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Tri Flora 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 vari- 
eties which we list below. 
BVRBANK — Large, oblong, slightly conical, marbled and overspread with 
red; clingstone; season, middle to last of August; the most profitable of this 
group; flesh deep yellow, very sweet, with a peculiar and agreeable flavor. 
5 to 7 and 4 to 5 feet. 
SWEET BOTAN — Large, round, to slightly oblong; red on yeilow; cling- 
stone. When I go to the orchard to get something good to eat I generally 
begin on these and go the rounds and come back for just a few to top off 
with. To put it plain, they are just simply immense; very productive and 
young bearer; tree rapid and thrifty grower. This is about as far north as it 
would be advisable to plant it. 5 to 7, 4 to 5 and 3 to 4 feet. 
ABUNDANCE— This very closely resembles the above variety in quality 
of fruit, also in shape and size, the principal difference being in the color 
of fruit and some slight variation in tree; if anything the preceding variety 
Is a little hardier in tree. The best way to grow this is to top-work it into 
limbs of some good, hardy native, and then you can produce an abundance of 
most excellent fruit. 5 to 7 and 4 to 5 feet. 
BERCKMANS — Large, round to slightly oblong; bright red on yellowish 
ground; cling; ripens with Abundance, and usually is finer in size and color. 
It is not uniformly as productive as Abundance, yet thinning is necessary 
where finest fruit is desired. The tree is a free, upright grower, hardy, and a 
good bearer. 5 to 6 and 4 to 5 feet. 
CHABOT — This splendid variety has been sent out by various nurserymen 
under the following names: Bailey, Chase, Furugiya, Hytankyo. Yellow Japan, 
etc., and its splendid behavior has popularized it everywhere and with every- 
body who nas it fruiting under any name. Large, spherical, inclining to 
conical; entirely covered with red when fully ripe; cling; ten days to two 
weeks later than Abundance. Tree hardy, a rapid, upright grower and very 
productive. 5 to 7, 4 to 5 and 3 to 4 feet. 
CLIMAX — Vigorous grower, very productive: flesh yellow, sweet and de- 
licious; very fragrant. Ripens early in Ju.y. This season was its first crop 
in our orchard; was ripe and gone before we were aware of its being ripe. 
4 to 5 and 3 to 4 feet. 
MIKADO — Very large, deep golden yellow; the most delicious flavor yet 
produced in my orchard; they are so good that the birds and bugs and every- 
thing seems to want them, and we have to fight for our share. 5 to 7 and 
4 to 5 feet. 
RED JUNE — The best plum of its season; in fact, it has no competitor, it 
being the first to ripen; gets ripe with the raspberries in fore part of July. 
Flesh light yellow, partially clinging to the seed; firm and molerately juicy, 
of good quality and large size; coior red; tree hardy and productive. 
SULTAN — Tree hardy, rapid, compact grower; fruit delicious; flesh dark 
crimson, firm and solid, sub-acid, fragrant; seed small for'so large a plum. 
Season, early August. 4 to 5, 3 to 4 and 2 to 3 feet. 
Domestica Group 
This family embraces the European variety of plums and prunes. This 
season's experience with this class of fruit makes one wish for an orchard 
devoted entirely to such varieties; however, such an undertaking would not 
prove to be profitable unless intelligently managed. They must be sprayed 
regularly to prevent the curculio 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 if it will be a profitable undertaking to try to grow the common 
natives without also preparing to spray regularly. Once we succeed In bring- 
ing a crop of these garden p.ums. as ihey 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 under- 
neath, which is a coppery color, tinged with blue; flesh grenish yellow. Juicy, 
sugary and freestone: very heavy bearer. A very fine fruit for dessert or 
culinary use, and makes an excellent prune when cured. 5 to 7, 4 to 5 and 
3 to 4 feet. 
MIRABELLE — This variety was introduced from Warsaw In Poland. A 
slow growing, hardy, round-topped tree, clean and healthy; fruit of light 
