SPRING CATALOGUE OF ISEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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Tbcee Grandest plants. 
Since the introduction of our Wineberry and Mayberry, 
nothing has been offered in the way of new fruits which can 
compare in value and importance to these new Plums 
Burbank's greatest production. They are crosses with Japan 
varieties, and possess the most distinct characteristics: are 
the most beautiful, most luscious, best bearers and keepers, 
hardiest and best adapted to all soils and climates. 1 hey 
were introduced by us last year. . . 
Delaware or Dwarf-Weeping Plum. A superb and highly 
ornamental tree of short, symmetrical growth and long 
branches which droop to the ground. Owing to its dwarf 
habit it can be grown in space that would not admit of a 
larger kind. The best Plum in existence, with a most 
exquisite flavor like that of the Delaware Grape. It is 
described by some as possessing the flavor of the Apricot. 
Grape, Plum and Watermelon combined. Fruit of good 
size, purple flesh and skin, with white bloom. It is ex¬ 
ceedingly productive, and ripens very early'. 1 ree hardy 
and healthy, bearing when but two feet high- A perfect 
gem of a fruit and ornamental tree combined, and should 
be on every lawn and in every garden. It is destined to 
be the most popular Plum of the future, as it is certainly j 
the most beautiful and luscious. 
8hlpper. Tree a large, rank grower, and enormously pro¬ 
lific. Fruit of large size. rich, juicy and sweet. Form 
and color of Imperial Gage, but handsomer, and the best 
Plum for shipping yet introduced. Hardy, robust and 
heavy annual cropper. The most profitable of all mar¬ 
ket Plums, as it is of the best quality, largest size, most i 
prolific and best shipper. 
Juicy. This glorious new Plum is a cross between Botan 
and Robinson. The fruit is the size of the former and 
three times larger than the latter, and of perfect shape. 
Skin thin and transparent, light yellow, underlaid with 
scarlet—as beautiful as wax. In quality it seems to us 
that there is no other fruit which can approach it. It 
has a delicious sweetness, mingled with a sprightly acid, 
and a high melting plum flavor, surpassing anything we 
ever saw. When fully ripe it is so juicy that when the 
skin is broken its delicious pulp nows our -. 
The tree is a hardy, rank, luxuriant grower, though of 
dwarfish habit. It blooms so late in spring that frost 
never injures the crop. In this respect It is valuable be¬ 
yond estimate. It begins to bear when very small--trees 
scarcely three feet high often producing large crops. 
When of fair size if is an enormous yielder, and the fruit 
ripens early. The fruit keeps a long time after ripening, 
often fifteen to twenty days in hot weather, before de¬ 
caving. We have received them from Northern Cali¬ 
fornia in the finest possible condition, notwithstanding 
the week's journey in close packing. Trees perfectly 
hardy. _ 
Price of these Three Finest Plums. 40c. each ; the 3 for 
$1.00. Large trees, by express. flOc. each: 3 for 
Plant them by all means. 
