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Kelsey's Japan Plum. 



The Kelsey Plum is from two to two 

 and a half inches in diameter, aeart- 

 shaped, rich yellow, with purple cheek. 

 Parties who have been fruiting it here in 

 the South pronounce it the most magnifi- 

 cent plum they have seen; it weighs 

 from 4 to 6 ounces. It excels all other 

 plums for canning and drying, and will 

 carry for a long distance better than any 

 other kind. Matures middle of August 

 to September. Price, 40c. each; $4.00 

 per dozen. Extra large size, $1.00 each. 

 Japanese Mespilus Plum. 



Erysothria Japonica. — The Japanese 

 Mespilus, which, by the way, is an old 

 stand-by in our climate, has been culti- 

 vated here for over a century, and is too 



Mariana Plum. 



well known to require any description. 

 By special arrangement with one of the 

 best nurserymen we have been enabled 

 to secure a lot of very fine branched 

 trees, which we offer at $1.00 and $2.00 

 each. 



Baily Plum. 



40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 



Burbank Plum. 



The best and most profitable among 

 growers for market; ripens ten to four- 

 teen days after Abundance. Tree hardy, 

 sprawling, vigorous grower, unequalled 

 in productiveness; bears young. Fruit 

 large, excellent quality; cherry red with 



lilac bloom. 40c. each, $4.00 per dozen. 

 Extra large size, $1.00 each.. 



Abundance Plum. 



One of the oldest and best known 

 Japanese varieties; hardy and productive. 

 Fruit large, lemon yellow, with heavy 

 bloom; good quality. 40c. -each, $4.00 per 

 dozen. Extra large size, $1.00 each. 



Berckman's Plum. 



Fruit large, nearly round: skin green, 

 with purple and blue bloom; flesh, yel- 

 lowish, firm and sugary. Ripens June 20 

 to July 5. 50c. each. Extra large size, 

 $1.00 each. 



Excelsior Plum. 



The tree is a remarkably rapid, strong 

 grower, and bears annually and abundant- 

 ly. Fruit medium to large, iy 2 inches in 

 diameter, nearly round, no suture, color 

 deep solid wine-red, with heavy light 

 bluish bloom; stem short, skin firm and 

 without astringency; flesh firm, yellow- 

 ish, with reddish color near the pit; 

 quality fine; cling-stone. Price 50c. each. 

 Extra large size, $1.00 each. 



Normand Plum. 



Fruit medium to large, obtusely conical, 

 with heart-like base and short stem; skin 

 clear, golden yellow; flesh firm and 

 meaty, yellow, of high quality. Tree 

 symmetrical; prolific. 50c. each. Extra 

 large size, $1.00 each. 



Wickson Plum. 



Fruit remarkably handsome, very large, 

 long, heart-shaped, color deep maroon 

 red covered with white bloom; flesh 

 firm and meaty, yellow, rich and aroma- 

 tic; cling; pit. 50c. each. Extra large 

 size, $1.00 each. 



Red June Plum. 



Recommended as "by all odds the best 

 Japanese, ripening before Abundance." 

 One of the vigorous, upright growers; 

 productive; fair size; vermillion red; 

 pleasant quality. Ripens a week before 

 Abundance. August. 50c. each. Extra 

 large size, $1.00 each. 



"Juicy" Plum. 



This glorious new Plum is a cross be- 

 tween Botan and Robinson. The fruit is 

 the size of the former and three times 

 larger than the latter, and of perfect, 

 shape. Skin thin and transparent, light 

 yellow, underlaid with scarlet — as beau- 

 tiful as wax. In quality it seems to us 

 that there is no other fruit which can 

 approach it. It has a delicious sweetness, 

 mingling with a sprightly acid and a high, 



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