Fruit Trees, Small Fruits and Ornamentals. 
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tion which produced Gold and Juicy, both of 
wliicli liave proved K^^'ierally hardy Ihrougiiout 
tlie United States, and no doubt America will 
prove quite as hardy. In growth and general ai)- 
pearance the tree is like the American Plums, bav- 
niir rather droopinj;. slender branches and less 
robust growth than the Japanese species, and yet 
is a ,gi)od grower and exceedingly prolific. 'I'he 
fruit tjf America is larger than the a\ erage Japan 
Plums, and from four to si.\teen times as large as 
the popidar American \-arieties. The glossy, 
coral-red fruit is not surpassed in beatny bv any 
Plum. The light yellow flesh is moderately' firm 
and very delicious ; so good that those who do not 
like most Plums call for more, and keep right on 
eating .\mei icas It ripens here (California) Jidy 
20, two or three weeks before Robinson or Bur- 
bank, and Is a splendid keeper. Will probably 
pro\ e hariiy tbron,ghnnt the I'liited Stales. 
Beauty of Naples. Light. Season Sep- 
tember. Tree ,1 K^md bearer. Color yellow- 
ish green, with reddish cheek 011 sun-exposed 
side. Flesh yellow-amber, lender, juicy, 
sweet, of e.vcelleiit titiality. Seiiii-cling. 
Frttit of medium to good size. 
Bradshaw. Purple. Late August. Fruit 
very large, sometimes witli a very sliglit 
neck. Color dark purple, witli a light blue 
bloom. Flesh a little coarse, becoming light 
brovvnisli purple, at first adhering, but be- 
coming nearly free from tile stone when fully 
ripe ; juicy, good, slightly acid. Tree vigor- 
ous and productive. 
Burbank. Japanese. Red. September 
and October. Imported by Luther Burbank 
in 1S85. Of the older Japanese sorts, this is 
one of the best. Fruit w hen fully grown is 
6 to 7 incites in circumference, nearly globu- 
lar, often a little lopsided, point generally 
blunt. Color cherry-red, showing many yel- 
low dots ; often more or less marbled, in the 
sun becoming rather dense red. Flesh firm 
and meaty, deep yellow, rich and sttgary ; 
its firmness makes it a good keeper and a 
good shipper, and it is excellent for canning. 
For market or family use it is very fine. Tree 
of great vigor, with a liroad, sprawling habit, 
needing close pruning ; is e.\ceedingly pro- 
ductive, and as it tisually sets too much fruit, 
it should be thinned for best results. 
Chabot. Japanese. Yellow and Red. 
September. l-"ruil of meilium size, oblong 
conical Color bright, cherry red nearly all 
over, with yellow dots, excepting the shady 
side, which remains yellow. Flesh orange- 
Empire, 
yellow, firm, juicy, sweet and of e.xcellent 
ciuality. A cling. \'aluable for drying and 
canning. Its late season of ripening and its 
beauty give it high market value. Tree 
strong, upright, somewhat spreading grower 
and very productive. This variety is called 
yellow Japan ; also Chase by some. 
Chalco. New. Japanese. Deep reddish 
purple. September. Procured from Lutlier 
Uurbank, who describes it thus: 
After tweh'e years of experiment in crossing the 
unique, handsome, fragratit Chinese Plum, Prunus 
Simoni, often called the "Apricot Plum," with the 
Japanese and American Plums, wc now ofler the 
first fruit of this long and very expensive work. 
The fruit, which ripens just before the Burbank, is 
large, flat like a tomato, deep reddish purple, with 
very sweet, rather firm, exceedingly fragrant, yel- 
low Hesh and small seed. Like the'Apricot Plum, 
the fruit is almost as stemless as a peach, and com- 
plelel y surrounds the older br.anclies as thick as it 
can stick, like kernels on a luige ear of corn. A 
superior shipping Plum, as it ripens well when 
picked green, and keeps nearly or quite a 
month. A tremendous grower, ami unsurpassed 
in prodncli\ eTiess Chalco is a forerurmer of a 
new liard>- race of Pbnns. .American origin. 
Damson. See Shropshire Damson. 
De Soto. Hardy. Red. September. Tree 
a good grower and very hardy. Fruit large 
to very large, round-oblong. Skin thick. 
Colorred, with slight purplish bloom. Flesh 
oiange color, firm, juicy. Quality good. Pit 
clings. Ripens late. 'An American Plum. 
Productiveness is increased by planting a 
number of them near together, or grouping 
them with other kinds in a cluster. Origin, 
Wisconsin. 
Empire. Dark purple. Early September. 
.At one time called the Empire State Plum. 
Fruit large, oval. Color dark pin ple. (Jualitv 
good. Tree hardy, productive and vigorous, 
fruit ripening about September ,s to 10. This 
is a good orchard Plum. Originated in 
Cortlandt county. New York. 
Fellemburg. French or Italian Prune. 
Dark, purple. Late August. An excellent 
late varietj-. Fruit medium size, oval, taper- 
ing at ends. Color dark purple, with dark 
blue bloom. Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 
sweet, of good quality. Freestone. X'alt't- 
able for drying. Tree a free grower, and 
very prodtictive 
