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THE PLUM 



The Plum delights in rich soil. The trees can be 

 planted much closer tog-ether than other fruit trees, 

 yet in field culture it is not best to crowd any kind 

 of fruit, but in gardens Plums -will fniit "weU when 

 planted only ten feet apart. Plum trees bear at a 

 very early age, and the yield from them is surprising. 

 It win also succeed in rich, sandy soil. The trees 

 are pruned in same way as apple trees are when 

 planted. It is generally advisable to start the tops 

 as low as possible. Plums can be grown very pro- 

 fitably in the hennery, as the hen destroys the cur- 

 CuHo which hides under the trees. 



Price of General List of Plums 



PRICE OF PLUMS ON PLUM ROOTS. 



Each. 



Heavy, first-class, 4 to 5 feet $0.30" 



Medium, 3 to 4 feet - .25 



Light. 2 to 3 feet - " .20 



DESCRIPTION 



Dozen. Hundred. 



$3.00 $20.00 



15.00 



2.50 

 2.00 



10.00 



Wickson— Originated by Luther Burbank, of 

 California, who says: "This variety stands pre- 

 eminent among tlxe many thousand Japan varieties 

 I have fruited." Tree an upright strong grower 

 Avith narrow leaves; productive. Fruit largest of the 

 Japans, handsome deep maroon red, firm, a long 

 keeper and fine shipper; flesh dull yellow, meaty, of 

 good quality. Has been fruited past two seasons in 

 Western New York; large orchardists there are so 

 favorably impressed they are planting it by the 

 thousand. September. 



Liombard — Medium size, oval, violet red, flesh 

 yellow, juicy and pleasant. A great bearer and pe- 

 culiarly adapted to light soils. Tree vigorous and 

 hardy, succeeds when most other varieties fail. Last 

 of August. 



Prunus Simoni (Apricot Plum)— A distinct 

 species from China. Growth erect; flowers small, 

 white, appearing early in the Spring; fruit large, 

 flattened, of the size and appearance of a nectarine, 

 and of a brick red color; flesh yellow, with a peculiar 

 aromatic flavor. 



Climax— Fi-uit heart-shaped, as large as the 

 Wickson, and tnore highly colored. Delicious. Ripe 

 a month before Wickson (latter part of June in 

 middle Georgia.) Productive as the Burbank, about 

 four times as large, two or three weeks earlier, and 

 much more richly colored. 



German Prune— A valuable plum, of fair qual- 

 ity for the table, but most esteemed for drying and 

 preserving; fruit long, oval; skin purple, with a 

 thick blue bloom; flesh firm, green, sweet and pleas- 

 ant, separates from the stone. 



Shipper's Pride— Fruit large, dark purple; flesh 

 firm and of excellent quality: ripens from September 

 1 to 15. 



Shropshire Damson— An improvement on the 

 common Damson, being of the largest size of its 

 class; dark purple; highly esteemed for preserving; 

 tree vigorous and enormouslv productive. Septem- 

 ber. 



Ogon — Trees very vigorous and <^uite hardy 

 Fruit large, roundish; bright golden yellow, with 

 faint bloom, flesh firm, rich, eweet and dry; free- 



stone. An excellent variety for canning; one of the 

 earliest. Late July. 



Eed June— A vigorous, hard, upright, spread- 

 ing tree, as productive as Abundance; fruit medium 

 to large; deep vermilion red, with handsome bloom, 

 very showy; flesh light lemon yellow, shghtly sub- 

 acid, of good pleasant quality, half cling, pit small. 

 Ripens a te^v days after Willard and is best in qual- 

 ity of any of the early varieties. August 1st. 



Abundance — The fruit is very large, showy 

 and beautiful, amber colored, turning to a rich bright 

 cherry, with a decided white bloom and highly per- 

 fumed; flesh light yellow, exceedingly juicy and 

 tender and delicious. August. 



Burbank — Of the many varieties introdu- 

 ced from Japan, the Burbank is the most promis- 

 ing, its flavor being the best. The trees are uni- 

 versally vigorous and have strong branches, and 

 begin to bear usually when two years old. The skin 

 of the fruit is thick and almo.st curculio proof. An 

 admirable shipper. August and September. 



Satsuma— Large; skin dark purplish red, mot- 

 tled with blush bloom. Shape globular or sharp 

 point; flesh firm, juicy, dark red and well fiavored; 

 quality very good; pit small. Tree very vigorous. 

 September. 



Wild Goose— Medium size; oblong; bright ver- 

 milion red; juicy, sweet, of good quality; cling; pro- 

 ductive, and nearly proof against the curcuHo. July. 



Willard— Medium size, round, not pointed; col- 

 or dark, clear red, with minute yellow dots, yellow 

 fleshed, sweet and of fair quality. 



APRICOT 



Harris— Fruit uniformly large, about the size 

 of the Orleans plum; oval in shape: color bright yel- 

 low, with red blush. Quality the best; very juicy 

 and rich. R^'pening about July 20th and very pro- 

 ductive. It is ae hardy as any apricot- known- Same 

 price as plums 



