FRUIT DEPARTMENT PLUMS 
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PLUMS, Continued 
Maynard. J*. Originated by Luther Burbank, 
that great master of modern horticulture. In size 
it is very large, often measuring 7J inches in cir- 
cumference. Form nearly round, slightly flat- 
tened at the ends; of richest crimson-purple, 
deepening to royal damask as full ripeness is 
reached. Tree hardy, vigorous and compact 
grower. Leaves dark glossy green. Bears im- 
mense crops of even sized fruit while very young; 
never fails. Surpasses all other varieties in keep- 
ing and carrying qualities. Flesh firm, even 
when dead ripe, but melting and juicy, with a 
deliciousness indescribable. Will command the 
highest price in both home and foreign markets. 
Milton. Rather large; dark red; skin thin; flesh 
firm; good quality; ripens earlier than Wild Goose; 
its large size, good quality and extreme earliness 
make it very valuable; a strong grower; produc- 
tive. 
Miner. Medium size; oblong; skin dark, purplish 
red; flesh soft, juicy, vinous and adheres to the 
stone; excellent for canning and cooking and es- 
teemed for market; productive. 
Miracle. Burbank’s history and description of 
the stoneless plum Miracle: “About 16 or 18 years 
ago I sent to a French nurseryman for the Prun- 
us Sans Noyeau, a fruit which has been known 
as a curiosity for hundreds of years. This soon 
fruited with me, producing a fruit about the size 
of a small cherry, having a Damson color and 
flavor, with a stone partially covering the pit, 
and growing on an unproductive, rambling, thorny 
bush. This was carefully crossed with the French 
F rune and other plums, and after about ten years 
began to see the results in sweet and sour 
Damson like fruits of all sizes. At last, about 4 
years ago, in a lot of these hybrid seedlings, a 
strong vigorous, close jointed treewith large leaves 
and very prominent buds was raised, which pro- 
duced the fruit called Miracle, of much better 
flavor than even the best Damsons, of greatly im- 
proved form, size, color and quality, and the stone 
wholly eliminated. Like several others of these 
hybrid seedlings, this new and first really stone- 
less hybrid plum not only resembles but even sur- 
passes its staminate parent, the French Prune, 
in size, and resembles it in general form, and 
especially in its enormous productiveness, but 
having a much heavier blue bloom, thus more re- 
sembling some of the German Hungarian prunes. 
While not containing sugar enough to be classed 
among the drying prunes, for cooking it must 
supplant all the Damsons, as it is larger and more 
productive, if possible, than any of them which 
are noted for their productiveness. Experiments 
are to be continued in this very interesting line, 
and among the thousands of hybrid seedlings of 
the last generation a large number show that they 
have still further valuable distinctive qualities. 
It has been a tedious and highly expensive matter 
to breed out the stone from the plum, and at the 
same time increase its size, quality and product- 
iveness, as only a small proportion of tne seed- 
lings are stoneless, and most of them show the 
many undesirable qualities usually found in seed- 
lings, so that to produce a stoneless fruit of good 
quality has been a monumental task which very 
few would be willing to follow up. Probabbly not 
one person in a million realize the fact that such 
a plum could hardly be produced for less than the 
cost of half a score of average New England 
farms, yet such are the facts.’’ 
Moore’s Arctic. D. Size medium, purplish black, 
with a thin blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow, 
juicy, sweet, and of a pleasant flavor. Charles 
Downing speaks of it as follows: “A new hardy 
Plum, which originated in the highlands of Aroos- 
took county, Maine, where, unprotected and ex- 
posed to cold, it has for many years borne enor- 
mous crops, and is claimed to be the hardiest 
Plum grown, and so far free from black-knot.” 
Tree healthy, vigorous. An early and abundant 
bearer. 
October Purple. J*. Propagated by Luther 
Burbank, of California. Fruit large and uniform 
in size; color a dark rich maroon; stone small, 
flavor fine. Tree a fine grower. This variety is 
pronounced by Mr, Burbank one of the best va- 
rieties he has produced. Ripens middle of Sep- 
tember. Should be in every collection. 
Peach. D. Very large and handsome; dull 
red; good; very productive. Last of August. 
Pond’s Seedling. See Hungarian Prune. 
Pottawattamie. A. A cross of Chickasaw and 
Swedish Sloe. Quality excellent. Tree perfect- 
ly hardy, a strong, vigorous grower; an immense 
annual bearer; curculio-proof. One of the most 
profitable trees for the fruit grower. Four-year- 
old trees have borne a crop of two bushels to the 
tree. 
Prunus Simoni. J. (Apricot Plum.) A dis- 
tinct species from China. Growth erect; flowers 
small, white, appearing early in the spring. Fruit 
flattened, of the size and appearance of a Necta- 
rine, and of a brick red color; flesh yellow, with 
a peculiar aromatic flavor. 
Red June. J. The best Japan, ripening before 
Abundance. Medium to large; deep vermillion 
red, with handsome bloom; flesh light lemon-yel- 
low, firm; moderately juicy; fine quality, free 
upright, spreading, vigorous and hardy; produc- 
tive. Ripens between Willard and Abundance. 
Highly recommended by Prof. Bailey, of Cornell 
University. Last of July or early August. 
Reine Claude de Bavay.D. (Bavay’s Green 
Gage.) Large; greenish yellow; spotted with red; 
firm, juicy, sugary and of fine quality; very pro- 
ductive. September. 
Satsuma. J*. (Blood Plum.) Native of Japan. 
The tree looks much like the Wild Goose, and is 
likely to prove more hardy than Kelsey. The 
fruit has a pleasant flavor, and, unlike all others, 
has red flesh, with a remarkably small stone. 
Shipper’s Pride. D. Large, nearly round; dark 
purple; quite juicy, sweet; splendid shipper and 
marketer, moderate grower, productive. Origi- 
nated in northwestern New York. 
Shiro. J*. Originated by Luther Burbank. Fruit 
egg-shaped, medium size, smooth, bright yellow, 
thin bloom; flesh clings to the pit. Said to be 
more productive than the Burbank. 
Sultan. J*. Said by the originator Luther Bur- 
bank, to be one of the most attractive Plums. 
Its huge size and deep purplish crimson color ren- 
der it valuable for market. The flesh is very 
firm, fragrant, sweet, dark crimson, clouded and 
shaded with pink, salmon and light yellow. Very 
rapid grower, with wood and leaves much like a 
Royal Ann Cherry. 
