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LINN COUNTY NURSERY 
*Bartlett — Large, yellow and red, 
juicy, melting and highly flavored. 
August and September. An early and 
abundant bearer. This excellent va- 
riety blights badly in many places in 
Iowa, so cannot be recommended for 
general planting. 
Flemish Beauty — Large to 
very large, yellow with red 
■blush, melting, juicy, sweet 
and good. September. 
Garber — Large to very 
large, yellow and red, firm 
and granular, juicy and 
acid; of fair quality. Oc- 
tober. A very vigorous 
grower. 
Golden Russet — Large, 
golden yellow, rus- 
seted, firm, granu- 
lar, juicy and good. 
A very thrifty and 
1iealthy variety; 
very promising for 
southern and con- 
tral Iowa. 
Howell — L a r g e, 
yellow and red, 
very juicy and 
good. September. 
*Kieffer — Large, 
yellow, russeted, 
granular, juicy and 
sweet. October and Novem 
Ijer. A very hardy, vigorous 
variety, remarkably free from 
■blight. An early and abund- 
ant bearer; valuable chiefly 
for cooking and canning. 
should be kept 
until well ripened before using. 
Krull — Large, yellowish green, 
firm, becoming juicy, melting, rich 
and sweet. A very late keeping 
variety; healthy and vigorous. 
Lincoln — Large, yellow and red, 
buttery, melting, sweet and very 
good September. Hardy and 
prolific. 
Mongolian Snow — M e d i u m to 
large, yellow, russeted, firm; sim- 
ilar in quality to Kieffer. 
Should be ripened in the 
house. Very vigorous, hardy 
and productive. 
Mt. Vernon — Large, y e 1- 
low and red, graular, melt- 
t ing, jmicy and good. 
•i v October. 
Rossney— Large, 
yellowish, buttery, 
juicy, melting and 
very good. Hardy, 
vigorous and free 
from blight. 
*Seckel— S mall, 
brownish green 
w i t h red russet, 
buttery, melting, 
juicy and delicious; 
of the very best 
uality. September. A 
ow growing, very hardy 
and healthy variety. 
Sheldon — Large, green- 
ish yellow, russeted, melt- 
Bartiett jng, juicy, s we e t and 
good. October. 
The fruit should be kept . ' B . . . 
Vermont Beauty— Medium size, yellow and red, rich and juicy, very good. 
October. Very hardy, vigorous and prolific. 
*Wilder— Small to medium, yellow, shaded crimson, fine grained, tender and 
good. Vigorous and productive. August. 
Worden Seckel — A seedling of Seckel; of similar quality, but much superior in 
size and color. Hardy and productive. October. 
We wish to call the attention of our customers to the fact that our 
line of Plums is the most extensive grown by any nursery in the middle 
west, and careful selection will give a supply of this fruit through the 
summer. 
