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Catalogue and Retail Price List of 
Plums — Continued 
come well recommended and only hold fast those which are good, and our 
customers shall have the benefit of our experience. Do not deceive yourself 
by thinking you can plant a lot of plum trees In an old, dry, soddy patch and 
they will board themselves, work for nothing and yield bountiful crops of 
luscious fruit; if you do you will most certainly be disappointed. Give them your 
best iand and as good and frequent cultivation as you ought to your corn 
field or garden, and you will succeed. In the following descriptions we will 
group the different families by themselves, beginning with those varieties 
belonging to the American group, which embraces all varieties native to or 
descended from varieties originally found in the northwestern portion of the 
United States — Iowa and Minnesota, in particular. The varieties belonging to 
this group are the hardiest in tree and bud of anything in the plum line. 
Price of Plum Trees as Follows, Except as Otherwise Noted > 
Each Ten Per 50 Per 100 
First-class, 5 to 7 feet, 2 and 3 years $0.50 $4.50 $20.00 $37.50 
Medium. 4 to 5 feet. 2 and 3 years 40 3.50 15.00 27.50 
Medium, 3 to 4 feet, 1 and 2 years 30 3.00 10.00 18.00 
Medium, 2 to 3 feet, 1 year switch 15 1.50 7.00 12.50 
Five at ten, 25 at 50, and 50 at 100 rates; the above rates to apply only 
when the quantity taken is of one variety; six of a variety at dozen rates, a.nd 
lesser quantities at piece rates; orders for 25 or 50 trees containing a long list 
of varieties cannot be filled at 50 and 100 rates. 
The following list can be furnished in sizes as priced above. Will only 
describe a few of the leading varieties. 
American or Native Group 
Beatty Edens DeSoto Seed Odegard 
Benedict Forest Garden Omega 
Bestoval Golden Queen Oren 
Blxby Haag Smith 
Blackhawk Hanson Snyder 
Brittlewood No. 1 Hawkeye Stoddard 
Brittlewood No. 3 Hunt The Cook's Choice 
Champion Mankato United States 
Cheney Nellie Blanche Wolf 
Deoolo New Ulm Wyant 
BEATTY — This plum originated in Benton County, Iowa, and bears the 
name of Its originator. A beautiful, upright tree, with the best of foliage; 
hardy and thrifty. Fruit large to very large, beiutlfully colored, transparent 
yellow, blushed with red. Quality as good as DeSoto for any purpose. This 
plum combines more good qualities than any we have yet fruited. Season, 
last of August. 
DE SOTO — Here is our old stand-by. To this we can compare everything 
else as a standard of quality. They are as good as peaches when canned and 
one will not tire of them so soon. Its only fault Is overbearing — should be 
thinned for best results. Cultivate or mulch this variety and pick off fui.y 
one-half the fruit soon after the fruit has set and the grower will be richly 
rewarderl. Medium to large; vary In color from yellow to purplish red. Sea- 
son, middle to last of August. 
GOLDEN QUEEN — Fruit large, oblong, bright golden yellow. Delicious 
quality; unexcelled for culinary and dessert use. Season. Inst of August. 
HAWKEYE — Large to very large; roundish, oblong thick skin; a little 
coarse in f.esh, rather firm; grayish purple. Tree of spreading habit, Inclined 
to dronp hardy and productive. Season, last of August. Many call It the best 
plum In cultivation. 
SNYDER — Originated by J. H. Fairchilds, Linn County. Iowa. This has 
proved to be the most productive large plum of good quality we have yet 
tested; will carry the heaviest crop of uniformly large fruit of any variety we 
have seen. Tree a strong grower, with the best of foliage. 
WYANT — The best dessert plum among the natives. Peel and serve with 
cream and sugar is their place, or to eat out of hand fresh from the tree; 
however, many think it is one of the best for canning also; develops too much 
acid in cooking to suit for that purpose; thick skin, which peels readily, leav- 
ing a toothsome morsel, which Is sure to call for more; freestone; purplish, 
red; large, round, oblong; very prolific and extremely hardy. 
Miner Group 
The varieties comprising this group are all comparatively late In ripening, 
about as hardy as those of the Americana group, and uniformly productive of 
large, beautifully colored fruit of best quality. Thev are about all se.f-sterlle, 
but the kinds effectually pollinate each other. If thoroughly mixed when 
planted in the orchard. As there Is little difference in the time of blossoming, 
plant a tree of one variety and then another, and so on, mixing the different 
