FRUIT DEPARTMENT—Plums. 
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Plums 
Native Varieties. 
IMPROVED CHICKASAW TYPE 
Price, one year old, very fine, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
\ arieties of this type are less liable to attacks of curculio than those of European origin, and combine vigor of 
growth with great productiveness. Plant trees 15 feet apart each way. 
Cumberland. Originated near Augusta, from seeds | die of June. A very showy and fine market fruit; prolific 
collected upon the Cumberland Mountains in 1864. ! bearer. 
Large; yellow; juicy, sweet, good. Maturity, August and I N * B.—All these Plums should be picked when they 
September. commence coloring, and ripened in the house. In three 
^ days’ time they will acquire a brilliant color. If left on 
wild Goose. Large, somewhat oblong: bright vermil- the tree too long the frui t drops, and never attains the 
lion red; juicy, sweet; good quality ; cling. Ripensxnid- I quality of that which is house* ripened. 
Japanese Plums 
(Prubus triflora of Botanists; Prunus Japon- 
ica of Pomologists.) 
Price of trees, one year. 4 to 5 feet, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, 
$15 per 100. 
This race is as distinct from our native varieties as is the Le Conte Pear from 
the Bartlett. The trees resemble somewhat our vigorous varieties of the 
Chickasaw type, but the foliage is larger and quite distinct. Some are hardy 
in the far North, and for our Southern States they open a new era in Plum 
culture. We have fruited many varieties of this type, and find many of 
decided value for market and for family use. The confusion existing in the 
omenclature as given by the importers of Japanese fruits is such that 
scarcely two invoices, received under similar names, contain the same 
varieties. 
As with the persimmons, our Japanese horticultural friends have given 
to their plums names usually indicating a class or type, and thus helped our 
own pomologists in increasing the already existing confusion. 
To simplify the nomenclature, and to avoid the increase of an already per¬ 
plexing synonymy, specific names, under which these varieties are now being 
disseminated by leading American nurserymen have been adopted. 
These plums are not curculio proof, and fruit must be sprayed, as suggested 
on page 5. Distance for planting, 15 to 20 feet each way. All are budded on 
Marianna stock, unless noted. 
Abundance, or Yellow-Fleshed Botan. Round, with pointed 
apex, but varies from quite round to sharply pointed. Skin yellow, 
ground heavily washed purple carmine, and a darker cheek; flesh yel¬ 
low, very juicy, subacid, with apricot flavor; quite firm; skin tough; 
clingstone ; quality best; pit large. Maturity June 15 to July 5. We 
also have this variety under several numbers as received from Japan, 
all proving identical. One of the best early varieties, and valuable for 
Northern and Middle States. Carries well to distant markets. After 
fruiting this variety extensively for many years, we consider it the 
most desirable for shipping North and West. Fruit should be thinned 
otherwise the size is reduced and the quality is inferior. 
America. Fruit very large, glossy coral red. Flesh 
light yellow; best quality. Very hardy. No doubt will 
prove a very valuable sort. Ripe last of June. 
Apple (from L. Burbank. 1898). Fruit large, 2% inches 
in diameter; reddish purple when ripe; flesh firm, pale 
red, sweet or subacid, rich, high-flavored; nearly free¬ 
stone. Ripens after Burbank. 
Burbank. In general characteristics resembles Abun- 
ance or Yellow-Fleshed Botan. Color cherry red, mot¬ 
tled yellow; shape usually more globular; flesh, flavor 
and quality are identical, but its period of maturity here 
is from 2 to 3 weeks later, or middle to last or July. 
The tree is of very vigorous habit, slightly differing in 
foliage. Valuable also for Northern States. 
Chabot. Two and one-half inches long by 2 inches 
broad ; yellow ground nearly covered with carmine red ; 
flesh orange yellow, very solid, subacid; quality very 
good; clingstone. Maturity end of July. This ij identical 
with Bailey of several growers. 
Chaleo (L. Burbank, 1898.) A cross between Prunus 
Simont and Japan. Fruit large, flat deep reddish purple; 
flesh yellow, very sweet, rather firm, exceedingly fra¬ 
grant ; almost stemless; ripens well when nicked green, 
and keeps nearly or quite a month. 
Abundance, or Yellow-Fleshed Botan. 
Doris. Medium size; juicy ; sweet; good quality. Re 
mains on tree for a long time. Ripe July 30. 
Douglass (Synonyms: Munson, of Professor Bailey; 
Hytan-Kayo, of Texas growers). Large, pointed; dark, 
purplish carmine, with blue bloom; juicy, sweet: very 
good; clingstone. July 20 to August 1. Exceedingly at 
tractive as to color. 
Hale. Larger round; orange overspread with red ; flesh 
yellow, soft and juicy ; slightly subacid, with delicious 
peachy flavor; cling. Tree vigorous and very productive. 
Ripe J uly l. 
Kerr, or Ifattankio No. 2. Variable in shape, usually 
pointed, Y-y x xiy 2 inches, but perfectly round specimens 
are often produced upon the same,tree. The pointed 
form is the Hattankio-Togari (Togari means pointed); 
the round form is sometimes called Hattankio-Alaru 
(Maru means round). Skin bright yellow ; flesh yellow, 
juicy, subacid, gage flavor; quality very good. Clingstone. 
Maturity from June 10 to20. Very prolific; an excellent 
early market as well as dessert fruit. 
Kelsey. Size large to very large, often 7 to9 inches in 
circumference; heart-shaped ; color greenish yellow, over¬ 
spread with reddish purple and blue bloom; flesh very 
solid, yellow, rich and juicy,and with excellent flavor; 
pit very small; adheres slightly to tho flesh. Maturity 
middle of July to end of August. 
