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Pottawattamie — Yellow, overspread with 
bright pink and prominent white dot; 
flesh yellow, sweet and good. Perfect- 
ly hardy and an immense, early and 
annual bearer. July. 
Quackenboss — Large, oblong, oval, deep 
purple, a little coarse; sprightly, juicy, 
sweet and excellent; adheres slightly 
to the stone. Tree a rapid upright 
grower and productive. Valuable for 
market. October. 
Red June — (Red Nagate) — -Medium size, 
pointed; color deep red-purple; flesh 
yellow; quality good; cling. A good 
market variety. 
Surprise 
Reine Claude de Bavay — Large, greenish 
yellow, spotted with red; firm, juicy, 
sugary, and of fine quality; very pro- 
ductive. September. 
Satsuma — Native of Japan — The tree 
looks much like the Wild Goose, and is 
not 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 — The fruit is of a large 
size, it being no uncommon occurrence 
to find specimens measuring two inches 
in diameter each way, as it is nearly 
round; a semi-cling. of a handsome, 
dark purple color; excellent for canning 
and an unusually good shipper, arriv- 
ing at its destination in good order, 
and keeping a long time in excellent 
condition. 
Shropshire Damson — (or Prune Damson) 
— An English variety of great merit 
for preserving. Large, and much more 
desirable than the common Damson. 
Tree vigorous grower, very free from 
attacks of curculio; hardy and an abun- 
dant bearer. October. 
Spaulding — Tree a strong grower, with 
broad, rich, dark foliage; fruit largo, 
yellowish green with marbliugs of 
deeper green and a delicate white 
bloom; flesh pale yellow, very firm, 
sprightly, sugary and rich; fine for 
canning. Claimed to be curculio proof. 
Stanton — Originated in New York State. 
The tree is a vigorous, healthy grower; 
fruit medium to large, nearly round, 
deep purple with blue bloom; quality 
best. Ripens and keeps rather late. 
Surprise — (Hortulana) — A variety 
introduced about 1899 by Mr. Mar- 
tin Penning of Sleepy Eye, Minn., 
and it is said by many to be the 
finest in quality of any of the cul- 
tivated varieties in the native 
Minor group, also the hardiest of 
that type. Fruit large to very 
large; skin medium, thick, tender; 
bright red; flesh pale yellow, 
meaty and of fine flavor; quality 
extra good. Season medium. Tree 
an upright, vigorous, healthy 
grower and is everywhere reported 
very productive. A splendid va- 
viety for either home or commer- 
cial culture and should be found 
# in every collection. 
I Turkish Prune -The largest and de- 
s eidedly the best of the prune fam- 
ily and very like the Italian prune 
in most respects. Splendid for 
drying, canning or using fresh. 
Tennant Prune — Originated in Ore- 
gon. Very promising on the Pa- 
cific Slope. If it does equally well in 
the East it will equal or surpass in all 
respects our largest and best prunes. 
Washington — Large, green, somewhat 
reddened; juicy, sweet and fine; very 
productive. Last of August. 
Weaver — This remarkable plum was 
found near Cedar Rapids, Iow r a, grow- 
ing in the old Indian camping ground. 
Flesh firm, with flavor resembling the 
Apricot. As a substitute for the peaeli 
it has no rival. Curculio proof. 
Wickson Japan — Very large, glowing car- 
mine, with a heavy white bloom; flesh 
firm, sugary, delicious; stone small. 
Remarkable for its long keeping qual- 
ities. Tree of vigorous, upright growth. 
Wild Goose — An improved variety of the 
Chickasaw, evident in the great vigor 
of the tree and increased size of the 
fruit which is nearly as large as the 
Green Gage. Skin purple, with a 
bloom; flesh juicy, sweet and adheres 
to the stone. Last of July. 
Wolf — This is an enormous bearer and 
bears annually. Fruit large and of 
good quality; color bright red. Splen- 
did for eating. 
