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but the following directions, faithfully carried out, will secure a good 
crop of this splendid fruit everywhere: 
Spread a large sheet prepared for the purpose under the tree, then 
jar the tree so as to shake down all fruit that has been stung, as well as 
the curculio. Destroy both stung fruit and insects. Begin as soon as 
the blossom falls and keep it up daily — or at least tri-weekly — until the 
fruit is half grown. Early morning, when the insect is chilled and 
stupid, is the best time for this work. The cost of this work will not 
exceed ten cents per tree for the entire season. 
We oU'er this season the finest lot of plum trees that we have ever 
grown. Try some of them; they will please you. Our trees are di- 
vided into three classes or distinct types; American, European, and 
Japanese. 
The Americans are those that originated in this country and are the 
best known, particularly in the central west. They are early and 
heavy bearers when the bloom is properly fertilized. This may be 
done by planting in groups so that the blossoms of each variety will 
receive pollen from some other variety. The reason for this is that the 
pollen of many varieties is impotent to fertilize the blossoms of the 
same variety. Trees should be planted close, alternating the varieties. 
Ten or twelve feet is about right. 
EACH PER 10 
5 to 6 feet $0 30 $2 50 
1 to 5 “ 25 2 00 
3 to 4 “ 20 1 50 
Wild <ioose. Fruit medium to 
* large, light red, very handsome; mod- 
erately heavy bearer. Valuable on ac- 
count of its early ripening. 
Forest Oardeii. Fruit medium, 
light yellow, mottled and mostly cov- 
ered with pale red with a fine bloom. 
Quality good. An immense hearer, 
very strong in pollen and for this reason 
should be in every group. 
l*ottavvattnniie. Tree vigorous 
and productive. Fruit medium, bright 
red; quality good. One of the best for 
canning and cooking. 
l>c ^$oto. Originated in Wisconsin; 
very hardy and productive. Quality 
good. Valuable for the north and west. 
Wolf, A splendid plum. Large, 
dark red, fiesh firm, meaty and good, a 
perfect freestone. One of the best. 
Miner. Medium size, dark purplish 
red. Very good. One of the best mar- 
ket plums. 
Hawkeye. Originated in Iowa. 
Very large, round, yellow, unevenly 
covered with purplish red; skin thick, 
quality good. Season, 1st to 10th of 
August. 
Wyant. One of the best of the 
newer varieties. Fruit medium to large, 
roundish oblong, ripens after Hawkeye. 
Quality very good. An immense bearer 
on heavy soils. 
REMEJIlU K WE PA¥ FREIGHTS. See Terms on Page 2. 
