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* Burbank— The best of all the Japan sorts of plums ; nearly globular, clear cherry red 



with a thin lilac bloom. The flesh is a deep yellow color, very sweet, with a peculiar 

 and very agreeable flavor ; tree vigorous with strong, spreading shoots, large, broad 

 leaves ; commences to bear usually at two years. It blooms late and consequently 

 more likely to escape the late spring frost. 



* Hale— About color and size of Bur- 



bank, ripening 7 to 10 days later. 

 Claimed to be best quality of all 

 Japan plums; flesh yellow, soft and 

 juicy, but a good shipper and 

 keeper. Very promising, one of 

 the best of Mr. Burbank's produc- 

 tions. Sept. 



* Red June — Recommended by such 



high authority as Prof. Bailey as 

 "by all odds the best Japanese 

 plum, ripening before Abund- 

 ance." One of the vigorous, up- 

 right growers ; productive ; fair 

 size, vermillion red with, hand- 

 some bloom ; pleasant quality. 

 Ripens after Willard, a week 

 before Abundance. August. 



* Wicksoil— Originated by Mr. Bur- 



bank, who says : "Among the 

 many thousand Japan Plums I 

 have fruited, so far this one stands 

 preeminent in its rare combina- 

 tion of good qualities. A sturdy, 

 upright grower, productive almost 

 to a fault. Fruit remarkably 

 handsome, deep maroon red, 

 covered with white bloom ; stone 

 small ; flesh fine texture, firm, 

 sugar};- and delicious. Excellent keeper and shipper ; will keep two weeks after 

 ripening. Specimens sent us ^from California were received in excellent condition. 



PEACHES, 



The Peach Tree requires a well drained, moderately rich soil — a warm, sandy loam 

 is probably the best. 



In order to preserve the continued healthy growth of the trees and the fine quality 

 of the fruit, the trees should have the shoots and branches shortened every year, so as 

 to preserve a round, vigorous head with plenty of young wood ; and the land should not 

 be seeded to grass, but kept in constant cultivation. 



Make an examination for and destroy borers. Plant 15 to 18 feet apart. 



The growing of Peach trees is our great specialty. As we use only stocks grown 

 from natural seed procured in sections where the yellows are unknown, our trees make 

 a strong, clean, healthy growth. 



Alexander — Medium size' ; skin greenish white, nearly covered with rich red ; flesh 

 melting, juicy, sweet, tree vigorous and productive ; end of June. One of the larg- 

 est and best of the extra early varieties. 



Barnard's Early— Medium to large; yellow, cheek purplish red, flesh yellow, red at 

 the stone, juicy, sweet and rich. One of the very best yellow fleshed peaches. 

 First to middle of July. 



ABUNDANCE. 



