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Burbank 
8'IShipper’s Pride. Fruit large; color bluish purple, hand- 
some and showy; flesh firm, of excellent quality; very 
productive and is a valuable market variety. 
Tennant Prune (New). Originated on Pacific Coast. 
Large, dark purple, blue bloom. Highest quality; bears 
transportation well and is said to be the best drying prune 
cultivated. Hardy, vigorous and productive. 
Washington (Bolmar's). A magnificent, large plum; 
roundish, oval, yellowish, crimson dots and blush in the sun; 
juicy, fine, sweet and good. 
Yellow Egg. A very large and beautiful egg-shaped, 
yellow plum. A little coarse, but excellent for cooking. 
Tree a free grower and very productive and hardy. End 
of August. 
Yellow Gage. Above medium size, oval, bright marbled 
yellow; very juicy and rich-fleshed. The tree grows and 
bears well, and is hardy in fruit and bud. August. 
Improved Native Plums 
De Soto. Originated in Wisconsin. Very hardy and 
productive, bears young; fruit medium size, yellow mar- 
bled with red, good quality. One of the best to plant near 
other varieties requiring fertilization. September. 
very vigorous, upright grower. 
Has been thoroughly tested, and 
is highly recommended. 
Climax. One of Burbank’s 
latest and best. Fruit heart 
shaped, larger than Wickson and 
more highly colored. Very frag- 
rant, delicious, prolific and a 
vigorous grower. Ripens about 
the time of Red June. 
Burbank. Large and beauti- 
ful, clear cherry red with a thin 
lilac bloom; flesh a deep yellow, 
very sweet with a peculiar and 
very agreeable flavor. The tree 
is a vigorous grower with large 
and broad leaves; usually begins 
to bear the second year after 
transplanting. Ripens later than 
the Abundance; end of August. 
Hale. New. Very handsome 
with a bright orange color 
thinly overlaid with red; flesh 
yellow, soft and juicy, yet a 
good keeper; very pleasant peach 
flavor, valuable as a late variety 
ripening when other varieties 
are gone. 
October Purple. Large, round 
fruit; dark, reddish purple; 
yellow flesh of most superb 
quality. Ripens middle of Sep- 
tember. Its large even size, 
beautiful color and superb 
quality, make it very desirable for the garden or market. 
Ogon. Large, nearly round, bright golden yellow, with 
faint bloom; flesh firm, sweet, rich and dry. Tree vigor- 
ous and hardy. First of August. 
Red June. An early ripening Japanese plum; medium 
to large, roundish, conical, purplish red, handsome; flesh 
yellow, quality good. 
Satsuma (Blood). Large, globular with sharp point. 
Color, purple and red with bloom; flesh firm, juicy, dark 
red or blood color, fine quality; pit very small. Just 
acid enough to be excellent for cooking and preserving. 
Keeps long and ships weU. The tree makes a rapid yet 
compact growth and yields heavy crops. August. 
Wickson. Originated by Burbank. A sturdy upright 
grower. Fruit remarkably handsome, deep maroon red, 
covered with white bloom; stone small; flesh fine texture, 
firm, sugary and deUcious. Excellent keeper and shipper; 
will keep two weeks after ripening. 
Willard. Size medium, color red and attractive; 
vigorous, hardy and productive; very early, about July 15. 
Will keep in good condition a long time after picking. 
Yellow Japan (Chabot). Lemon-yellow ground; nearly 
overspread with bright cherry and heavy bloom ; large to 
very large; oblong, tapering to a point like Wild Goose; 
flesh orange yellow, melting, rich and highly perfumed 
Forest Garden. Fruit 
large, orange, covered r\dth 
purple bloom; skin thin, 
flesh orange color, good; 
OCUtCliiUCi. 
Earlier than De Soto. 
Japan Plums 
Abundance ( B o t a n ) . 
Beautiful lemon yellow 
ground, nearly overspread 
with bright cherry and 
with a heavy bloom; large 
to very large, oblong, 
tapering to the point. 
Flesh orange yellow, melt- 
ing, rich and highly per- 
fumed; abundant and 
annual bearer. Tree a 
Shropshire Damson Plums 
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