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Bailey. Friday Seedling— Medium size, whitish with red cheek; white flesh, juicy, 
sweet and good. Pit very small and free. September. This variety has been grown 
in Iowa for over seventy years, and has averaged three crops every five years. 
Banner. A Canadian variety; large, deep yellow with crimson cheeks. Free. Flesh 
3-ellow, rich, firm and very good. Last of September. One of the best. 
Bednar. Originated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Large, oblong, yellow, free stone; 
very good. 
Bokara No. 3. Medium to large, free stone; yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow, 
juicy and good. September. A hardy variety from Asia. 
Champion. Large, creamy white with red cheeks; flesh white, very sweet, juicy 
and rich. August. One of the best and hardiest of the earlier varieties. 
Elberta. Very large, yellow with red blush, free stone; flesh yellow, juicy and 
good. Vigorous and moderately hardy. September. 
Leigh. Originated in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Large, white with red blush, free stone; 
flesh white, very sweet, juicy and good. The original trees have produced as many as 
eight bushel at a crop, younger trees often bear three or four bushel. One of the 
most hardy and productive. 
Lone Tree. Originated in Johnson Co., Iowa. Medium to large, golden yellow; 
flesh yellow, juicy, rich and very good. Pit very small and free. Middle of September. 
Pierpont. Another Linn Co. seedling; large, yellow with red cheek; flesh white, 
juicy and excellent. Pit very small and free. September. Apparently very hardy and 
promising. 
Russell No. 1. Medium size, whitish with red cheek; pit small and free. Flesh 
greenish white, juicy and good. Middle of September. 
Wolf. Wolf's Lone Tree Seedling — A seedling of the Lone Tree; its equal in size 
and quality; but has a bright red cheek and ripens ten days earlier. Tree hardy and 
very productive. Very promising. 
Stearns. Originated in Western Michigan. Large, round, yellow with brilliant 
red. Pit small and perfectly free; flesh firm, yellow and very good. A very promising 
new variety. 
Myers. Medium to large, yellow and red, free stone; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. 
This peach has been grown in Southeastern Iowa for many years, and has made a 
splendid record. 
Plums 
No other fruit has a greater variety of uses, or is capable of satisfying a greater va- 
riety of tastes than the Plum. It is in its native element in Iowa soil and climate, this 
section having been favored with many choice varieties in its primitive state. 
Varieties. We are making this fruit a specialty and our experimental orchard is 
our delight. Up to the present we have planted in it 250 varieties, many of which have 
been discarded. It is our aim to test all varieties which come well recommended and 
propagate only the best. By careful selection one may enjoy fresh plums from early 
in August until late October. 
Cultivation. Do not deceive yourself by thinking you can plant a lot of Plum 
trees in an old, dry, soddy patch and make them board themselves, work for nothing 
and yield bountiful crops of luscious fruit; if you do, you will certainly be disappointed. 
Give them your best land and as thorough and frequent a cultivation as you do your 
cornfield or garden, and you will succeed. Clean cultivation is one of the best remedies 
for the plum curculio. 
Crooked Trees. It is practically impossible to grow what some people would call 
a "decent" tree of some varieties, yet these same trees afterward develop into well- 
shaped orchard trees. 
Prices of Plum Trees. 
Each 10 SO 100 
5 to 7 feet, 2 to 3 years $0.50 $4.50 $20.00 $37.00 
4 to 5 feet, 2 to 3 year 40 3..50 15.00 27..S0 
3 to 4 feet, 1 to 2 years .30 3.00 10.00 18.00 
2 to 3 feet, 1-year switches 15 1.50 7.00 12.50 
Five at 10, 25 at 50, and 50 at 100 rates. Orders for 25 or 50 trees containing a long 
list of varieties cannot be filled at SO or 100 rates. 
