Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
2T 
PLUMS, 
Archduke. Large; black; very prolific and 
equally good for dessert and kitchen. Early 
October. 
Bradshaw. Large; dark violet-red; juicy and 
good; slightly acid. Tree erect, vigorous, pro- 
ductive. August. 
Empire. Large; dark purple; quality of the 
very best. Tree a strong grower and very 
hardy. September. 
French Damson. Medium; dark copper. 
The best Damson for market purposes we have 
yet fruited. October. 
German Prune. Medium; purple or black, 
with a dense bloom; juicy and rich. Tree vig- 
orous and free-bearing. The fruit always 
brings a high price. September. 
Imperial Gage. Large, greenish, juicy and 
delicious ; flesh parts easily from the stone. Tree 
vigorous in growth and productive. Middle of 
August. 
Lombard. Medium size; shape oval; violet- 
red; yellow, juicy and pleasant. Tree unusually 
vigorous; very productive, and well adapted 
to light soils. One of the best of the European 
sorts. September. 
October Purple. Fruit large ; rich , deep blue ; 
good quality and excellent shipper. Tree re- 
markably vigorous and prolific. October. 
Prince's Yellow Gage. Medium; golden yel- 
low; flesh deep yellow, rich, sugary and melt- 
ing; parts freely from the stone. Tree a free 
grower. August. 
Reine Claude de Bavay. Large; greenish, 
marked with red; fine flavor. Tree a free 
grower and remarkably productive. Fruit 
hangs on the tree unusually well. Last of 
September. 
Turkish Prune. Large; dark purple; firm, 
rich and brisk. Tree hardy, healthy, upright 
and productive. September. 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
Many valuable fruits and flowers have come 
to us from Asia, but in many respects the most 
valuable are the Plums that have been recent- 
ly introduced from that country. The trees arc 
hardy and perfectly healthy, are remarkably 
strong and beautiful growers, coming into bear- 
ing very early — orchard trees often bearing the 
second season after transplanting. The Jaixin- 
ese Plums yield immense crops of fruit, which 
are practically exempt from the attacks of the 
curculio. In these varieties it is easy to have 
a succession of fruits, as, by proper selection, 
it is possible to extend the period of fruiting 
over about three months. 
continued 
Abundance. Large; amber, turning to a rich, 
bright cherry; flesh light yellow, juicy, tender 
and sweet. Tree exceedingly productive. 
Last of July. 
Burbank. Large; clear cherry-red; flesh 
deep yellow, very sweet, with a peculiar and 
very agreeable flavor. Tree a vigorous grower 
and very prolific. Middle of August. 
Chase. (Chabot). Very large; bright reddish 
purple on a yellow ground; fruit well-flavored 
and sweet. Tree a good grower, blooming two 
weeks later than Abundance, and escaping the 
spring frost; a most abundant bearer. Last of 
August. 
Hale. Large; orange, overlaid with mottled 
red; flesh yellow, very delicious, slightly acid. 
Tree an upright grower and free bearer. Last 
of August. 
Satsuma. Large; purplish crimson; juicy 
and of fine quality; pit exceedingly small, 
scarcely larger than a cherry-stone. Tree a 
strong and vigorous grower. Last of August. 
Red June. Medium; vermilion-red; flesh 
light lemon-yellow, firm and moderately juicy, 
slightly subacid; pit small. Tree upright, 
slightly spreading, vigorous, hardy and pro- 
ductive. Middle of July. 
Wickson. Very large; glowing carmine; 
flesh firm, sugary and delicious; remarkable 
for its long-keeping qualities. Tree of upright 
and vigorous growth. Last of August. 
Burbank Plums 
