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The Wickson Plum 
Maynard. A Japanese variety. Fruit large, 
crimson purple deepening to royal damask, 
ripening early. Foliage dark glossy green. 
Tree a vigorous grower. Bears well in most 
sections and fruit is unsurpassed as a ship¬ 
per. 
Peach. Very large: brownish red; flesh pale 
yellow; valuable for shipping. Early July. 
Red Egg. (Red Magnum Bonum.) Large; pale 
red; subacid flavor. August to September. 
Sntsuma. (Blood Plum.) Large; dark red 
from skin to pit; firm; juicy. Early July. 
Shropshire Damson. Oval; dark blue; very 
firm; flesh greenish, juicy and sprightly. 
Late September. 
Simon Plum. ( Apricot Plum.) Large; cinna¬ 
bar-red; flesh yellow, with pineapple and 
banana flavor. Early July. 
Washington. Large; yellow, with crimson 
blush; flesh yellow, firm, very sweet. Early 
August. 
Wickson. Heart-shaped; deep cherry-red; flesh 
amber; very juicy. Early August. 
Yellow Egg. Very large; oval; deep golden; 
juicy, but rather acid. July and August. 
La viola. Extremely valuable both as a ship¬ 
ping and table fruit. It ripens from July 15 
to August a, and is of a deep rosy purple 
color; flesh honey yellow, being fragrant 
and sweet to the pit, which is so small that 
the fruit can be called almost stoneless. 
Santa Itosn. If there is any one fruit whose 
characeristics are individualized, they are 
markedly pronounced in this one Plum. To 
begin with, it is extremely early, ripening 
the middle of June; it is very large; of a 
deep purplish crimson color, with a pale blue 
bloom; the flesh near the skin is purple 
shaded with rosy scarlet and pale amber 
toward the stone, which is quite small. It 
has a slight acidity next to the skin, merely 
enough, however, to relieve the fruit from 
cloying, which is such an objectionable fea¬ 
ture in many Plums. It has a pleasing 
aroma so pronounced that a single fruit will 
perfume a large room. Its many qualities 
may be summed up briefly by stamping it 
as a good grower, good bearer, fine shipper, 
good keeper, and in every way a money 
maker. 
The Simla Rosa I'lnin 
PRUNES 
HUH BANK’S NEW VARIETIES. 
Apex Plumcol. A cross between the plum and 
apricot. Ripens much earlier than the stan¬ 
dard varieties of apricots and plums. The 
tree is a strong grower and a fine producer. 
The fruit is very large, considering its early 
ripening, being a deep pink or light crim¬ 
son; freestone; flesh honey yellow, firm, rich 
aromatic; apricot like. This fruit has no 
equal in its combination of size, beauty, pro¬ 
ductiveness and quality by any other early 
fruit of any kind. 
Formosa. Of all the Japanese plums intro¬ 
duced in recent years, we do not think that 
there is a single one which possesses such a 
combination of good qualities as to bring it 
prominently to the front as a grand ship¬ 
ping fruit which will unquestionaly appeal 
to the fancy trade. The tree is a very vigor¬ 
ous upright grower with large cherry-like 
foliage, thus affording ample protection to 
the fruit, which is of' the largest size, heart- 
shaped, and of a light cherry-red color. 
Flesh pale yellow, usually firm, sweet, rich 
and delicious, with a delightful flavor. 
Ripens July. 
The Prune belongs to the Plum family; 
in fact it is a Plum which dries success¬ 
fully without the removal of the pit. 
On this coast as far north as Washington, 
Prune growing is of commercial import¬ 
ance, but in California it has found its 
greatest perfection. 
Fcllenberg. (Italian Prune.) Large; dark 
purple; flesh greenish yellow; freestone. Au¬ 
gust. 
French. (Petite Prune d’Agen.) Medium size; 
purple; sweet and rich; standard for drying, 
and more extensively planted than any 
other. August. 
French Improved. This Prune has the char¬ 
acteristics of the French, with the excep¬ 
tion of size. It being much larger. 
German. (Quetsche.) Long; purple, with blue 
bloom; flesh green, sweet; freestone. Au¬ 
gust and September. 
