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THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. /. 



it is also of the greatest excellence. Its season is very early, ripening in advance of other plums. The ctLrculio 

 has no effect upon it. and one may be very certain of a crop of plums if he plants the Abimdance. It is indeed a 

 remarkable fruit and imlike 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, equalling in thrift and beauty the Kieffer Pear which it even 

 excels in early and profuse bearing. TTe 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 years ago and has proved a blessing to all who have planted it either for market or the family table. 



Bailey's Jarao. One of the best of its season. Very ingly small. A vigorous grower, and incHned to over- 



large, nearly globular, overspread with light cherry- 

 red. Tree an upright, vigorous grower and a prolific 

 bearer. Ripens about fifteen days after TTild G-oose 

 and a little ahead of Satsuma. 



Barbank. Japan. Excessively productive and en- 

 tirely hardy. Medium to large, roundish-conical, dark 

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

 a good shipper. Small stone and free. A vigorous 

 grower and comes into bearing early. Later than 

 Abundance. Prices same as Abundance. 



Satsama. Japan. Large, clear purple: flesh pur- 

 plish-crimson, firm, good; good shipper. Pit exceed- 



bear. Ripens about midseason. Very fine. Prices 

 same as Abimdance. 



Ogon. Japan. Large, nearly round with deep su- 

 ture, bright golden yellow with faint bloom; flesh 

 firm sweet, rich and dry. Excellent for canning. The 

 tree is vigorous, entirely hardy and exceedingly pro- 

 ductive. 



Berckmaas. Japan. One of the best. Medium to large, 

 conicaL deep crimson with white fiesh, very sweet and 

 good, firm and solid. Tree a vigorous grower, early 

 bearer and seldom fails to produce a large crop. Ri- 

 pens about with Abimdance. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



Oo Plum Stocks, 



LINCOLN. 



The finest of all plums. Introduced by us a few years ago and 

 the demand for it has been so great that we have never had suflBcient 

 trees to fiU aU. our orders for it. It is a seedling of Green Gage or Reine 

 Claude, and originated over twenty-fi - e years ago. It is the largest 

 in size of aU hardy plums, average specimens from overloaded trees 

 measuring 2}{ inches long and over six inches ai-ound; weighing over 

 two ounces — selected specimens weighing four ounces each; the 

 finest in quality of any plum we have ever tested, sm-passing its par- 

 ent, that standard of excellence, the old Green Gage, 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 

 rt injuriously. In color it is reddish-pm7)le, with a delicate bloom, 

 very bright, showy and attractive; flesh light yellow or amber, ex- 

 ceedingly 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 sim- 

 ply beyond description. A customer writes us this summer as fol- 

 lows : ' • I ordered one small Lincoln plum tree from you three years 

 ago for a neighbor. I took off one small limb and made two grafts, 

 which were loaded with the finest plimas ever seen in this part of the 

 country, and several parties here have wanted me to order trees of 

 the Lincoln for them.'' 

 first class, ea., 50c; 8 for SI. 2.5; doz., $4.00; !00, ?25.00. 



1 year, ea., 35c; 3 for 9 c; doz., 82. .50; 100, $15.00. (Small trees by mail at rates for each, 

 three and dozen, if desired). 



K! ^£3C^ O ^ Having a large stock of extra fine trees of Kieffer Pear we offer them at the f ollow- 



• CTT C r C3 r ing special rates. The trees are all beautifully headed, clean, bright and handsome. 



First class, 3-4 to 1 inch calliper, each, 30c: dozen. S3.00; 100, $15.00. 

 Selected, 1 to l.V " " " 40c; 4.00; " 20.00. 



Extra size, 13^ to IK in. " " 50c; " 5.00; " 25.00. 



PEAR AND PLUM STOCKS. 



Having a large number of very handsome French Pear and Myrobolan Plum Stocks which we have secured, 

 partly for our own use. we will be pleased to supply our customer with them, so long as the supply lasts. These 

 stocks are of extra quality. They run from five to seven millimeters in diameter, are dug. graded, packed and 

 handled with the utmost care and cannot fail to please all who buy them. Price, 100, $1.25; 1000. $10.00. 



