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The Butler & Jewell Company 
Japanese Plums, continued 
set at least one tree, and every orchardist to set a thousand. The 
fruit is nearly round, slightly flattened, with green skin overlaid 
with red splashes. 40 cts. each, fo.50 per doz., $ 2 5 per 100. 
Ragland. A cross between Kelsey and Yellow Transparent. 
Large, round, clear, yellow, cling. 35 cts. 
Red May. Said to be a seedling of Abundance, pollinated by Wild 
Goose. Ripens three weeks before Abundance. Of fair size and 
quality ; flesh yellowish white, skin red, thick, and tough. Will 
prove a profitable early market Plum if it proves hardy and fulfils 
promises made for it. 50 cts. 
Red October. The latest thing yet, ripening in Texas in October. 
To keep up its reputation it ought to be in its prime here from 
Thanksgiving to Christmas. The flavor is said to be wonderfully 
enticing. The introducer thought enough of it to pay a very high 
price for control of the stock. Professor Price wrote the originator 
as follows : 
College Station, Texas, October 1 7, 1900 . 
Robt. Ward, Henrietta .— Dear Sir: Your favor of receiU date, together with 
a nice basket of Plums, to hand. The Plum is beyond doubt a very valuable one. 
It ripens so late in the season that I do not know of a single other variety that 
would be its competitor. They all came in good shape, and I do not find a single 
one injured by the curculio. I believe you wrote me last fall that vou were an old 
man and hardly felt like taking any great pains to propagate it. I hope, sir, you 
will do something to give the variety to Texas. Yours very truly, 
R. H. Price, Prof, of Horticulture and Myc. 
Whether it will ripen here we cannot say, but propose to find 
out. fi. ■ 
Shiro. “This handsome Plum is a tri-specific hybrid— a combi- 
nation of Robinson, Myrobolan and Wickson, from seed of Wick- 
son. In foliage, growth and general appearance the tree most 
resembles a Myrobolan, but is a much stronger grower than any of 
the three from which it came ; wood very hard and wiry, ripening 
in the utmost profusion, is 
medium to large, very 
uniform in size, clear 
light yellow, with an 
almost imperceptible thin 
white bloom. So trans- 
parent that the pit can be 
seen through the flesh, 
which is firm yet juicy— a 
rich , pleasant s u b a c i d 
clingstone. Ripens two 
weeks before Burbank, 
and is nearly or quite as 
productive ; keeps a 
month or more. From 
its ancestry and general 
appearance it should 
prove of great value 
where it is too cold to 
raise most of the good 
Plums.’’ 50 cts. 
up eariy. i ne iruit, wmcn is produced 
SHIRO PLUM. 
