LEONARD COATES NURSERY COMPANY, MORGANHILL. CAL. 
A true “sport” of the French Prune (Coates* 
French, 1418) or bud variant, one branch on 
an ordinary prune tree bearing this fruit and 
which has been reproduced several genera¬ 
tions, showing it to be a fixed type 
or variety 
bore identically the same fruit. We have again grafted 
from these trees on our own grounds and have trees now 
bearing the same fruit, proving that this is actually fixed 
as a new variety or bud variant. The fruit will run 30-32 
to the pound dried. The tree is vigorous and a good regu¬ 
lar bearer. All of these are pure ‘‘French Prune,” not 
crossed with any other variety, and all have been thor¬ 
oughly tested. Introduced by us. 
COATES FRENCH “SPLIT-BARK.’ * A sport, il¬ 
lustrated from photo taken summer of 1917. Introduced 
by us. 
CLAIRAC MAMMOTH or IMPERIAL. A distinct 
strain of Imperial, bearing regularly heavy crops. We 
have trees four years old loaded with fruit. This is the 
variety which in France is known as D’Ente, the fruit 
sometimes being pitted and packed in fancy cartons re¬ 
tailing at 50c a pound. 
V DEFRESNE. An introduction from France; of “French” 
type, but quite distinct; bearing qualities not yet deter¬ 
mined. Introduced by us. 
FELLENBERG. Large, blue prune; rather late; dries 
well; a little acid; called Italian prune in Oregon, where 
*■. it is a staple crop. 
GERMAN. Medium-sized deep-blue prune of oval shape; 
rather acid. 
PEARL. A golden colored prune, very excellent for pre¬ 
serving or drying; sweet. 
ROBE DE SERGENT. A large roundish, blue prune, 
of very good quality; skin rather tender. Ripens a little 
ahead of French prune. 
fy-SILVER. Resembling Coe’s Golden Drop. Very large, 
pale green, yellowish, with numerous red dots. Rich 
fruit; esteemed for drying or canning. 
STANDARD. Burbank’s latest. Very large and rich; 
tree rather a slow grower, immense bearer and should 
be further tested as a drying prune, as it requires special 
care in handling. 
How a “bred up** Coates French Prune will 
bear on two-year-old wood, with fruit on the 
spurs along the main limbs 
From a tree adjoining the one illustrated in 
opposite cut, which is much older and has 
never borne more than a half dozen prunes. 
To propagate from this would produce prac¬ 
tically a barren orchard 
SUGAR. Large, rich and sweet; great bearer; quality not 
equal to French prune; ships well fresh and also good 
for canning. 
FRENCH PRUNE ON MARIANNA ROOT. We 
have a limited stock on this root which is specially 
recommended for re-plants among older trees. 
QUINCE 
PINEAPPLE. Burbank’s. Large, tender and good flavor. 
SMYRNA. Enormous size; good quality and flavor. 
WEST’S MAMMOTH. A leading variety, very large 
and geat bearer. 
WALNUT 
CONCORD. A California seedling of a variety imported 
by Felix Gillet. This variety was introduced by us, and 
named by us, and propagated solely by us for a number 
of years. The tree is strong growing, with very large, 
dense foliage. It bears very young, and sets enormous 
crops. The nuts are large, though not so large as May- 
ette, of roundish shape, and meat of very good quality. It 
blooms earlier than Franquette, but never misses a crop 
in our orchard; reports from various parts of the State 
testify to its hardiness and fertility, as well as its im¬ 
munity from blight. 
j FRANQUETTE. Tree upright grower; good foliage; very 
late in blooming. Nuts large, pointed, good quality- 
MAYETTE. The true Grenoble type. Tree rather strag¬ 
gling grower; blooms very late, but matures its fruit 
earlier than Franquette. Nut large, roundish, flattened 
at stem end; hulls freely. 
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