PEACHES : PLUMS 
Glen Saint Mary Nurseries 
WADDELL. (N. C.) Fruit medium to large, 
oblong; skin rich creamy white, nearly covered 
with red ; flesh white, firm, rich and sweet ; free¬ 
stone. Very prolific. Ripens June i to io. 
WALDO. (P.-to.) Medium size, roundish ob¬ 
long; skin highly colored, varying from light sal¬ 
mon to dark red on side next the sun ; flesh yel¬ 
lowish white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, 
sweet; of good quality; free. Ripens with the 
Peen-to. A seedling of Peen-to, supposed to be 
crossed with Honey. 
Waldo is not only a free and regular bearer, but 
it is also a high-colored, attractive fruit. The 
quality of the fruit is far superior to the Alexander 
and other early Peaches of parallel and higher 
latitudes and, being a freestone, is preferred in 
market. In flavor it has the good qualities of the 
Peen-to varieties, without a trace of the bitter tang 
many of the latter are apt to have under ordinary 
conditions. This valuable Peach is not restricted 
to this district in its adaptability ; it stands with 
the first and best of the very early sorts southward 
throughout the state and, in the Gulf coast section 
of Texas and Lower Louisiana, gives promise of 
being one of the most valuable and desirable 
varieties. 
PLUMS 
O F the many excellent fruits that have come to us from Japan the Japanese Plums are 
amongst the most valuable. These Japanese Plums are adapted throughout a vast terri¬ 
tory of the United States, and there are already extensive and profitable orchards in 
many and widely separated sections. The pure Japanese type does not succeed very well in 
the extreme Lower South, but we have two varieties — Excelsior and Terrell, cross-bred varie¬ 
ties, some variety of the Japanese type crossed with our native sorts — that are particularly 
adapted to central and south Florida, as well as to southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 
Texas and northern Mexico. The Excelsior was originated some years ago by ourselves 
and is an excellent variety, while the Terrell is a new variety of much the same character 
of growth, but the fruit is larger and, if possible, of finer flavor than Excelsior, and gives 
promise of becoming one of the most valuable, 
coast country. 
ABUNDANCE. Medium to large; round, with 
pointed apex; skin greenish yellow ground, over¬ 
laid with dull purplish carmine; flesh light green¬ 
ish yellow, juicy and sweet, with a touch of sub¬ 
acid and slight apricot flavor; pit small; cling; 
quality best. Strong-growing, upright, prolific. 
This is one of the most popular and profitable 
early sorts in the Plum-growing sections of the 
North and over a wide area in the Lower South. 
AMERICA. One of Luther Burbank’s recent 
introductions. Fruit described as very large, 
glossy coral-red; flesh light yellow, moderately 
firm; best quality. Ripens two weeks before Bur¬ 
bank and is a splendid keeper. 
APPLE. A new variety, originated by Luther 
Burbank and highly recommended by him. Has 
not fruited here yet. 
BARTLETT. (New.) We obtained this va¬ 
riety direct from Mr. Burbank. He describes it 
as follows: w Bartlett is the king for flavor; it 
out-Bartletts the Bartlett pear in exquisitely per¬ 
fumed flesh ; bears when two years old.” 
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if not the most valuable, variety for the Gulf 
BURBANK. The fruit is usually from 5 to 5J4 
inches in circumference, varying less in size than 
the other Japanese Plums ; it is nearly globular; 
clear cherry-red, sometimes showing yellow dots, 
or even marbled, with a thin lilac bloom ; flesh 
deep yellow, firm and meaty, rich and sugary, 
with a peculiar and very agreeable flavor; cling. 
Tree unusually vigorous, with strong, upright 
shoots and large, rather broad leaves. A very 
popular variety both North and South. 
CHABOT. Fruit large, about 2 inches in di¬ 
ameter, oblong-conical; skin pink-red, with many 
very fine gold dots ; flesh yellow, very solid, 
rather acid, quality very good; cling. 
CHASE ( Yellow Japan). Fruit large, round, 
verging to heart-shaped; under-color yellow, over¬ 
laid with dull red and showing many golden dots, 
finally becoming dull red all over; bloom thick; 
flesh yellow, firm, rather juicy, sweet and good. 
DORIS. Of medium size; flesh juicy, sweet 
and of good quality. Tree very vigorous. We 
have not yet fruited it. 
