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Linn County Nursery 
Hybrid Group 
From this time on this will be the 
most important group of plums. Plant 
breeders have developed the desirable 
characters or qualities of the other 
groups to near their limit, and they can- 
not create new ones, so their hope for 
the future lies in combining the good 
qualities of the different groups or spe- 
cies. The Hybrid Group is made up of 
varieties with such combinations of char- 
acters and therefore differ widely from 
the older varieties of plums. 
Except the Gold. Compass and Omaha, 
they were all originated by Prof. Han- 
sen of Brookings, South Dakota, one of 
the most scientific plant breeders, whose 
work is of immense value to the North 
and Northwest. All require thinning to 
get the largest size. 
Gold. (Robinson and Botan) — Large to 
very large, golden yellow with some 
red: juicy, sweet and good. Very pro- 
ductive, fairly hardy and vigorous. 
Omaha- — Large to very large, coral red. 
Flesh vellow, firm, juicy and highly 
flavored. Seed small. Thrifty and pro- 
ductive. 
Waneta — A cross of the large Japanese 
plum "Apple" and the largest of our 
plums, "Terry." The following is from 
Prof. Hansen's description "Size at 
Brookings in 1912 two inches in diameter 
weight two ounces. Good red color, 
skin free from acerbity, flavor delicious." 
We have small 1 year trees only. Write 
for sizes and prices. 
CHERRY PLUMS 
All hybrids of Western Sand Cherry and 
cultivated plums. Like the sand cherry 
parent they all bear very young, often at 
one year old, and are almost completely 
covered with fruit which hangs to the 
tree until pulled off. Size and quality of 
the fruit resembles the plum parent. All 
are very thrifty and vigorous but grow 
more or less crooked and one-sided. 
Compaan — The first of the cherry plums 
to be produced. A cross of Miner plum 
and Sand cherry. Small, purplish-red 
with large pit and yellow flesh; very 
good for cooking. 
Opata — A cross of Sand Cherry and Bur- 
bank's large Cold plum. Fruit about 1 
3-16 inch in diameter, dark purplish-red 
with blue bloom; pit very small, flesh 
green, rich and sweet. One of the 
earliest to ripen. A customer at Sidnaw, 
Michigan to whom we sent Opata the 
spring of 1913 wrote Sept. 9th. 1914. 
"The ten Opata trees all bore fruit this 
summer and the fruit ripened before 
September 1st. Please let me know 
at what price you can ship 75 early 
next spring I enclose picture of one of 
the trees that will be of interest to 
vou" (Photo enclosed of a tree set out 
in April, 1913 and bearing 93 ripe plums 
Sept. 1st. 1914.) 
Sapa — A cross of the Sand Cherry and 
Burbank's large purple fleshed plum 
called Sultan. Fruit slightly larger 
than Opata. Skin, flesh and juice very 
dark purple-red which mav^° this en- 
tirely unlike any other fruit grown 
here. Sapa makes very rich purple 
sauce of splendid quality and does not 
cook sour: Everyone is delighted with 
it. Nearly every customer to whom 
we sold trees two years ago has fruited 
it and been back after more. Not as 
vigorous as Opata and <wo weeks later. 
Wnrhamim — Of the same parentage a^s 
Sapa. Fruit not quite as large, but uni- 
form in size; purplish with light red 
flesh and very small pit. Very sweet 
and good and ripens with Sapa. A 
remarkably vigorous and better shaped 
tree. 
Ezaptan — Also of same parentage as Sapa 
and not quite as large. Dark purple, 
flesh purple, of delicious quality, seed 
very small. The best of the cherry plums 
and one of the best of all plums for 
cooking. Entirely free from acidity or 
astringency and has a pleasant, charac- 
teristic flavor. August. 
Sansoto — A cross of Sand Cherry and De 
Soto plum. Fruit round, about the size 
of the De Soto plum, almost black when 
fully ripe. Flesh yellowish green, 
sprigh'tly pleasant, skin thin; pit very 
small, cling. August. 
Cheresoto — Same parentage as Sansoto and 
very much the same except in shape. 
Cheresota is long and has a small point 
at the apex. August. 
APRICOT PLUMS 
These are hybrids of the large flat Chi- 
nese Apricot plum. Prunus Simoni and 
our native plums. They are all hardy, re- 
markably vigorous and symmetrical grow- 
ers, and productive. The fruit of all these 
is well colorod. distinctly flat in shape, 
very fragrant, so firm that it will keep 
several days or stand a great deal of ship- 
ping, and of such splendid quality for 
cooking that they are sure to be in great 
demand as soon as known. 
Hanska — Large, bright red with heavy 
bloom; flesh yellow, very firm and fra- 
grant, pit very small, semi-cling. The 
apricot flavor is brought out to per- 
fection in cooking. August. 
Kaga — Very similar to Hanska in every 
respect but ten to fifteen days earlier. 
Inkpa — Also similair to Hanska in fruit, 
but earlier. The tree is more spreading 
than any others of the group. 
Toko — We consider this the best of the 
Apricot plums. The fruit is slightly 
larger than Hanska, the flesh a deeper 
yellow and richer flavor. "The Toka 
plums you sent me I was more than 
pleased with; their rich mahogany 
color should make them a great seller on 
the market and we cooked some of them 
as you suggested and found them the 
finest thing I ever saw in the plum 
line." F. L. Colby, Enfield, New Hamp- 
shire. 
"Highest quality of any'plum ever fruit- 
ed at this station. Seemingly a great ac- 
quisition." Supt. Montevideo Trial Sta- 
tion, Minn. Horticultural Report, 1913. 
