FRUIT DEPARTMENT 
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Abundance Plum 
Japanese Plums 
Abundance. Beautiful lemon-yellow ground, nearly 
overspread with bright cherry and with a heavy 
bloom; large to very large, oblong, tapering to the 
point; flesh orange-yellow, melting, rich and 
highly perfumed; abundant and annual bearer. 
Burbank. Large and beautiful, clear cherry-red, 
with a thin lilac bloom; flesh a deep yellow, very 
sweet, with a peculiar and very agreeable flavor; 
tree a vigorous grower, with large, broad leaves. 
Red June. An early-ripening Japanese Plum; 
medium to large, roundish, conical, purplish red, 
handsome; flesh yellow; quality good. 
Satsuma (Blood). Large, globular, with a sharp 
point; color purple and red., with bloom; flesh 
firm, juicy, dark red or blood color; fine quality; 
pit very small. 
Yellow Japan (Chabot). Lemon-yellow ground, 
nearly overspread with bright cherry and heavy 
bloom; large to very large, oblong, tapering to 
point; flesh orange- yellow, melting, rich and highly 
perfumed. 
PEACHES 
Peaches are fast becoming a crop of importance to the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the more 
southern New England fruit-growers, now that the requirements of careful cultivation and care are under- 
stood as the only necessity to overcome Peach yellows and the other diseases which in the past have proved 
so detrimental to paying crops. 
The PEACH-BORER is easily killed by running a wire into its burrow, and lime applied at the base of 
the trunk prevents largely the increase of this trouble. Pruning must be carefully attended to, and when the 
trees are first planted all side branches should be cut back nearly to the main trunk and the latter reduced 
one-third. Proper distance is 16 to 18 feet apart. 
Prices:— First-class, 4 to 6 ft., 30c; $2.50 per 10; $18.00 par 100. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA. Very large, white Peach 
with red cheek. The flesh is white, firm and of fine 
flavor. Tree rapid grower and very productive. 
July. Free. 
Carman. A new hardy rot-proof Peach. Large, 
round, pale yellow skin and red blush on sunny 
side; white flesh, sweet flavor. 
Champion. Extremely good early Peach. Skin 
creamy white with red cheek. A perfect free- 
stone, which is a rare thing among the early 
Peaches. Very hardy, regular bearer. 
Crawford's Early. Very large, yeljow, with a fine 
red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, sweet, rich and 
very excellent. Tree hardy and vigorous. 
Crawford's Late. Very large, yellow, with dark 
red cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at the stone, juicy 
and excellent, with a very rich and excellent vinous 
flavor. One of the finest of the later sorts. 
Elberta. Yellow, with red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, 
juicy, of high quality. Exceedingly prolific and 
hardy. The fruit is uniformly large. Since the 
Early Crawford, it is doubtful if any peach has 
been produced that has been so largely planted. 
Fitzgerald. Fruit of very large size; pit very small. 
It is of the Crawford type, but excels that famous 
variety in size, hardiness and productiveness. 
Foster. Large, slightly flattened; color a deep orange- 
red, becoming very dark on the exposed side; 
flesh yellow, rich and juicy, with a pleasant sub- 
acid flavor. 
Greensboro. The largest and best colored of all the 
early varieties. Double the size of the Alexander, 
ripening at the same time; parts clean from seed 
when fully ripe. 
J. H. HALE. The best variety yet produced. Size 
very large; color a deep golden yellow, overlaid 
with bright carmine; flesh deep yellow, firm, fine- 
grained and parts freely from the pit; tender with 
most delicious flavor. Ripens a little ahead of 
Elberta. Tree hardy and vigorous. Price same 
as others if bought in an assortment; if alone, 10c. 
extra. 
Mountain Rose. Large red, white flesh; ripens 
early. First quality. Free-stone. 
Oldmixon Freestone. Large, yellowish white, deep 
red cheek; flesh white, tender, with an excellent 
rich, sugary, vinous flavor. A popular and 
valuable variety. 
Stump the World. Very large, creamy white, bright 
red cheek; flesh white, juicy and high flavored. 
Productive. 
