CATALOGUE AND PRICE-LIST OF 
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tie*, it being remarkably healthy and of a very stocky, vigorous growth and never 
suckers from the roots. All of the plums that we offer this season are grown on 
Marianna Plum stocks. y 
PRUNES. 
— Synonym*: 'Robe deSergent , d A gen . — This is the kind that produces 
the famous Prune d’Agen, shipped all over the world from Bordeaux, France, and 
it is the variety mostly cultivated in the valleys of Garonne and Lot, with Agen 
for an entrepot or shipping place for the merchandise in its bulk. Fruit medium 
to large, in some instances quite large; elongated,oval in shape; skin thin, covered 
with heavy bloom ; color deep violet when fully ripe, yellow, soft, juicy and sweet. 
Ripens in August. The tree is vigorous and a very productive and constant bearer 
/ iii all sections suited to prune culture. 
Petite Prune d'Agen. —This type of the Prune d’Agen was introduced 
Irom France into California in the year 1857 by Mr. Pierre Pellier, of Ban Jose. 
This petite prune, so extensively cultivated in California, is an excellent variety 
for drying; it is from small to medium, pyriform, reddish purple, very sweet, and 
parts freely from the stone. 
v German.—This is an old and well-known variety in California, of fair quality 
for the table, but most esteemed for drying and preserving. Fruit of good size, 
long, oval; skin purple with a thick blue bloom ; flesh firm, green, sweet and pleas¬ 
ant; freestone. Ripens early in September. 
Italian. — Synonyms: Fellenhery, Swiss Prune. — Originated in the neighbor¬ 
hood of Milan, Italy. Fruit medium to large; shape oval; color of skin dark 
purple; flesh fine, firm, sugary, slightly perfumed, of fair quality for the table; 
splendid to dry ; separates well from the stone. Ripens middle of September. One 
of the best known and most highly prized varieties. 
Silver. Originated with W. II. Prettyman, of Oregon, who says of it: “ It is- 
a seedling from Coe’s Golden Drop, which it much resembles, but is much more 
productive, one tree of the Silver Prune producing more fruit than five of Coe’s 
Golden Drop. Samples of dried fruit brought the highest price in the Ban Fran¬ 
cisco market, and it is, in the judgment of fruit experts, because of its large size 
and superior flavor, entitled to rank first among prunes and drying plums. Sep¬ 
tember. 
APPLE TREES. 
W hile I lorida as a State is not considered an apple-growing country, yet the 
following varieties have met with success in the upper sections of the State, and 
some of them even further south. 
Red As trachan.— -Large to quite large; crimson, with thick bloom; flesh 
crisp, acid and juicy. Ripens in June. Tree vigorous grower, and comes into bear¬ 
ing early. 
Early Harvest. — Medium to large; yellow, juicy, tender, of fine flavor. A 
well-known and popular variety. Ripens in June. 
Early Red Margaret. — Of medium size; skin yellow and crimson, with 
dark red stripes : sub-acid and high flavor; follows Early Harvest in maturity, 
v Red June. —Medium, conical; deep red; juicy, and very productive. June 
20th to July 15th. 
Jennings Florida. —This is a variety that has been grown in this countv 
for quite a number of years under the above local name. The tree is of very hand¬ 
some, vigorous growth, of spreading, open habit, and a heavy annual bearer. It 
shows marked adaptability to this climate, behaving as an apple tree should; in 
fact, we have never seen in New England, in any of the large orchards that 
abound there, any trees that seem better suited to their locality. We are not cer- 
