Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Evergreens and Ornamentals 
II 
Plums, Triflora Group (Japan) 
The varieties of this numerous family which we consider worthy to be retained 
in the orchard are very limited. The reason we retain any of them is on account of 
their superior quality of fruit and great productiveness. In point of hardiness and other 
characteristics of tree none of them can be very highly recommended. We will continue 
to propagate a few of the best varieties, which we list below. 
Bur bank. Large, oblong, 
slightly conical, marbled and over- 
spread with red; clingstone; sea- 
son, middle to last of August; the 
most profitable of this group; flesh 
deep yellow, very sweet, with a 
peculiar and agreeable flavor. 
Abundance, or Sweet Botan. 
Large to very large; light green- 
ish yellow with red blush and a 
very marked suture. Vigorous 
upright-growing tree, hardy here, 
but would not recommend it to 
plant much farther North. One 
of the sweetest and best fruits of 
our entire list. Very much sub- 
ject to injury by insects and birds 
and must be carefully sprayed and 
guarded to save the fruit. 
Maynard. Fruit large, nearly 
round, dull red. Flesh firm, juicy, 
rich and sweet. Tree unsurpassed 
in vigor. 
Red June. The best Plum 
of its season; in fact, it has no 
competitor, being the first to 
ripen; gets ripe with the rasp- 
berries in forepart of July 
Flesh light yellow, partially cling- 
ing to the seed; firm and moder- 
ately juicy, of good quality 
and large size; the fruit is of a 
beautiful red color; tree hardy 
and productive. 
BURB.VNK ri.UMS 
Domestica Group 
This family embraces the European varieties of Plums and prunes. They must be 
sprayed regularly to prevent the curculio and brown rot from destroying the crop. If it 
were not for this pest this class of Plums, including prunes, could be as easily and profit- 
ably produced as any of the common natives, and of late it is in fact a serious question 
whether it will be a profitable undertaking to try to grow the common natives with- 
out also preparing to spray regularly. Spraying is so beneficial to trees and fruit that 
no one should hesitate at the time and trouble it involves. Once we succeed in bringing 
a crop of these garden Plums, as they are sometimes called, to maturity, there is greater 
satisfaction to be derived from the various uses to which they can be applied than from 
any other class of Plums. Many of them are most delicious dessert fruits, some are 
unexcelled for culinary use and several make excellent prunes when properly cured. 
We submit a short list of the best of this class for this section. 
Richland. Tree upright, vigorous and hardy; fruit prune-shaped, with very marked 
suture, medium to large; covered with a heavy bloom underneath, which is coppery 
color, tinged with blue; flesh greenish yellow; juicy, sugary, and freestone; very heavy 
bearer. A very fine fruit for dessert or culinary use, and makes an excellent prune when 
cured. 
Communia. Introduced by the Communia Colony of Northeast Iowa. A fine 
grower, with large, perfect foliage, and is an early and continuous bearer of quite 
large blue fruit, with much bloom; a fine fruit for culinary use or dessert; should be 
in every garden. 
