THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, NEW YORK 
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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 
bangs 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 .^sia, but in many respects the most 
valuable are the Plums that have been recent- 
!>■ introduced from that country. The trees are 
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 Japan- 
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 .'\ugust. 
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 .\bundance, 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 /\ugust. 
Buibank Plums 
