One-Year-Old Plum Trees 
Plums 
S INCE the introduction into this country 
increased in favor. There are now 
States that are proving very profitable 
belongs to the Southern Chicksaw type, and 
the varieties listed below are either pure or 
are of large size and possess the desirable 
time after being picked, thus making them > 
other similar semi-tropical latitudes, the Exce 
is, by all odds, the best adapted. 
ABUNDANCE. Medium to large ; round, with 
pointed apex; skin greenish yellow ground, over¬ 
laid with dull purplish carmine; flesh light 
greenish yellow, juicy and sweet, with a touch of 
subacid 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. (New.) 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. 
of the Japan type of Plums they have steadily 
many large orchards throughout the United 
With the exception of Wild Goose, which 
Primus Pissardii , which comes from Persia, all 
cross-bred Japanese Plums. As a rule they 
quality of keeping in fine condition for some 
valuable for shipping. For south Florida and 
lsior, originated by ourselves some years ago, 
BARTLETT. (New.) We obtained this va¬ 
riety direct from Mr. Burbank. He describes it 
as follows: "Bartlett is the king for flavor; it 
out-Bartletts the Bartlett pear in exquisitely per¬ 
fumed flesh; bears when two years old.” 
BERCKMANS. Large, round, slightly oblong, 
sometimes verging to heart-shaped; skin yellow, 
overspread with bright red and light purplish 
bloom; flesh yellow and of good flavor; cling. 
Fruit an exceptionally good keeper. Tree vigor¬ 
ous, productive and a reliable bearer. 
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; 
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