The Cromwell Nursery, Cromwell, Conn. 
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Sultan. “This huge, oval, deep purplish crimson fruit is gener- 
ally thought by those who have tested it to be the very best, or 
one of the best. Plums produced. 
“The flesh is remarkably firm and solid, fragrant, subacid or 
sweet, dark crimson, beautifully clouded and shaded with light 
pink, salmon and light 
yellow ; showing in the 
fruit a curious combina- 
nation of ancestral dy- 
namics. 
“ Remarkable for the 
great proportion of flesh 
compared with the dimin- 
utive seed. The tree 
grows very rapidly, but is 
compact ; has wood and 
leaves as much like the 
Napoleon cherry as like a 
Plum. Exceedingly pro- 
ductive, ripening a week 
before Burbank; falls like 
apples as soon as ripe ; a 
great keeper.” 
Prof. Van Deman says, 
in The Rural New York- 
er : “ Sultan is my choice sultan plum. 
of all the new Plums 
which I have tested. It is a cross between VVickson and Satsuma. 
It is large, being over 2 inches in diameter and nearly round in 
shape The surface is smooth, dark wine-red or garnet, and very 
handsome. In flavor it is excellent, being tart enough, yet not 
sour, but a delicious subacid. No Plum that I have eaten is better. 
The tree is very fruitful. 75 cts. 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
First-class trees, 5 to 7 feet, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
The good qualities of the Japanese varieties are fast crowding 
these old friends out. We offer a few of the best. 
Bradshaw. Targe, early, purple ; good quality. August. 
Coe’s Golden Drop. Large, sweet. September. 
German Prune. Of medium size, purple, juicy, rich, fine. Sept. 
Imperial Gage. Finest quality. August. 
Lombard. Medium red ; productive, popular. August. 
Quackenboss. Large, purple. September. 
Reine Claude. A fine late Plum ; green. September. 
Shropshire Damson. The best Damson ; small ; purple ; popular 
for preserving. October. 
Yellow Gage. Large, juicy, rich. August. 
GARDEN ROOTS 
ASPARAGUS — Barr’s, Columbian White, Conover’s Colossal and Pal- 
metto. One year, 25 cts. per doz., 50 cts. per 100, $3 per 1,000. 
RHUBARB Linnaeus, f 1 per doz. HORSE-RADISH, 50c. per doz. 
