J. T. Lovett— Plums. 



PLUMS. 



Plant 16 to 18 feet apaH each way. 



Grown upon plum stocks. Tbese varieties of the European plum should be sriven heavy soil. The ciu-culio 

 must be battled with, either by jarring or repelled by smudging to save the crop ; and the black knot"' re- 

 moved from all trees as soon as it makes its appearance and burned. 



STANDARD VARIETIES. 



First-Class— 5'to 7 ft. : ea.. 3oc.: doz.. $3.50; 100. S'25.00. 

 :?Iedium Size-^ to 5 ft. ; ea., 30c.: doz.. §3.00; 100, S-20.00. 



iagara, BlacTi Imperial).— Tery large, dart 

 violet red ; juicy, good; tree vigorous, very productive, very valu- 

 -^ble. Early. 



' Coe's Golden Drop — Large, handsome, yellow; firm, rich, 

 sweet, popular. Late. 



General Hand — Very large, yellow, handsome : not very 

 good quality : very free grower, productive, profitable. Medium. 



German Prune— Medium, oval, purple, juicy, rich, sweet, 

 productive, popular. Midseason. 



Green Gage— Small, round, green; flesh pale green, rich, 

 juicy; slow grower, abundant bearer. Best table plum. Early. 



Imperial Gage (Prince's ImperiaZ^- Large, oval, greenish, 

 juicy, rich, excellent, desirable. Early. 



Iiombard— Medium, oval, violet, red ; flesh yellow, juicy, 

 sugary ; tree vigorous, a great bearer, succeeds everywhere, even 

 on light soil. Medium. 



jTIcLauglilin- Large, round, greenish yellow; sugary and 

 good. Early. 



Monroe Egg— Medium, oval, greenish, yellow; flesh greenish 

 yellow, sweet, good ; vigorous and productive. Early. 



Peaeh— Very large, roundish, brownish red ; flesh yellow, 

 sprightly, good ; vigorous grower, only moderate bearer. Early. 



Q.uackenboss— Large, oblong, roundish ; skin deep purple ; 

 flesh coarse, juicy, sprightly. Midseason. 



Reine Claude (de Barcy).— Very large, greenish, shaded 

 red ; fine flavor, very prolific, very popular and profitable. Late. 



flesh firm, yellow, juicy, rich, excellent; very produc- 

 tive, popular. Early. 



Washington (Balmer's).— Very large, yellow- 

 ish green ; juicy, sweet and good ; tree robust, rots 

 badly, very prolific. Early. 



Xellow Egg (Magnum Bont/m).— Large, yel- 

 low, oval ; fiesh, yellow, juicy, rich ; 'vigorous, pro- 

 ductive, profitable. Early. 



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Grades of Trees. For grade of June 

 Budded Trees see Peach Trees. 



Richland— Medium, greenish purple ; firm, 

 •sweet and excellent ; very free from curcuUo ; very 

 productive and reliable. Early. 



Shropslilre Damson— An improvement upon 

 and double the size of the commoii Damson. Not 

 hardy at the North; very desirable from New York 

 State Southward. Late. 



Smith's Orleans— Large, oval, reddish purple; 



AMERICAN PLUMS. 



Wild Goose (True). —Large, rich crimson, 

 beautiful ; flesh soft, melting, rich, delicious, with a 

 full fruity flavor ; tree a strong grower and very pro- 

 liflc. Enormous proflts are being realized from this 

 plum in many parts of the country, particularly at 

 the South, throughout New Jersey and Westward. On 

 account of its excellent shipping qualities, it can be 

 ■sent almost any distance, and is so large and showy 

 that it sells at almost fabulous prices in market. A 

 great many spurious kinds are being sold for Wild 

 ■Goose, but the true sort is a sure cropper, and ripens 

 early dn July). Succeeds best on light land. 1st c. 

 ea.. 25c.; doz. $2.50; 100, $1'2.00. J. B.. ea. ].5c.; doz, 

 $1.50; 100, S8.00. 



Mariana (See Colored Plate).— A seedling of 

 Wild Goose, very handsome and good, exceedingly 

 prolific, an early bearer and free from the ravages of 

 the curcullo. Fruit round and smaller than the Wild 

 Goose ; rather t-iiick skin : a deep cardinal red when 

 ftilly ripe ; stone small, and fruit of fine quality. 

 Ripens from two to three weeks after the Wild Goose. 



Free from the ravages of the ctu-culio and other in- 

 sects ; and bears uniformly heavy crops. In addition 

 to its value for fruit, its great vigor renders it of un- 

 told worih as a stock for other kinds. 1st c, ea., 

 40c.; doz., S4.00; 100, $30.00. J. B., ea., 25c. ; doz., 

 S2.50 ; m. $15.00. 



Robinson— Fruit rather small, slightly oblong, 

 clear, bright red, and of superior quality for an Ameri- 

 can variety, being sweet, rich, juicy and exception- 

 ally free from acridity near the pit ;valuable for can- 

 ning and for dessert. Its special value is ils enormous 

 yield, even when but two or three years old. It ripens 

 at Monmouth the last of August. I think it has a 

 great future. J. B., ea., 20c.; doz, $2.00; 100, $12.00, 



De Soto— A desirable variety from Wisconsin ; 

 medium; bright red; sweet, rich, of fine quality. Ex- 

 tremely hardy, wonderfully productive and profit- 

 able. J. B. ea., 25c.: doz., $2.50. 



Forest Garden— Ripens a little in advance of 

 De Soto which it closely resembles and is of the same 

 ironclad hardiness. J. B., ea., 25c.; doz., $2.50. 



