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Plums 
Cheney. A strong, upright-growing 
tree, very hardy, and one of the very best 
varieties for the extreme North. Fruit 
large, of fair quality. Tree an early and 
abundant bearer. 
Damson. Large, dark purple, very 
showy, often measuring two inches in 
diameter; fine, juicy and sweet. Season, 
September. 
De Soto. Tree perfectly hardy, a regu- 
lar and abundant bearer; fruit medium 
size and of fine quality; color light red; 
ripens very early. This tree is liable to 
overbear, and, if very heavily loaded, 
fruit should be thinned. 
Forest Garden. Hardy; bears profusely; 
one of the earliest Plums; large, being 
I to ij^ inches in diameter, oblong, color 
mottled red and yellow; skin thin; juicy, 
sweet and rich. Ripens from August i 
to 25. 
Green Gage. Small; considered the 
standard of excellence; slow grower, 
Middle of .August. 
Hawkeye. This variety is a native of 
Iowa, perfectly hardy, and fruit is as 
large as Lombard. Season, September. 
Mooney. A good grower and regular 
producer. Fruit fair size and good quality. 
Burbank Plums (see page 13) 
Stoddard. Large, round and red; very 
productive. Tree and fruit closely re- 
sembles the Hawkeye, but of somewhat 
better quality and a good market sort. 
Surprise. A variety introduced at 
Sleepy Eye, Minn. Tree a beautiful, sym- 
metrical grower, with fine foliage. Best 
Plum yet introduced in that state; meaty, 
fine flavor, very large and red, with many 
light dots on the skin, hangs well to the 
tree, a good bearer and a good keeper; 
fine for culinary purposes. 
Wild Goose. Fruit large, round, oblate, 
light red; skin thin. This Plum is a 
clingstone. The leaf of this variety is 
peach-like in shape, margin finely toothed. 
Ripens early, but is of poor quality, but 
on account of its productiveness and 
beauty is the most popular of native 
Plums. 
Willard. Size medium, color red and 
attractive; vigorous, hardy and productive 
very early, about July 15. Will keep in 
good condition a long time after picking. 
Wolf. Tree vigorous and hardy. Fruit 
of good size and fair quality for eating from 
hand, and hard to equal for cooking pur- 
poses. 
Wyant. Tree a spreading grower, fine 
foliage, very prolific; superior to Weaver 
in quality, and much more beautiful. 
Fruit medium to large, slightly oblong 
and distinctly flattened; purplish red in 
color, inclined to orange on the shady 
side; skin thick; flesh rich yellow. This 
variety is reported by Professor Goff as 
one of the most productive at the Wiscon- 
sin State Experiment Station. 
Yellow Egg. A very large and beautiful 
egg-shaped yellow Plum. Excellent for 
cooking. Tree a free-grower and good 
producer. End of August. 
EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE 
PLUMS 
Abundance. I^arge to very large, ob- 
long, amber, nearly covered with bright 
n;d and overspread with a thick bloom; 
llesh orange-yellow, juicy, melting, and 
of delicious sweetness; stone small and 
flesh readily parts from it. Tree strong 
grower and an early and profuse bearer. 
Ripens in advance of other Plums. Val- 
uable for canning and market. This 
variety has attracted much attention 
throughout the country, and is very 
highly recommended. 
Burbank. It is claimed by many that 
I he Burbank Plum stands at the head of 
the celebrated Japanese varieties. It is 
proving remarkably successful the country 
