NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 
13 
BMums. 
In order of ripening. 4 to 6 feet, 20 cents each, .$2.25 per 12, $18 per 100. 
Extra large 2-year selected trees and some new plums, 25 cents each. 
2 to 3 years, bearing age trees, well headed, 50 cents each, .$5 per 12. 
There is no fruit tree that bears 
such an abundance of fruit at so 
early an age as does the plum. 
Many varieties bear the first 
year after planting, and for this 
single reason should be most 
extensively planted. A plum tree 
requires very little care, but for 
the fact that it produces its fruit 
in such a great abundance the 
tree does not live very long and 
new trees ought to be planted 
.every year to always have an 
abundance of this useful fruit. 
The American or Chickasaw 
varieties are mostly used for 
preserves and jellies, while the 
Japanese varieties are used for 
the table. 
Rich loam with gravel subsoil is the best soil for plum culture, while 
sandy soil is almost as good it manured. 
The following is the best collection for the South, and cannot be excelled 
by any : 
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HcCartney, new, of Texas, larger than Wild Goose, 14 days earlier, egg- 
shaped, golden yellow color, enormous bearer. This is the best yellow plum. 
Mrs. Clifford, larger than Wild Goose, pear-shaped, red, meaty, with a 
fine pineapple flavor. 
Transparent, one of the best yellow Chickasaw plums. Tree is very 
productive and sure every year. The fruit is so transparent that you can 
almost see the pit through the skin, and is very delicious. 
Lone Star , tree grows very round and spreading and produces a beauti- 
ful shade tree. Bears red plums of medium to large size, which are very 
juicy and sweet. 
