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 dehciously 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 Netv Yorker. 
'' T W , e . 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 World. 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 sa.w." — 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 wish " 
— 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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