NIL£S, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL. 
PLUM— On Myrobolan and Peach Boots 
KACH 10 lOU 1000 
1 year. 4 to 6 ft SO. 50 $4.50 S40.(K) $350.00 
I year, 3 to 4 ft 45 3.50 30.00 275,00 
1 year. 2 to 3 ft 35 2.50 20.00 175.00 
JAPANESE VARIETIES 
(lucludinK Jupanorfc Hybrids) 
Abundance — -Large; globular, with point at ai>cx; showy and 
boautifiil; briRht chorry color with decided white bloom; Hesh 
yellow, exceedingly jiiioy, tender and sweet; extremely early and 
profuse bearer; very strong grower. August. 
Apple — Large; often flat like a tomato; two and a half inehos in 
diamctor; deep reddish purple; flesh deep crimson; small pit; 
sweet, sub-acid, high flavor; a most delieiuus variety. Ripens 
after Burbank. August. 
Bartlett — Medium size; oval, conical; light yellowish crimson; 
flesh salmon colored; flavor delicious, peculiarly like that of a 
Bartlett pear; tree very erect grower antl bears hcaWly; freestone. 
Ripens just before Burbank. August. 
Beauty— Another late introduction, having been accorded a load- 
ing place by the growers of shipping plums. Tree a most remark- 
ably vigorous, upright grower, with large, healthy foHage. Fruit 
beautiful, oval, crimson with amber-crimson flesh. The largest 
of the early plums and ripening ten days earlier than Santa Rosa. 
June. 
Burbank — ^I>arge; rich cherry red, slightly mottled with yellow; 
flesh deep yellow, juicy, very sweet when fully ripe; agreeable 
flavor; tree vigorous grower; bears early and is extremely pro- 
ductive. August. 
Climax— Very large; heart-shaped; skin thick, firm, deep vcrmil- 
lion red; flesh yellow. A superbly rich variety. Commands the 
highest price in Kastern marketu. Vigorous grower and very 
pro<Iuetive. August. 
Formosa — Tree is a very vigorous, upright grower witli luxuriant 
foliasjo. Fruit is very large, heart shaped, light cherry retl, with 
pale yellow flesh. Firm, sweet and delicious. Hca^-y bearer, 
shortly after Santa Hosa. July. 
Oaviota — Fruit nearly round, sometimes oblate; deep purplish 
red; flesh clear yellow, very fragrant and sweet; pit exceedingly 
small. Fairly early, ripening after Formosa. August. 
Giant — ^Fruit of immense size, as it^i name implies; dark crimson 
on yellow ground; produced in great profusion; flesh firm, ricli, 
sweet. deliciouH, and excellent shipper; freestone. Tree strong, 
handsome grower and an early regular, heavy bearer. August. 
Kelsey's Japan— Very large; greenisii yellow, covered with red on 
the sunny aide; flesh very solid and firm when ripe; juicy, and 
with a rich vinous flavor; pit very small. August. 
Maynard— Very large, sUghtly ovate; retl, turniug purple and 
finally violet when dead ripe; fleah purple, firm, sweet and deli- 
cious. Good grower and heavy bearer. July. 
Santa Rosa- Regarded as one of the bcHt of the Japanese typc^ of 
plums. Very large; deep purplish crimson color, with pale blue 
bloom. Flesh yellow, streaked and shaded with crimson. As a 
shipping plum it has few equals. June. 
Satsuma — Fruit large, nearly round; dark red; flesh dark red; 
solid color from skin to pit; firm, rather juicy, fair flavor; pit 
very small. Extremely productive. August. 
Wickson — Very large; yellow, overlaid with glowing carmine with 
a whit«, he«vy bloom; flesh firm, sugary, delicious; pit small. 
Remarkable for long keeping. Tree vigorous and upright. 
August. 
EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
Bavay's Green Gage (Reine Claude de Bavay)— Large, roundish; 
greenish yi'llow; fine flavor; highly recommended for canning. 
September. 
Bradshaw — Wry large; dark purple; juicy and good; fine early 
\ a rie t y . A ugust . 
Clyman— Large; mottled reddish purple, with beautiful blue 
bloom; freestone; flesh firm, dry and sweet. Valuable for ship- 
ping on account of its extreme early ripening. July. 
Coe's Golden Drop — Large and handsome; oval; fight yellow; 
flesh firm, rich and sweet; adheres to the stone. September. 
Damson — Small, roundish oval; dark purple; much used for pre- 
serves. Enormously productive. September. 
Diamond — Very large; oval; dark purple; flesh deep yellow, juicy, 
with a brisk, agreeable acid flavor. An immense bearer and one 
of the best shipping plums. .August. 
Grand Duke — -A valuable late plum; very large; dark purple, 
covercnl with blue bloom; sweet and rich when ripe, .\ugust. 
Green Gage— Small; round; greenish yellow with brown dots; 
very juicy and sweet. Considered to have the finest flavor of the 
European sort*j. September. 
Jefferson — Large, oval; yellow with a reddish cheek; flesh very 
rich, juicy, luscious, high flavor; a very fine canning variety. 
August. 
President (New) — An English plum of very recent introduction. 
Fruit uniform, large and shaped like Yellow Egg. .Skin purple; 
flesh yellow and of fine texture. In the Vaeaville district it is 
recognized as the most promising of market plums. September. 
Red Sgff (Red Magnum Bouum) — Large, oval; deep red; rather 
firm and coarse, with a sub-acid flavor. August. 
Washington— Very large; roundish; greenish yellow, sometimes 
nith a pale crimson blush; flesh yellow, firm, very sweet and 
luscious. August- 
Yellow Egg — Very large; egg-shaped; yellow skin and flesh; rather 
acid until very ri|>e. when it becomes sweet. September. 
The planter, when he receives French Prunes like those grown in this bIoc£r, congratulates himself for having 
entrusted his order to us. 
