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Alabama Nursery Company, Huntsville, Ala. 
JAPAN PLUMS 
W ITH the introduction and dissemination of the Japan Plum has come an 
era of Plum-culture in the South such as the limited list of varieties 
adapted to this climate heretofore prevented. As a class they are distinct. 
Fruit large, of most pleasing appearance, excellent in flavor, in productiveness 
and vigor fully the equal of our native varieties, offering to the planter a Plum 
that will give the results of profit, and offering to the home garden a fruit that 
will add much in variety and please the palate of all who eat of them. Our 
list of varieties comprises the most desirable of the “Japs.” 
Plant 15 to 20 feet apart each way. 
Prices, except where noted, first-class, well-branched, 4- to 6-feet trees, 25 cents each, S2 for 
10, $15 per IOO; special quotations on larger quantities 
Abundance ( Botan ). Tree bears as the 
name implies, in abundance. A 2-year-old 
tree here in our nurseries bore 90 specimens 
on a single limb 4 feet long. Requires thin- 
ning to secure the best size and quality. 
Under color yellow, overspread with pur- 
plish red, turning darker in the sun ; flesh 
yellow, firm, juicy, subacid; clingstone. A 
fine shipper. Excellent market Plum. 
Ripens end of June. 
Burbank. Characteristics similar to Abun- 
dance ; flavor and quality rather alike, Bur- 
bank perhaps richer. Color cherry-red, with 
yellow mottlings ; more globular than Abun- 
dance. Ripens 10 to 15 days later. 
Berckmans. Very productive ; large ; 
green, nearly covered with dull purple ; firm, 
yellow flesh, somewhat coarse ; quality good; 
freestone. Middle of June to middle of July. 
Chabot {Bailey). Medium to large ; oblong ; 
orange-yellow ground over-washed with red. 
Fair quality. 
Kelsey. Very large ; heart-shaped ; green- 
ish yellow, well covered with reddish purple, 
with delicate bloom ; flesh firm, yellow, rich 
and juicy ; fine flavor ; small-pitted ; semi- 
clingstone. Excellent shipper. Matures 
middle of July. Lasts 3 to 4 weeks. 
Georgeson ( Hatankio ). Medium ; golden 
yellow ; flesh yellow, firm, sweet, with Gage 
flavor; clingstone. Early July. 
Hale. Large ; round, heart-shaped, gen- 
erally lopsided ; orange ground, mottled with 
cherry red ; flesh yellow, juicy, soft, yet a 
good keeper and shipper, with most palatable 
slightly tart peach flavor ; rather sour skin ; 
clingstone. Ripens in August. One of the 
newer “Japs, ’’and worthy a place in orchard 
or garden. Excellent in quality, and it’s there 
when the others are gone. 
Juicy. “ This new Plum is a cross between 
Abundance and Robinson. The fruit is the 
size of the former and of perfect shape ; skin 
thin and transparent, light yellow underlaid 
with scarlet ; as beautiful as wax. Quality 
high ; tree a hardy, rank, luxuriant grower, 
blooming so late in the spring that it escapes 
the frosts that often injure the early bloom- 
ing Plums.” This Plum has not yet been 
fruited here. The above description is given 
by the introducer of this variety. 
Normand. Medium to large ; slightly coni- 
cal ; yellow skin ; flesh tender, juicy, good. 
Freestone. Ripens after Abundance. 
Ogon. Medium size, round, solid golden 
yellow ; flesh yellow, firm, subacid ; good 
quality. Freestone. Matures middle of June. 
Red June (Red Nagate). Very early and 
prolific, showy and attractive. Medium size ; 
pointed ; thick skin of purply red color ; 
flesh yellow, solid, a bit coarse-grained, juicy, 
We recommend the planting of Red June, Abundance, Burbank and Chabot for the Middle 
and Lower South. 
