ALBANY NURSERIES 
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PLUMS, Continued 
covered with blue bloom. Flesh melting and 
juicy, rather tart; separates partly from the 
stone. Sept. 
De Soto. A. Medium size, resembles Miner 
in form and color but is two weeks earlier. Fine 
for eating or canning. A moderate grower, bears 
young and profusely. Hardy and very desirable. 
First. J*. New plum. Fruit of good medium 
size. Pale amber, faint blush on sunny side, half 
transparent. Flesh same color, moderately firm, 
sweet, juicy and good, especially so when just at 
the right stage of ripeness. Tree of medium 
growth never fails to produce all it can hold. 
Luther Burbank the originator says: “Introduc- 
ing this new Plum, I confidently make the state- 
ment that it is the earliest of all plums, ripening 
at Santa Rosa June 15, fully three weeks earlier 
than the Red June, and also that it is the largest, 
handsomest and most productive of all very early 
plums. It should prove very hardy, and for home 
use and near markets will be the most useful of 
all very early plums. It is too soft and ripens 
too suddenly for shipping to distant markets, but 
its extreme'earliness, large size and good quality 
make a combination of very unusual value.” 
Green Gage. D Small; considered the standard 
of excellence; sl 0 'w grower. Middle of August. 
Forest Rose. A. A native of Pike county, Mo. 
Fruit round; larger than Wild Goose; skin rather 
thick and of a beautiful dark red color, covered 
with a delicate bloom; stone small; fine quality. 
Gueii. D. Extensively grown for market. 
Tree a hardy, very strong, vigorous, upright 
grower, an early and very abundant bearer. 
Fruit large, roundish oval; skin dark purple, 
covered with a thick, blue bloom; flesh pale yel- 
low, a little course, rather firm, juicy, sweet, 
sprightly, subacid; freestone. Season last of 
August and first of September. 
Hale. J*. Fruit medium to large, yellow, 
mottled and speckled red; flesh, soft and juicy, 
yellow; cling; of good quality. Tree a moder- 
ately spreading, vigorous grower. Follows Bur- 
bank in ripening. Last of August. 
Jefferson. D. Large, yellow, reddened in the 
sun; juicy, rich and delicious; one of the best. 
Last of August. 
Kelsey. J. Japanese; very large; rich reddish 
urple on yellow ground; tree a prolific and early 
earer; very largely planted for shipping East. 
The largest of all Plums. 
Lombard. D. (Bleecker’s Scarlet.) Medium, 
round, oval; v : olet-red; juicy, pleasant and good, 
adheres to the stone. Tree vigorous and produc- 
tive. A valuable market variety; one of the 
most hardy and popular. Last of August. 
Maynard Plum 
