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THE STORKS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 



PLUMS 



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Monarch 



Annual sprayings with Bordeaux mixture keep away the leaf 

 blight and fungus, and the thinning of too heavy crops of fruit 

 prevents fruit rot. The market for plums is never over- 

 stocked, and they invariably bring good profitable returns. 

 Set trees 16 to 20 feet apart. 



PRICE OF PLUMS Each Per 10 Per 100 



European, 5 to 7 feet ■ . . .$ 



" 4 to 5 feet 



Japan, 5 to 7 feet 1 



4 to 5 feet .... 



Prunus, Pissardi, 5 to 6 feet 



" " 4 to 5 feet 



" " 3, to 4 feet. . . 



" Othello, a to 5 feet 



" ** 3 to 4 feet 



1 year, fey mail, 50 ets.; 3 for $1.25. 



EUROPEAN PLUMS 



Archduke. Large, black, prolific, valuable addition to late 

 varieties for home use or market. Early Oct. 



Arctic ("Moore's Arctic"). Small, purplish-black, juicy, 

 sweet; immense bearer; one of the hardiest in btld and bloom. 

 Sept. 



Bavay (Green Gage) ("Reine Claude"). Very large, greenish, 



fine flavor. Sept. 

 Bradshaw. Large, dark red, flesh green, juicy, productive, 



fine for market. Aug. 

 Diamond. A large magnificent plum, one Of the most 



attractive, enormous size, dark ' purple with a beautiful 



bloom. Tree very vigorous, productive and hardy. Sept. 

 German Prune. Large, dark purple, sweet, good. One of 



the most desirable and popular for canning. Sept. 

 Grand Duke. Color of Bradshaw; fruit, very large, of fine 



quality, free from rot; very productive. Tree moderate 



grower. Last Sept. 

 Gueii. Large, bluish purple, flesh yellowish green, rather 



coarse; sweet, pleasant. One of the best market varieties. 



Sept. 



Imperial Gage. Large, pale green, juicy sweet, rich and 

 excellent. Aug. 



Italian Prune. Good size, purple, juicy, delicious, fine for 

 drying. Sept. 



Lombard. Medium, violet red, juicy, good, hardy and pro- 

 ductive, the leading market variety. Aug. 



Monarch. Tree robust, dense foliage, an abundant bearer. 

 Fruit very large, roundish, oval, dark purplish blue, perfect 

 freestone. Follows Grand Duke in ripening. Oct. 



Othello. A purple-leaved Burbank plum. An upright 

 grower, and a prolific bearer; fruit deep crimson, 

 about one inch in diameter, ripening before the very earliest 

 of ordinary plums. The foliage is of the most brilliant red- 

 dish purple, and holds its color throughout the season. 



Peters. Large, oval, bright yellow; rich, juicy, fine quality. 

 A good grower. Sept. 



Pond. A magnificent plum, red, changing to violet, one of 

 the most attractive. Sept. 



Prunus Pissardi or Purple Leaved Plum. A small sized 

 tree with very rich purple leaves, carrying their color through 

 the season. One of the most desirable purple leaved trees 

 or shrubs for ornamental planting. 



Shipper's Pride. Large, dark purple; very showy, often 

 measuring 2 inches in diameter; fine, juicy and sweet. Sept. 



Shropshire. Medium, dark purple, very productive; best 

 for preserving. Oct. 



Yellow Egg. Very large, egg-shaped, productive, excellent 

 for cooking. Aug. 



JAPAN or ORIENTAL PLUMS 



Abundance (Botan). One of the oldest and best known 

 Japanese' varieties; hardy and productive. Fruit large, 

 lemon yellow, with heavy bloom; good quality. Aug. 



Burbank. The best and most profitable among growers for 

 market; ripens 10 to 14 days after Abundance. Tree hardy; 

 sprawling, vigorous grower, unequalled in productiveness, 

 bears young. Fruit large, excellent quality ; cherry red with 

 lilac bloom. Aug. 



Maynard. A sturdy, strong and very rapid grower, 

 with heavy luxuriant foliage. It fruits heavily every year. 

 Fruit is very large, nearly round, color deep, dull red, thin 

 whitish bloom. Flesh firm, melting and juicy, rich , and 

 sweet, extra fine quality. Its shipping qualities are unsur- 

 passed. Follows Climax in ripening. 



October Purple. A strong, vigorous grower, said to be one of 

 the hardiest of the Japan varieties. Productive, of good 

 quality, a large, round, late purple plum, especially recom- 

 mended for late market. x 



Red June. Recommended as "by ail odds the best Japanese 

 plum, ripening before Abundance." One of the vigorous, 

 upright growers ; productive ; fair size, vermilion red ; pleasant 

 quality. Ripens a week before Abundance. Aug. 



Santa Rosa. Tree a strong, vigorous upright grower. Fruit 

 uniformly large, averaging six inches in circumference each 

 way; as a shipper it is the peer of them all — "standing up'' 

 under the most trying conditions; color deep purplish 

 crimson with blue bloom; flesh purple shaded scarlet; 

 pit small; the eating quality is unequaled, rich, fragrant, 

 delicious; ripens two weeks before Burbank. 



Satsuma (Blood) . Large, globular, with sharp point. Color, 

 purple and red with blue bloom, flesh firm, juicy, dark 

 red or blood color, fine quality; pit very small. Aug. 



Wickson. Fruit remarkably handsome, very large, long 

 heart-shaped, color deep maroon red covered witn white 

 bloom; flesh firm and meaty, yellow, rich and aromatic; 

 cling; pit small. Tree an upright vigorous grower. Excellent 

 keeper and shipper, planted largely for market. Early Sept. 



NECTARINES 



The Nectarine has a smooth skin like the plum, and 

 requires the same treatment for curculio. It is like the 

 peach m other ways and requires the same culture. 



The following yellowish-green varieties are two of the best. 

 Set trees 16 to 18 feet apart. 



PRICE OF NECTARINES Each Per 10 



4 to 5 feet J $.85 $7.50 



3 to 4 feet 75 6.50 



Mail size, socts., 3 for $1.25. 

 Early Violet. Purple cheek. Last of August. 

 Elrug-e. Dark red cheek. Beginning of September. 



