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Pottawattamie. Medium to large, round, red, good. August. Valuable for market. 
Japanese Group 
The varieties of this numerous family which wo 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 con- 
tinue to propagate a few of the best varieties, which we list velow. 
Burbank. Large to very large, marbled and overspread with dull red; cling stone. 
.\ugust. Flesh yellow, very sweet and agreeable. Very productive. 
Abundance. Sweet Botan— Large to very large, greenish yellow with red blush 
and marked suture; excellent. One of the very sweetest of fruits. A vigorous, up- 
right grower and extremely prolific. 
Maynard. Very large, round, dull red, firm, juicy, rich and sweet; very good. A 
very vigorous grower; one of Burbank's recent introductions. 
Red June. Large, dull red, firm, sweet and good. July. The first of all to ripen. 
Domestic 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 profitably produced as any of the common natives, and of late it is in fact a serious 
c uestion whether it will be a profitable undertaking to try to grow the common natives 
without 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 ap- 
plied 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. Large, oblong, reddish purple or coppery; free stone; flesh greenish yel- 
low, sweet, very good for dessert or culinary use. August. 
Communia. Large, roundish, oblong, dark blue, juicy, sweet and very good foT 
all purposes. September. 
Spanish King. Large, roundish, oblong, blue; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and very 
good. One of the best of this class of plums for all purposes. Hardy and vigorous. 
September. „ , ,, , j o- i 
Tatge. Large, roundish, oblong, dark blue; flesh yellow, sweet and good. Similar 
to Spanish King. Makes an excellent prune. September. 
Blue Moldovka. Large to very large, blue, free stone; flesh juicy, rich and luscious. 
A Russian variety; productive, hardy and desirable. 
German Prune. Large, oblong, purple or blue, rich, juicy and very good. Vigorous 
and productive. One of the best of the Prune family. 
Shropshire Damson. Medium size, dark purple; very good. Fruit is borne in 
clusters. Very fine for cooking and preserving. October. 
Reine Claude. Bavay's Green Gage— Large, oval, greenish; good. A great favorite 
wherever known. September. A spreading, rather slow growing tree. 
Shipper's Pride. Very large, dark purple, and very showy. Flesh juicy, sweet and 
good; valuable for market. Last of August. 
Deaton. Large, light green; free stone. Excellent for dessert or culinary use. 
Last of August. 
French Damson. Medium size, dark blue, almost black; free stone; flesh yellowish 
green. Splendid for dessert or cooking. Fruit colors long before ripe. Last of 
September. Very prolific, hardy and vigorous. 
Ungarnished Prune. Large, dark blue; free stone; very good when well ripened. 
Not an early bearer, but very productive. A low spreading tree, which has proven very 
profitable for us. 
Hybrid Group 
Our list of Hybrids is rapidly increasing, but we catalog only two standbys. 
Compass. Miner Plum and Sand Cherry — Small, purplish red, very good for cook- 
ing. Tree wonderfully thrifty, healthy and hardy far into the Northwest. 
Gold. (Robinson and Botan). — Large, golden yellow with some red, juicy, sweet 
and delicious; fairly hardy and vigorous. 
