Plums 
Plums 
TEXAS NURSERY CO. 
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The Plum in large variety thrives over a wide range of soils 
and climates and should be very generally planted over the 
Southwest. No home orchard is complete without several trees 
of choice varieties to give fresh fruit for eating as well as an 
abrndance for jams, jellies, preserves, etc., ard there is always 
a market for choice Plums. 
Each 
10 
100 
1 
to 2 
foot. 
.$ .30 
$2.25 
$15.00 
2 
to 3 
foot. 
.35 
2.75 
22.50 
3 
to 4 
foot. 
.50 
3.75 
30.00 
4 
to 5 
foot. 
.60 
4.75 
37.50 
5 
foot 
up. 
.75 
6.00 
45.00 
ABUNDANCE—Large size; cherry red; firm and sweet. One 
of the most dependable of the Japanese plums, being a regu¬ 
lar bearer. Ripe in June. Sections A and B. 
AMERICA—Medium size; beautiful golden yellow with lots of 
red; bears heavy crops at an early age. Ripe in July. Sec¬ 
tions A, B, and C. 
BRUCE—A hybrid variety particularly suited to the western 
portion of Texas and the coast country. Large, red and very 
attractive. Very productive. Ripe in early June. Sections 
C and D. 
BURBANK—Another Japanese plum which is very popular. 
Large size; richly colored, red mottled with yellow. An ex¬ 
cellent plum for eating as it has delicious flavor. A most sat¬ 
isfactory bearer. Ripe in July. Sections A, B, and D. 
COMPASS—A hardy fruit, supposed to be a cross between Miner 
Plum and one of 'the Cherries. Tree a vigorous grower, hardy, 
prolific, and bears extremely young, often fruiting in the 
nursery row. Fruit rather small; dark red; good for cooking 
purposes. Should not be gathered until fully ripe in order to 
develop its fine flavor. Ripe in June. Sections A, B, and C. 
DAMSON—Fruit small, oval; bluish-purple covered with bloom; 
flesh juicy and rather tart; the kind that makes the old-time 
“Damson preserves.” Tree is an abundant bearer. Ripe 
August and September. Sections A, B, and C. 
FRANCES—large, handsome yellow plum. This is a product 
of an apricot seed cross-fertilized with plum, the leaf and tree 
resembling the plum. Particularly good. Ripe last of June. 
Sections A, B, and C. 
GERMAN PRUNE—Medium; dark purple with bloom; flesh 
finely flavored but somewhat coarse and pulpy . Ripe in 
August. Section C. 
GOLD—A hybrid variety which is popular and profitable. Fruit 
almost transparent, golden yellow. A sure bearer and suited 
to a wide area. Exceedingly desirable as a market sort. Ripe 
in July. Sections A, B, and C. 
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