lor tlurty-six days>af terreceived. Tliia speaks 
volumes for this excellent variety."— North 
American Horticulturist. 
Burbank, 
Chabot. Japanese. Yellow and red. Sep- 
tember. Fi-uit of medium size, oblong conical. 
Color bright, cherry red nearly all over, with 
yellow dots, excepting the shady side, which 
remains yellow. Flesh orange yellow, firm, 
juicy, sweet and of excellent quality. A cling. 
Valuable for drying and canning. Its late 
season of ripening and its beauty give it high 
market value. Tree strong, upright, and very 
productive. This variety is called Yellow Ja- 
pan ; also Chase by some. Is called Yellow 
Japan by some. 
Chalco. New. Japanese. Deep reddisii 
purple. September. Procured from Luther 
Burbank, who describes it thus : 
After twelve year.sof experiments in crossing 
the unique, haudsoiiic, fragrant Chinese Plum, 
Prunus Simoni, often called the "Apricot 
Plum," ^vith the Jajmnese and American Plum.a 
"we now offer the first fruit of this long and very 
•expensive work. The fruit, which ripens just 
before the Burl)ank, is large, fiat like a tomato, 
•deep reddish ijurple, with very sweet, rather 
firm, exceedingly fragrant, yellow flesh and 
small seed. Like the Apricot Plum, the fruit 
is almost as stenilessasa peach, and completely 
surrounds the older branches as thick as it can 
stick, like kernels on a huge ear of corn. A su- 
perior shipping Plum, as it ripens well when 
j>icked green, and keeps nearly or quite a 
:inonth. A tremendous grower, and unsur- 
passed in productiveness. Chalco is a fore- 
Tuuner of a new hardy race of Plums. Ameri- 
tcan origin. 
Damson. See Shropshire Damson. 
De Soto. Hardy. Red. September. Tree 
a good grower and very hardy. Fruit only 
medium size, round-oblong. Skin thick. Color 
red, with slight pui'plish Iiloom. Flesh orange 
color, firm, juicy. (Quality good. Pit clings. 
Ripens late. An American Plum. Produc- 
tiveness is increased by planting a number of 
them near together, or grouping them with 
other kinds in a cluster. Only desirable for 
extremely cold secticns. Origin, V/isconsln. 
Empire. Dark purple. Early September. 
Fruit large, oval. Color dark purple. Quality 
good. Tree hardy, productive and vigorous, 
fruit ripening about September H to 10. This 
is a good orchard Plum. Originated in Cort- 
land county, New York. 
Fellemburg. French or Italian Prune. 
Dark, purple. Late August. An excellent late 
variety. Fruit medium size, oval, tapering at 
ends. Color dark iiurple, with dark blue bloom. 
Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, of good 
quality. Freestone. Valuable for drying. Tree 
a free grower, and very |)roductive. Named 
Italian Prune by some. 
Forest Garden. Hardy. Dark. Septem- 
ber. Well adapted for the north, being very 
hardy. Fruit is not large, nearly round. Color 
orange-yellow, overlaid and dotted with red, 
almost a purplish red, when fully ripe. Flesh 
orange color, moderately firm, "fibrous, juicy, 
good. Pit clings. Productiveness is increased 
by planting a number of them near together, or 
grouping them with other kinds in a cluster. 
Should only he planted in exti-emely cold sec- 
tions. Origin, Illinois. 
German Prune. Purple. September. Fruit 
large, long-oval, curved or swollen on one side, 
with a long, tapering neck. Skin purple, with 
a thick blue bloom, Flesh green, firm, sweet, 
plea-sant, not rich. Pit free. Valuable for 
drying, an industry that is increasing in im- 
portance. Much used for preserving also, so 
that llie markrt demand isgood, making a good 
price for the fruit. 
Empire 
Giant Prune. Dark purple. September, 
following German Prune. Is one of the new 
productions of Luther Liurbank, of California, 
and is one of the very best Prunes for general 
cultivation. We have fruited it here, and find 
it one of the finest Prunes in our orchards. It 
is a good grower, and a strong, regular fruiter. 
The fruit is very large, oval, not jiointed. Color 
dark jiurple. Flesh dark yellow, sweet and 
good. Freestone. Highli/ reannmended as a 
market fruit. Dries well. Ripe a few days 
later than German Prune. Origin, California. 
