THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
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STANDARD JAPANESE PLUMS 
ABUNDANCE. One of the oldest and best known 
Japanese varieties; hardy and productive. Fruit large, 
lemon yellow, with heavy bloom; good quality. August. 
BURBANK. The best and most profitable among 
growers for market; ripens seven to ten days after 
Abundance. Tree hardy, sprawling, vigorous grower, 
uneqiialled in productiveness ; bears young. Fruit large, 
excellent quality; cherry red, with lilac bloom. August. 
CHABOT. Medium to large; cherry red, flesh yellow, 
sweet, of excellent quality; very prolific; one of the 
best of Japan Plums. Early September. 
HALE. Most vigorous of all the Japans. Fruit 
large, bright orange, mottled with cherry-red. Superb 
in quality, fully equal to Imperial Oage; none so fine for 
the family. Ripens middle of September. Its season of 
ripening, great size and beauty will make it one of the 
most profitable of all Plums in the market. 
RED JUNE. A vigorous, hardy, upright, spreading 
tree, as productive as Abimdance; fruit medium to large, 
deep vermilion-red, with handsome bloom, very showy; BURBANK. 
flesh light lemon-yellow, slightly sub-acid, of good and 
pleasant quality ; half cling; pit small. Ripens a few days after Willard, and is the best 
m quality of any of the early varieties. 
SATSUMA. A , purple-fleshed Plum of very vigorous growth, with rank, dark green 
foliage ; enormously productive of fruit ; large ; skin dark purplish red, mottled with bluish 
bloom; shape globular, or with a'sharp pomt; flesh firm, juicy, dark red or blood color, 
well flavored. Pit very little larger than a cherry stone. Fruits at two or three years of 
age. Unexcelled for canning and preserving, and considered by some to be the most val- 
uable of Japan Plums. Midseason to late. 
WICKSON. One of Mr. Burbank's more recent introductions. Mr. Burbank says of it: 
''The tree grows in vase form, sturdy and upright and is productive almost to a fault. 
The fruit is very large, obconical in shape, of rare beauty; a glowing carmine, with a heavy 
white bloom; the stone is small and the flesh is of fine texture, firm, sugary and delicious, 
and will keep two weeks or more after ripening, or it can be picked when hard and white, 
and will color and ripen almost as well as if left on the tree. Ripens after Satsuma. Among 
the many thousand Japanese Plums which I have fruited, this one, so far, stands pre-eminent 
in its rare combination of good qualities." The Wickson has been fruited here in Connecticut 
and we have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the most desirable Plums, either 
for home use or market. 
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GENERAL LIST OF EUROPEAN PLUMS 
A rich, strong soil best suits the Plum. Good cultivation and regular fertilizing are 
required. If "black knot" should appear, cut it out at once. The curculio must be closely 
watched during the fonnation of the frviit. Every morning jar down on sheets, both insects 
and stung fruit and destroy them. 
BEAUTY OF NAPLES. A new variety of the highest promise; large; color greenish 
yellow; flesh firm, juicy, very fine-flavored. Tree very hardy and prolific. Middle of 
September. 
BRADSHAW. A very large and fine early Plum; dark violet- red; juicy and good. 
Tree erect and \'igorous; \-ery productive. Valuable for market and home use. August. 
GERMAN PRUNE. Fruit oval, nearly two inches long, of good quality; hangs well on 
tree and is firm and sweet. 
LOMBARD. Very productive: one of the best and most reliable for market. Violet- 
red, of medium size; flesh juicy and good; adheres to stone; rich and tender. A popular 
hardy variety, ripening in August. 
GIANT PRUNE. A very large, oval, dark purple Plum of excellent quahty. Hand- 
some in appearance, sweet and delicious; a good shipper. 
GRAND DUKE. A valuable addition to late Plums; as large as the Bradshaw, of same 
color; free from rot; ripening latter jiart of September. 
IMPERIAL GAGE. Fruit medium to large, oval, green, inclined to yellow when ripe; 
rich, juicy, excellent i.i quality and of deserved popularity in a general collection. 
