PLUMS 
bears youngr* fruit largre, excellent 
quality. Cherry red. with a lilac 
bloom, ripens from middle of July 
to first of August. 
Prices on all Except Damson. 
First Class, % and up, 2 yr., 30c each; $2.50 
per 12; $15.00 per 100. 
Select Medium, % to %, 25c each; $2.00 per 
12; $12.00 per 100. 
Light Medium, % to %, 20c each; $1,50 per 
12; $10.00 per 100. 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
Abundance. — Medium size, round with slight 
point. Beautiful shade of red over yellow 
body. Flesh yellow, firm, and Juicy, with a 
slightly subacid flavor. Skin is rather tough, 
making a good shipper, very prolific. Ripens 
In July. 
Red June. — Recommended as, by all odds, 
the best Japanese plum, ripening before Abun- 
dance. One of the vigorous upright growers. 
Productive, fair size, vermillion red, pleasant 
quality. Ripens a week before Abundance. 
Satsuma (Blood). — Large, globular, with 
sharp point. Color, purple and red, with blue 
bloom. Flesh firm, juicy, dark red or blood 
color. Fine quality, pit very small. Hardy and 
vigorous grower. August. 
Wlckson. — Fruit remarkably handsome. Very 
.large. Long, heart shaped. Color deep maroon 
red, flesh firm and meaty, yellow, rich and aro- 
matic; pit small. Tree an upright vigorous 
grower, excellent keeper and shipper. Is be- 
ing planted largely for market. Early Septem- 
ber. 
Burbank. — The best and most profitable of 
growers for market. Ripens ten to fourteen 
days after Abundance, tree hardy, sprawling, 
vigorous grower, unequalled In productiveness. 
BURBANK. 
Plums need care and attention, but they will 
pay for It all very liberally. The Japan plums 
bear younger than the Europeans, and are very 
great growers, with handsome foliage and fruit. 
Our plums are grown on plum stock. 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
Bradshaw. — Large, dark red, flesh 
green. Juicy, productive, fine for mar- 
ket. August. 
German Prune. — Large, dark pur- 
ple. good. September. 
Grand Duke. — Color of Bradshaw, 
fruit very large, of fine quality, free 
from rot, very productive. Tree a 
moderate grower. Last of Septem- 
ber. 
Lombard. — ^Medium, violet red. 
Juicy, good. Hardy and productive. 
The leading market variety. August. 
Monarch. — Tree robust, dense foli- 
age, an abundant bearer. Fruit very 
large, roundish oval, dark purplish 
blue, perfect freestone. Follows 
Grand Duke in ripening. October. 
Shipper’s Pride. — Quite large and 
showy, frequently 2 inches in diam- 
eter, oval, dark purple, of Damson 
type. The flesh is sweet and firm, 
keeping and shipping very long dis- 
tances well. September. 
Shropshire Damson. — This largest 
of the Damson class is much used for pre- 
serving. The trees are vigorous and enor- 
mously productive. One of the old favoritea 
October. 
First Class, % and up. 2 yr., 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per 12; $20.00 per 100. 
Select Medium, % to 20 cts. each; $2.00 
per 12; $15.00 per 100. 
Pasco, Wash., Sept. 1, 1909. 
The fruit trees received from you last spring 
every one lived and have made a very fine 
growth this season. Kindly send me your 
nursery catalog giving prices for fall deliv- 
ery. 
John M. Shoemaker. 
MONARCH. 
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