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Peaches, continued 
make the poorer land of Long Island profitable with 
Peaches. The local market is never supplied. The 
railroads should cooperate to develop an extensive 
Peach industry on the hills of Suffolk county. 
Early Rivers. Large, white, juicy. 
Champion. Large, creamy white and juicy. Said 
to be one of the most frost-proof of Peaches. An 
excellent early Peach. 
Mountain Rose. Above medium size, round, 
white. Tree thrifty and an abundant bearer. 
Yellow St. John. A large yellow freestone, with a 
deep red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and 
high-flavored. One of the best early Peaches. 
Early York (Honest John). A large, beautiful 
white Peach. A valuable variety. 
Foster. A very large Peach, resembling Crawford's 
Early, but earlier in ripening. 
Crawford's Early. A magnificent, large, yellow 
Peach of good quality; tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. September. 
Oldmixon. A productive variety that succeeds 
well in all localities. Flesh white, red at the stone, 
flavor excellent. A favorite canning variety. 
Wheatland. Considered an improvement on Craw- 
ford's Late, and ripening just in advance of it. 
Stephen's Rareripe. Large, oblong; white flesh, 
red skin. A heavy bearer. October. 
Reeves' Favorite. Large; yellow, juicy, melting, 
with a vinous flavor. 
Elberta. One of the finest yellow Peaches; very 
large, handsome, juicy and of fine flavor. 
Susquehanna. Very large; rich yellow, with a 
beautiful red cheek. A handsome and valuable 
variety for table use or canning. 
Crawford's Late. A standard variety. Large; 
yellow, red at the stone. 
Stump the World. Medium size; creamy white, 
juicy and high-flavored. Unexcelled for pre- 
serving. 
Chair's Choice. Large, yellow, with red cheek; 
flesh firm and of good quality. The large Peach 
growers of Long Island report that this is a val- 
uable variety. 
Morris White. Medium size, creamy white skin; 
flesh white throughout, juicy, sweet. Good for 
preserving. 
Globe. Large, golden yellow, firm, sweet and de- 
licious. A rapid grower and good bearer. 
Smock. Medium to large; yellow, moderately 
juicy to dry; very late; sometimes it does not 
ripen here. 
JAPAN PLUMS 
Price, 5 to 6 feet, 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10; 6 to 7 feet, 
75 cts. each, $8 for 10 
This new class of fruit we have thoroughly tested, 
and strongly recommend its planting in gardens 
and orchards. After one or two years the trees 
bear heavy annual crops of delicious fruit. 
The peculiarly desirable features presented by 
these Japanese Plums on a conservative estimate 
are earliness and great productiveness. The quality 
is good when well thinned and ripened, but not 
always equal to the best of the common Plums. 
They are the best Plums for Long Island and 
should be largely planted, 
Japan Plums, continued 
Abundance. Medium to large, globular; yellow, 
mostly covered with red; flesh firm and juicy, 
sweet and good when fully ripe. The tree is 
very productive, and the loads of fruit that young 
trees carry astonish all who see them. The fruit 
should be severely thinned out and the branches 
tied up. Ripens in early August- 
Apple. One of the good varieties introduced by 
Luther Burbank. The fruit is large and attrac- 
tive, of a deep reddish purple color when fully 
ripe; flesh red and firm, with a small pit and of 
very good flavor. It ripens about the same time 
as the Burbank, and is an excellent keeper. We 
recommend this as the finest flavored Japanese 
Plum in our orchard. 
Japanese Plum. This class thrives excellently on Long 
Island and bears so heavily that the branches need propping 
up, or preferably :he fruit should be thinned, which improves 
the size and flavor and checks the spread of the rot. 
Burbank. Medium to large; yellow, with red 
cheek ; flesh firm, rich and sugary ; the best 
flavored variety we have ever tested, excepting 
the Apple Plum described above. The tree is 
very productive. Ripens last of August. 
Wickson. The largest Japan Plum. Maroon-red; 
flesh firm and long-keeping, of good quality. A 
promising new variety. 
Hale. A handsome, globular, red-speckled Plum. 
Flesh soft and juicy, of good quality and peach- 
like flavor. Tree a good grower and productive. 
A very promising new variety, just introduced. 
Satsuma. Large; very dark red; flesh blood-red, 
acid, of fair quality when fully ripe. Productive 
and late. 
October Purple. A reddish purple Plum of large 
size; good quality. Its late-ripening and good- 
keeping qualities make it one of the desirable 
varieties. 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
The varieties of the common, or European Plum 
(Prunus domestica) , do best on heavy land, but will 
grow well on any soil, if given applications of 
ground-bone and potash. 
Bradshaw. Fruit large, oval; reddish purple; flesh 
yellow, rather coarse, juicy and good. Tree 
very vigorous and has good foliage. 
