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LINN COUNTY NURSERY 
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, 
upright grower and extremely prolific. 
Bur bank — Large, co very large; marbled 
and overspread with dull red; cling 
stone. August. Flesh yellow, very 
sweet and agreeable. Very productive. 
First — Large; greenish yellow with some 
red; very thin skin; cling stone; very 
sweet and good. Tree thrifty, moder- 
ately hardy, and very productive. It 
ripens in July, at raspberry time, and is 
the only early plum which is thoroughly 
good for all purposes. 
Maynard — Very large; round; dull red; 
firm; juicy, rich and sweec; very good. 
A very vigorous grower; one of Bur- 
bank's recent introductions. 
Domestic Group 
Shropshire Damson — Medium size; dark 
purple; very good. Fruit is borne in 
clusters. Very fine for cooking and pre- 
serving. October. 
This family embraces the European varieties of plums and prunes. They must 
be sprayed regularly to prevent the curculio and brown rot from dsetroying the crop. 
If it were not for these pests, this class of plums, including prunes, could be as 
easily and profitably produced as any of the common natives, and it is, in fact, a ser- 
ious question whether it is profitable to try to grow the common natives without 
spraying 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 some- 
times called, to maturity, there is a greater satisfaction to be derived from the var- 
ious uses to which they may be applied than from any other class of plums. Many 
of them are most delicious dessert fruits, some are unexcelled for culinary use. We 
submit a short list of the best of this class for this section. 
Bine Moldovka — Large to very large; blue; 
free stone; flesh juicy, rich and lus- 
cious; especially good for dessert. A 
Russian variety; productive, hardy and 
desirable. 
Commurda — Large; roundish-oblong; dark 
blue; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and very 
good for all purposes. September. 
Beaton— Large; light green; freestone. 
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 Septem- 
ber. Very prolific, hardy and vig- 
orous. 
German Prune — Large; oblong; pur- 
ple or blue; rich, Juicy and very 
good. Vigorous and very produc- 
tive. One of the best of the prune 
family. 
Seine Claude — (Bavay's Green Gage) 
— Large; oval; greenish; good. A 
great favorite wherever known. 
September. A spreading, rather 
slow growing tree. 
Richland — Medium to large; oblong; 
reddish purple or coppery; free 
stone; flesh yellow and sweet; val- 
uable for market. Last of August. 
Shipper's Pride — Very large; dark purple, 
and very showy. Flesh juicy, sweet and 
good; valuable for market Last of Aug- 
ust- German Prune. 
