, especially valuable for its extreme 

 earliness, large size and good quality. 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 — three weeks earlier than Wild 

 Goose. 1st c, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50; 100, 

 $15.00. J. B., ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 



