GENERAL CATALOGUE 15 



x McLaughlin — Large, round; greenish yellow; sugary and fine; quality very good. Tree a free 

 grower. One of the very best for family use. Middle of August. 50c. 



Monarch — Very large, roundish oval ; dark purplish blue, freestone, of excellent quality. An abundant 

 bearer. 50c 



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

 good. A valuable variety. September. 50c. 



Pond's Seedling or Font Hill — Form of Yellow Egg; light red changing to violet; flesh rather 

 coarse. Tree a vigorous grower and most abundant bearer. One of the most attractive in culti- 

 vation. September. 50c. 



Prince Engelbert — Yery large and long; deep purple; rich and excellent. End of August. 50c. 



'Quackenboss — Large, deep purple covered with a dense bluish bloom ; flesh greeni-h yellow, 

 sprightly, juicy, a little coarse grained; good in quality. A great yielder. Yaluable for market. 

 Middle of September. 50c. 



Shropshire Damson — A medium sized, dark purple variety; esteemed for preserving. Yery pro- 

 ductive. October. 50c. 



Yictoria — One of the most magnificent plums in cultivation; of the largest size; fair quality; purplish 

 red color. A most abundant bearer. September. 50c 



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

 d. Exceedingly productive. One of the very best. End of August. 50c. 



Wild Goose Satiny. — A grind variety of the Chickasaw; medium, roundish, oblong; reddish yellow; 

 flesh juicy and flavor pleasant. Ripens here middle of August. 50c. 



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

 cooking. Yery productive. End of August. 50c. 



JAPANESE PLUMS 



AND HYBRIDS 



Abundance — Large and beautiful; amber, turning to a rich bright cherry; flesh light yellow, juicy, 



tender, sweet, exceedingly productive. Season very early. 50c. 

 Burbank— Large and beautiful; clear cherry red; an abundant bearer; valuable market variety. 



Ripens early in September. 50c. 

 Climax — Yery large; heart-shaped; skin thick, deep dark red; flesh yellow, firm, flavor sweet, rich; 



ripens early. 50c. 

 October Purple — One of Luther Burbank's Hybrid^ and eon-idered by him one of his best. Large, 



purple, yellow flesh; very late. 50c. 

 Ogon — Large, bright golden yellow. 50c. 

 Red June — Medium to large, roundish, conical, purplish red, handsome; flesh yellow, quality good. 



Yalued for market on account of its earliness. 50c. 

 Satsuma— Large, dark red; flesh dark red, cling; good. 50c. 

 YVickson — Yery large, glowing carmine, with a heavy white bloom; flesh firm, sugary, delicious; stone 



small. 50c. 



SELECT PEACHES 



To -ecure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following point- must be well attended 

 to in peach culture : — 1st. Keep the ground clean and mellow around the tree-, and give it an occasional 

 dres-ing of wood ashes. 2d. Keep the heads low — the trunks ought not to exceed three feet in height. 

 3d. Attend regularly every spring to pruning and shortening the shoots of the previous year's growth. 

 This keeps the head round, full, and well furnished with bearing wood. Cut weak shoot- back about one- 

 half, and strong ones one-third; but see that you have a sufficient supply of fruit bud-. Sickly and 

 superfluous shoots should be cut clean out. 



// should always be borne in mind that the fruit is produced on wood of the last season's growth, and 

 hence the necessity of keeping up a good supply of vigo rous annual shoots all over the tree. The plu\ 

 is advantageous in stiff clay, cold and damp soils. We do not have all the varieties on plum stock, but will 

 fnmish a. list on application. Price on plum stock, 50c each. 



Note. — In planting peaches, it is of the highest importance to cut back the tree- severely. The 

 stem should be reduced about one-third and the side branches cut back to one bud. This lessens the de- 

 mand upon the roots, and enables the remaining buds to push more vigorously. Most failures in newly 

 planted orchards may be ascribed to a non-observance of these directions. 



