New Hardy Plum—The Glow 
It has been five years since J>, have introduced a plum; meantime in- 
numerable complicated hybrids have been grown and tested each season, 
and now a new plum is offered which will become another standard (not in 
California, perhaps, and not for shipping), the "GLOW." It is the product 
of a very complicated heredity including several species. Prunus maritima, 
the supremely hardy little "beach plum," millions of which have been raised 
and fruited here, combined with the selected cream of the endless number 
of seedlings of Prunus Americana, the best of the hardy eastern species; 
Prunus subcordata of the Pacific Coast and Prunus nigra, hardy as an oak. 
The new tree is a medium, slender grower with light green healthy 
foliage and long, slender, drooping branches, which are annually loaded with 
beautiful fiery crimson nearly globular plums, with faint dottings of yellow. 
Flesh orange color, rich, delicious (almost incomparably so), partial free- 
stone. Ripens here September 5th to 20th ; good keeper, extra fine when 
canned. Five inches in circumference each way. 
Just a few sample expressions in regard to some of these new fruits are 
added from experts only. I could add. five — or six — hundred somewhat sim- 
ilar letters, but the fruits sent out from this establishment in the past should 
be sufficient. Many other prominent growers have seen them on my 
grounds, but not elsewhere. As Bailey says, "A fruit which is generally 
tested is already introduced." A word to the wise is sufficient. 
Prices: Orders now taken for yearling trees to be delivered fall of 1011. 
Each, $3.50. Ten for $20.00. Wood for grafting, $2.00 per foot. 
"The Subcordata hybrid ("Glow") is something- extraordinary. For persons who 
appreciate plums lor their quality it seems to me it will rank as one of the best you 
have produced."— J. L. N., Menlo Park, Cal. 
"I have your favor of July 22d, also the plums 'Delicious America' by mail. I 
Have eaten them and I have no hesitation in saying that I have never tasted any other 
Plum which I think equal to the 'Delicious America' in exquisite and delicate" flavor. 
I he color oi the skm is also most attractive. [ think it would be hard for anyone to 
eat as many ot these plums as one would like, as the flavor is so delicate that they 
I 1 " l cloy on ones taste. As fine as we all considered the 'Climax,' 'Sultan,' <Com- 
nalin, ami other of your earlier varieties, I certainly think they are now far sur- 
passed by Mich plums as your 'Santa Rosa,' 'Found,' and many other varieties which 
I lasted at your place on my last trip. 
"With kindest regards, 1 remain, J. L . N., Menlo Park, Cal." 
"I ate the Subcordata plums 'Glow' last evening, that were canned during 
nee. and r] you have not before had any of them cool 
nsed to find how well adapted they are for preserving 
my 
.am sure you will be 
i not think any better 
