THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
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PRUNES 
PLUMS 
Bradshaw. Large; reddish purple; juicy and 
pleasant; regular bearer. Late July. 
Chaleo. Large; cinnabar-red; line flavor; 
tremendous grower; very prolific. Early 
August. 
Cherry Plum. Small; lively red, sometimes 
yellow; light bloom. June. 
Climax. Very large; deep, dark red; flesh 
yeliow; delicious flavor. Middle of June. 
Clyman. Reddish purple; firm and sweet. 
Valuable for shipping; very prolific. June. 
Coe's Golden Drop. Very large; light yel¬ 
low; sweet and delicious. Late September. 
Columbia. Largest size; nearly giobular; 
brownish purple; rich, sugary and excel¬ 
lent. August. 
Wickson Plum. 
Duane's Purple. Very large; reddish pur¬ 
ple; flesh yellow. Late July. 
Early Golden Drop. Small, bright yellow; 
sugary. Middle of June. 
General Hand. Very large; oval; deep yel¬ 
low; sweet and good. Late July. 
Giant. Very large; flesh yellow; flavor good; 
freestone. Fine market variety. Late Au¬ 
gust. 
Grand Duke. Dark purple; flesh greenish 
yellow, with rich flavor; fine shipper. Late 
August. 
Green Gage. Medium; round; skin tender; 
yellowish green. Middle of July. 
Imperial Gage. Above medium size; pale 
green; very juicy and rich. Late July. 
Jefferson. Large; greenish yellow: one of 
the best for canning. July to September. 
Kelsey Japan. Rich yellow, overspread with 
red; flesh yellow; very firm. July to Sep¬ 
tember. 
Peach. Very large; brownish red; flesh pale 
yeliow; valuable for shipping. Early July. 
Red Egg. (Red Magnum Bonum.) Large; 
pale red; subacid flavor. August to Sep¬ 
tember. 
Satsuma. (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; cin¬ 
nabar-red; flesh yellow, with pine apple 
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. 
BURBANK’S NEW VARIETIES. 
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 shipping fruit which will unques¬ 
tionably appeal to the fancy trade. The 
tree is a very vigorous upright grower 
with large cherry- like foliage, thus afford¬ 
ing 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. 
Santa Rosa. If there is any one fruit whose 
characteristics are individualized, they are 
markedly pronounced in this one Plum. 
To begin with, it is extremely early, ripen¬ 
ing 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 feature in many 
Plums. It has a pleasing aroma so pro¬ 
nounced 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. 
PRUNES. 
French Prune. Sugar Prune. 
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 Washing¬ 
ton, Prune growing is of commercial im¬ 
portance, but in California it has found 
its greatest perfection. 
Fellenberg. (Italian Prune.) Large; dark 
purple; flesh greenish yellow; freestone. 
August. 
