LEONARD COATES NURSERY COMPANY, MORGANHILL, CAL. 
/KING KARL. Large late pear, nearly covered with rus¬ 
set; good keeper; tree an enormous bearer. Introduced 
by us. 
*V LAWSON or COMET. Early; medium size; fair qual¬ 
ity; very highly colored. 
LE LECTIER. Large, melting and very rich; winter. 
Introduced by us. 
LEVARD. Medium; of exceptionally fine quality; Jan¬ 
uary. Introduced by us. 
LOUIS PASTEUR. Small; brown skin; very good; 
November. Introduced by us. 
MADELINE. The earliest pear; pale yellow, dotted with 
brown. 
^ MAD. LYE BALTET. Large; greenish, with thin russet; 
delicate perfumed flavor; winter. Introduced by us. 
} MARGUERITE MARILLAT. Very large and showy, 
with sugary, aromatic flavor; grand addition to autumn 
pears. Introduced by us. 
| NE PLUS M EUR IS. New importation; good winter 
pear. Introduced by us. 
^ OLIVER DE SERRES. Medium; russety; delicious. 
Introduced by us. 
PRESIDENT BARABE. 
' PRESIDENT DE LA BASTIE. Large; very good; 
December. Introduced by us. 
/ P. BARRY. Large, long shaped; deep yellow when ripe; 
very good; keeps well. 
PASSE CRASSANNE. Medium; yellow, russet; qual¬ 
ity good; early winter. 
-1 PITMASTON DUCHESS. New; very large; valuable 
for market, and also a good table pear; ripens early 
winter. 
y SECKEL. Small; brownish; very juicy and sweet; Au- 
gust-September. 
} y ST. GERMAIN. Very large; best for stewing; good 
bearer. Introduced by us. 
ST. LUKE. Medium; good quality; October. Introduced 
by us. 
TRIOMPHE DE VIENNE. New; of the finest quality; 
late. Introduced by us. 
WINTER BARTLETT. Somewhat similar to Bartlett, 
but ripens in early winter. 
WINTER NELIS. Medium sire, russety pear of very 
fine quality; rich and juicy; winter. 
ZEPHERIN GREGOIRE. Small, deliciously flavored. 
Dec. Introduced by us. 
HUNGARIAN or POND SEEDLING. Very large, 
deep crimson; juicy and rich. 
JEFFERSON. Large and very rich; golden yellow; Best 
canning plum. 
KELSEY. An exceedingly large, greenish plum; pointed 
shape; good flavor; late; very valuable in the market. 
KING OF THE DAMSONS. Immense bearer and said 
to be the best of all Damsons. Introduced by us. 
MAMMOTH. Originated with R. E. Burton as a cross 
between. Simoni and Burbank. Of enormous size and 
very handsome appearance; quite in a class by itself. 
This is one of the finest real novelties offered in recent 
years. Introduced by us. 
PRESIDENT. Very large, roundish; purple; very late; 
a magnificent shipping fruit. Introduced by us. 
PRUNUS PISSARDI. Purple-leaved plum. Fruit small, 
red. early, and very good for jellies. 
SANTA ROSA. Large, roundish-oval; bright red; ripens 
early; very good; Japanese hybrid. 
SATSUMA. Japanese blood plum; large, round; flesh 
claret red; very good for preserves. 
TRAGEDY. Generally called a “prune,” but useful only 
for table or shipping; very sweet. 
UNCLE BEN. Of California origin. A very late, rich, 
deep yellow fruit; the latest of all good plums. Intro¬ 
duced by us. 
^VESUVIUS. Purple-leaved plum; Burbank. 
V WHITE DAMSON. A great novelty; new; imported by 
us; unexcelled for preserves. Introduced by us. 
I WICKSON. Very large; great bearer; fruit handsome 
and of good quality. One of the best of Japanese type. 
WILMA. Large, good keeper; can be shipped when full 
( colored. Very valuable. New. Sharpes’. 
YELLOW EGG. Very large, rich; yellow; esteemed for 
canning or for table. 
PLUMCOT 
(cross between Plum and Apricot. A new class of 
fruit; very handsome) 
SHARPE PLUMCOT. Originated with M. Sharpe. Very 
superior fruit, of large size. Introduced by us. 
STANFORD. The largest and finest plumcot. Originated 
with R. E. Burton. A cross between Normand (Japan) 
Plum and Royal Apricot. Introduced by us. 
PLUM 
PRUNING THE PRUNE 
BECKY SMITH. Very large; red; firm flesh; middle 
of August. Will be one of the most profitable shippers. 
New. Sharpes’. 
CLIMAX. Very larjge; crimson; early; Japanese type. 
CLYMAN. Good size; reddish-purple; freestone; sweet 
and good; best early plum. Introduced by us. 
/CONQUEST. Plum of Burbank’s, having no seed; a 
curiosity. 
CRIMSON DROP. Sport of Coe’s Golden Drop; of 
rich red color; very sweet and firm; new. This is one 
of the finest fruits for table or shipping, and also for 
drying as a very large prune. Introduced by us. 
DECAISNE. Very large, rich plum; exceedingly sweet; 
light golden color. Introduced by us. 
ERINiA. Sharpes’ seedling of climax; very large and does 
not crack; ripens just after climax; extremely valuable. 
New. 
FEMMONZI. Of California origin. Verv large and hand¬ 
some; reddish-purple; mid-season; good shipper. Intro¬ 
duced by us. 
FIRST BEST. A very early golden plum introduced by 
Burbank. 
FLICKINGER. A new plum of Burbank’s, strongly rec¬ 
ommended. 
FORMOSA. Large, cherry-red, flesh pale yellow; sweet; 
valuable for market; ripens end of June. 
GAVIOTA. One of Burbank’s latest and best; for table 
or shipping. 
GIANT. Very large, handsome reddish-purple; a splen¬ 
did plum. 
GIGANTIC. The largest plum yet produced by Burbank; 
very valuable shipper. 
GRAND DUKE. Deep blue, very large. A rich plum of 
first quality; late. Introduced by us. 
GREEN GAGE. The finest of all plums in quality, but 
a light bearer. 
Do not start with more than four main branches—three 
is correct number. Leave not less than 30 inches of stem 
after planting, so that these three or four limbs may be 
properly spaced. Keep the center of the tree well opened. 
Shorten all laterals annually, allowing not more than two or 
three new buds each year. Shorten wood branches one- 
half every year, cutting out all others that would tend to 
make the tree too dense. 
PRUNE 
We have now in bearing in our own orchards near 
Morganhill these various types or varieties of the French 
prune, which all show their own peculiar and individual 
characteristics. 
COATES FRENCH 1400. This is one of the large 
pear-shaped type as shown in cut representing three 
prunes over a 1-ft. rule. Introduced by us. 
COATES FRENCH 1401. Price at per 10 rate only. 
Budded from one individual tree, the original being im¬ 
ported from France, which makes a moderate growth, 
hut produces uniformly heavy crops of large fruit. 
Introduced by us. 
I COATES FRENCH 1403. Price at per 10 rate only. 
A pure seedling, the fruit showing for a series of years 
a gain of 10 to 15 points over the ordinary French prune. 
Stem is shorter; tree vigorous. An enormous bearer. In¬ 
troduced by us. 
COATES FRENCH 1418. Price at per 10 rate only. 
An actual sport or bud variant orginating near Saratoga 
(see cut). Many years ago one branch of a French prune 
tree was seen to bear a larger fruit, and of entirely dif¬ 
ferent shape, being obtuse or almost square at both ends. 
Grafts were taken from this branch, and they in time 
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