GENERAL CATALOGUE 



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*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 — Very large and long; deep purple; rich and excellent. End of August. 50c. 



*Ouackenboss — Large, deep purple covered with a dense bluish bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, 

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

 Middle of September. 50c. 



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

 ductive. October. 50c. 



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



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

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



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

 \Vild Goose (Native) — A good 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. Very 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 — Very large; heart-shaped; skin thick, deep dark red; flesh yellow, firm, flavor sweet, rich; 



ripens early. 50c. 



October Purple — One of Luther Burbank's Hybrids and considered 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. 



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

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



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

 small. 56c. 



SELECT PEACHES 



To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following points must be well attended 

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

 dressing 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 shoots back about one- 

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

 superfluous shoots should be cut clean out. 



It should alivai/s be borne in mind that the fruit is produced on V)ood of the last season's gro%i:th, and 

 hence the necessity of keeping up a good stipplg of vigorous animal shoots all over the tree. The plum stock 

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

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



Note. — In planting peaches, it is of the highest importance to cut back the trees 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. 



