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NEW SORTS OF JAPAN PLUMS 
The Hale Plum. 
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trees are vigorous, and the fruit is beautiful in appearance and 
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superb m quality. We know of no better investment than 
good Plum orchard. 
New Varieties of JAPAN PLUMS. 
WICKSON. 
A sturdy, upright grower, productive almost 
to a fault. Fruit remarkably handsome, deep 
maroon-red, covered with white bloom ; stone small ; 
flesh fine texture, firm, sugary and delicious. Ex- 
Wickson Plum. 
THE HALE PLUM. 
This new Plum was originated by Luther Bur- 
bank, the "Wizard of Horticulture,” who says of it: 
"In the hedgerow of seedlings this was the most 
vigorous, most productive, handsomest, most 
uniform and, nex-t to Wickson, the best flavored 
of any Japan Plum 1 have ever seen. I do not 
know of any fruit that will keep longer.” Most vig- 
orous of all the Japans. Fruit large, bright orange, 
mottled with cherry-red. Superb in quality, fully 
equal to Imperial Gage; none so fine for the family. 
Ripens middle of September. Prices, first-class, 
40 cts. each, $4 per doz.; medium, 30 cts. each, $3 
per doz.; second-class, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. • 
mail size, postpaid, 25 cts. each. 
Red June Plum. (Exact natural sizej 
RED JUNE. 
A vigorous, hardy, upright, spreading tree, as 
productive as Abundance. Fruit medium to large, 
deep vermilion-red, with handsome bloom, very 
showy ; flesh light lemon-yellow, slightly subacid, of 
good and pleasant quality , half cling, pit small. 
Ripens a few days after Willard, and is the best in 
quality of any of the early varieties. Price, first- 
class, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. ; medium, 25 cts. each, 
$2..)0 perdoz. ; second-class, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. ; 
mail size, postpaid, 20 cts. each. 
WILLARD. 
Japanese. It is highly praised by leading horti- 
culturists as one of the best of this class. Tree is a 
good grower, immensely productive; much earlier 
than Abundance, and of good quality. Price, first- 
class, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. ; medium, 25 cts. each, 
$-.50 perdoz.; mail size, postpaid, 25 cts. each. 
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