attractive. The flesh is yellow, and firm until fully ripe, when it becomes melting and 

 juicy. It is almost a freestone. The flavor is a pleasant subacid, with a peculiar aroma 

 that is deliciously refreshing. The quality is much better than that of any early plum I 

 know, and is good compared with any kind. It ripens before Willard or Red June. If 

 this variety prove as valuable elsewhere as at Santa Rosa, it ought to be the early plum 

 above all others." — H. E. VanDeman in Rural New Yorker. 



" We have had the pleasure of examining one of Mr. Burbank's latest triumphs 

 (' CLIMAX ') in ihe plum line, which he now designates as A in a circle. If we are 

 not mistaken it will rank as one of his most unique and valuable productions. It is a cross 

 of Simoni and Botan by the scientific method of crossing individual blooms. 



" It is very symmetrical, oblong, with the stem end beautifully rounded and the apex 

 slightly extended, a rich bright red, exceedingly fine skin and tender flesh of bright yellow. 



" In flavor it carries the wonderful range of suggestions of the Simoni with the 

 banana after taste very strongly developed. It is a fountain of juice and its flesh is rich and 

 melting. 



" All these striking characters are given added importance by the exceeding earliness 

 of the fruit, which seems to ripen about a week ahead of Willard and Red June. 

 " The tree seems to be a very strong grower and free bearer. 



" If we are not mistaken this is going to be a record-breaking shipping plum for 

 early regions." — Pacific Rural Press. 



" A monster indeed of which its creator presented optical proof, it is richly colored 

 and has a flavor somewhat similar to the banana but infinitely more delicate. It ripens 

 several weeks before any other good plum; this fact alone will cause it to revolutionize 

 the growing of early fruits for the eastern market. The writer concurs in the eulogy 

 delivered upon it by the director of a New England college of agriculture — ' It is as much 

 superior to the best variety of cultivated plums in flavor, as the peach is superior in flavor 

 to a potato.' " — W. G. in Santa Rosa Republican. 



" The finest plum I have ever seen and of better quality than the best, it is surely 

 the best and grandest of all, and will make a revolution in plum culture, its extreme 

 earliness means gold mines to the fruit growers." — H. Knudson, Brown Co., Minn. 



" Your wonderful plum (CLIMAX) came to hand, it was in the finest condition 

 and what a Glory! what a Fragrance! what a Flavor. It's grand, and must be the coming 

 Plum of the W^orld. I have been advertising the WICKSON as the KING of FRUITS 

 and scores of people come here to see the trees loaded down with grand fruit, and all 

 say, ' what a wonderful fruit ' and so it is. A prominent English horticulturist came here 

 last week to see them and pronounced them the grandest sight he ever saw. 



" The ' CLIMAX ' being earlier just fills a place and makes, including the BURBANK 

 the grandest Trio of Plums the world ever saw." — G. H. Clayson, Arizona. 



" I am delighted with the new, early plum (CLIMAX). I believe it is all you hope 

 it is. I was so impressed by its peculiar, delicious flavor; the firmness of the flesh; its 

 keeping qualities and the unusual earliness, great size and beauty of the plum, that I 

 saved the others to have our largest shipper here test it with me, and he was also greatly 

 impressed with it." — S. F. Leib, Santa Clara Co., Cal. 



"The fragrance (of CLIMAX) is something remarkable, this one specimen scented 

 the whole house." — A. A. Halladay, Bellows Falls, Vt. 



" The plum is a magnificent one, rich in color and quality." — Santa Rosa Republican. 



" Its (CLIMAX) fine color, size and delicious flavor will surely bring it to front as 

 an early shipping plum." — Geo. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal. 



" All other horticulturists may as well quit their work as none of them have ever 

 produced anything in the line of fruits that will bear comparison to this one single 

 product of yours, the ' CLIMAX,' although they have been working at it for thousands 

 of years." — H. Knudson, originator of the " Compass " Cherry, Brown Co., Minn. 



" Is it possible there can be any thing better than WICKSON? I have named it 

 'The King of Fruits for this Salt River Valley.' What next I pray you? Is there no 

 limit to the possibilities of producing new and grand fruits?" — G. H. Clayson, Arizona. 



" ' CLIMAX ' must have a great future before it." — H. E. VanDeman, Pomologist, 

 Virginia. 



" Parties who have seen it (CLIMAX) say it is as nearly perfect as one could wash." 

 — S. W. Hoyt, Vacaville, Cal. 



" I divided your new plums (CLIMAX) with some of the leading fruit men of the 

 State and they are enthusiastic concerning them. It will be a winner." — S. F. Leib, Santa 

 Clara Co., Cal. 



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