THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. /.' 



LOVETT (Fourth of July). 



HALE. 



The Hale stands in the foremost rank of the J apa- 

 nese 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, ex- 

 ceedingly attractive and beautiful; flesh yellow, firm 

 and delicious. It is an early and regular bearer, bear- 

 ing each year enormous crops. Ripens about the mid- 

 dle 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, says of it. "To 

 my taste, these specimens have been the best in quality 

 of all the Japanese Plums.'' Luther Burbank. the emi- 

 nent pomologist, says, "Xo one who has ever tasted 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 intelligent 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., 35c: 3 

 for $1.00; doz., $3.00; 100. $20.00. J. B., ea., 20c: 3 for 

 50c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



DELAWARE. 



Said to be a cross with one of the Japanese varieties. 

 It is of vigorous growth and very ornamental in ap- 

 pearance, with long branches regularly loaded with 

 fine plums. The fruit is medium to large, deep rich 

 purple with white bloom, flesh fine-grained and lus- 

 cious, exquisite in flavor, like that of a Delaware 

 grape. Immenselv productive, and an earlv bearer. 

 Earlv. 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. 



Shown on colored plate. 



Of all Plums that have as yet appeared, we do not 

 hesitate to state the Lovett is by far the most valuable. 

 Being a chance seedling its parentage is unknown, al- 

 though it is evidently an offspring of some one of the 

 Japan varieties. First, it is of great value by reason 

 of its extreme earliness; ripening at Monmouth from 

 July 1st to 15th — long in advance of any other Plum 

 and justly entitling it to the appellation Fourth of July. 

 Second, by reason of its superior quality: surpassing 

 beyond comparison the Abundance and all other Pl ums 

 known to us. Third, by reason of its superior keeping 

 and shipping properties; never rotting until fully ripe 

 and equalling an apricot as a shipper and keeper. 

 Fourth, as a cropper it is unparalleled: yielding enor- 

 mous crops every year. Fifth, it is practically curculio 

 proof. The plums are bright red. deepening to maroon 

 next the sun. with light blue bloom; round, slightly 

 ovate with a distinct suture, 1}{ to 2 in. long by 1% to 

 1 3-4 inches thick and so highly perfumed when fully 

 ripe, that a handful of them will fill a whole room with 

 fragrance. Flesh yellow, firm, parting from the stone 

 freely, exceedingly rich, sweet vinous, melting and 

 luscious, with no acrid taste in skin or at the stone. 

 Stone small and nearly round. In vigor of growth or 

 beauty and richness of foliage it is not excelled by the 

 Kieffer Pear. It originated upon the Lovett Home- 

 stead in Pennsylvania, which has been owned and tilled 

 by the Lovett family for over two hundred years and 

 has been fully tested in orchard culture without petting. 



First class, ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $4.00. 



June Budded, ea., 30c: 3 for 75c; " 2.50 iby mail). 



HALE. 



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 2-1 in. long and over six inches around: 

 weighing over two ounces — the finest in quality of any 

 plum we have ever tested, wonderfully prolific, the 

 plums hanging like ropes of onions upon the branches : 

 beautiful in form and color, very early in ripening and 

 eurculio-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 August and its productiveness is simplv bevond de- 

 scription. 1st c. ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00; doz".. $3.50; 100, 

 $25.00. 1 yr., ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 



