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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
Plum, and has never been attacked by the 
Curculio. It will carry any desirable dis- 
tance. Tree very thrifty, upright, early and 
abundant bearer. Price, one-year-old trees, 
40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 
BAILY PLUM.—40c. each; 
dozen. 
BERCEKMAN’S PLUM.—Fruit large, near- 
ly round; skin green, with purple and blue 
$4.00 per 
bloom; flesh, yellowish, firm and sugary. 
Ripens June 20 to July 5. 40c. each; $4.00 
per dozen. 
BURBANK PLUM.—The best and most 
profitable among growers for market; ripens 
ten to fourteen 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. 
EXCELSIOR PLUM.—The tree is a re- 
markably rapid, strong grower, and bears 
annually and abundantly. Fruit medium 
to large, 1% inches in diameter, nearly 
round, no suture, color deep solid wine- 
red, with heavy light blush bloom; stem 
short, skin firm and without astringency; 
flesh firm, yellowish, with reddish color 
near the pit; quality fine; clingstone. Price, 
40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 
JAPANESE MESPILUS PLUM (Ery- 
sothria Japonica.—The Japanese Mespilus, 
which, by the way, is an old stand-by in 
our climate, has been cultivated here for 
over a century, and is too well known to 
require any description. By special ar- 
rangement with one of the best nursery- 
men we, have been enabled to secure a lot 
of very fine branched trees, which we offer 
at $1.00 and $2.00 each. 
“JUICY” PLUM. — This 
glorious new Plum is a 
cross between 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 scar- 
let—as beautiful 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, melting 
plum flavor, surpassing any- 
thing we ever saw; when 
fully ripe it is so juicy that. 
when the skin is broken its 
delicious pulp flows out like 
honey. 50c. each. 
EELSEY’S JAPAN 
PLUM.—The Kelsey Plum 
is from two to two and a 
half inehes in diameter, 
heart-shaped, rich yellow, 
with purple cheek. Parties 
who have been fruiting it 
here in the South pronounce 
it the most magnificent 
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 dis- 
tance better than any other 
kind. Matures middle of 
August to September. Price, 
40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Mariana Plum. 
MARIANA PLUM.—This Plum originat- 
ed in Texas, supposed accidental seed- 
ling of the Wild Goose. It is a rapié 
grower. Grows from cuttings, and never 
throws up any suckers or sprouts. Fruit 
as large, good and handsome as the Wild 
| Goose; one to two weeks earlier; hangs on 
Kelsey’s Japan Plum. 
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