THE CROMWELL NURSERY, CROMWELL, CONN, 
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PLUMS— SULTAN, continued. 
has wood and leaves as much like the Napoleon cherry as like a 
Plum. Exceedingly productive, ripening a week before Burbank ; 
falls like apples as soon as ripe ; a great keeper. 
“A basket of these Plums would attract instant attention any- 
where by their unusual size and remarkable beauty of form and 
color.” 
Prof. Van Deman says, in The Rural New- Yorker : “Sultan is my 
choice of all the new Plums which I have tested. It is a cross 
between Wickson and Satsuma. It is large, being over two inches 
in diameter and nearly round in shape. The surface is smooth, 
dark wine-red or garnet and very handsome. The flesh is 
garnet color, too, and rich-looking. In flavor it is excellent, being 
tart enough, yet not sour, but a delicious subacid. No Plum that 
I have eaten is better, and when cooked it could scarcely be 
equaled. It has all the high flavor of Satsuma when cooked, and 
Satsuma has heretofore been rated far above all other Plums for 
cooking. The season of Sultan is at least a month earlier. The 
tree is very fruitful. I look for this Plum to take a high place in 
public favor.” $2 each ; i-year trees only. 
GARDEN ROOTS. 
ASPARAGUS. This vegetable grows more popular with each 
returning season, and is proving very profitable to many growers. 
There are not plants enough in the country to supply the demand 
this season, and those who put off ordering until late will un- 
doubtedly be disappointed. The difference in varieties is largely 
a matter of imagination and cultivation. We offer Palmetto and 
Conover’s Colossal, first-class plants, 25 cts. per doz., 60 cts. per 
100, $4 per 1,000. 
RHUBARB, Linneaus. $1 per doz. 
HORSE-RADISH. 50 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
Connecticut, May 2 , 1890. 
Gentlemeti : The Plum trees came promptly and are very fine,— much better 
than I expected. Truly yours, G. R. Warner. 
April 16th. 
Gentlemen: Trees arrived all O. K., and are satisfactory in every way. 
Yours truly, W. H. Nott. 
Massachusetts, April 9th. 
Gentlemen: The trees and plants came promptly and in good condition. I 
am surprised and pleased with the 'quality of your stock, as well as with the 
prices. While I don’t know where in Connecticut Cromwell is, geographically 
speaking, it is enough to know that it is the best place for me to buy good, 
thrifty stock at reasonable prices, and it will be a pleasure to refer parties 
looking for good stock to your firm. Very truly yours, E. C. Davis. 
Connecticut, May 9, 1899. 
Gentlemen : The trees arrived in good shape and are very satisfactory. En- 
closed find check in settlement of bill. Think we can deal again in the future. 
Yours truly, W. A. Phase. 
New Hampshire, May 5. 
Dear Sirs : I received the trees April 29, in good condition, and wish I had 
ordered more. Yours truly, G. H. Estey. 
