A CATALOG OF NEW FRUITS 
Early Laxton—this is the earliest of the European plums tested on the Sta¬ 
tion grounds. Fruit is slightly below medium in size, oblong, and blushed 
red. Tree of medium vigor. 
Formosa—is a Japanese plum recommended for its productive trees and 
large fruits. The plums are oval to slightly cordate, greenish yellow nearly 
overlaid with red ; flesh firm, juicy, melting, pale yellow, sweet and good; 
stone slightly clinging; ripens in midseason. It would be hard to find a 
more beautiful plum. 
Hall —is a cross between Golden Drop (Silver Prune) and Grand Duke, two 
of the largest and handsomest European plums. The fruits are so hand¬ 
some and well flavored that they will sell in any market. In color it re¬ 
sembles the Grand Duke, a blue plum. Tree productive and medium in size. 
Imperial Epineuse—is an old French plum of the prune type, reddish purple, 
tender, sweet, juicy, and one of the best flavored of all Old World Plums. 
The fruit ripens late. The trees grow wonderfully well in the East and the 
variety should be much more widely grown than it is. This is the plum of 
plums for the garden. Requires cross-pollination. 
Monitor—fruit is medium to large, roundish ovate, dull bronze-red, good in 
quality and a clingstone. Tree is vigorous, very hardy and productive. A 
Japanese American hybrid produced by the Minnesota Experiment Station. 
Pearl—is a medium-sized yellow plum originated by Luther Burbank. Its 
quality is exceptionally sweet and rich. Recommended for the home garden. 
Red Wing—fruit is oblong, medium, dull red, freestone, and good in quality. 
Tree productive and hardy. Another Minnesota hybrid. Recommended 
where European plums are tender. 
Sannois—is a very late reddish purple French plum of medium size. It is one 
of the sweetest and most delectable varieties of all the plum family—a 
veritable sweetmeat. Recommended for the home garden. 
Santa Rosa—is one of the new and noteworthy Japanese plums which in 
nearly all characters of tree and fruit surpasses Abundance and Burbank. 
The tree is a prolific bearer, and the large attractive fruits keep and ship 
well, Santa Rosa has long been considered one of the best Japanese plums 
on the grounds of the Experiment Station at Geneva. 
Stanley—is a cross between Agen and Grand Duke. The fruit is of the prune 
type, excellent for cooking or eating out of hand. The tree is healthy, vigor¬ 
ous, and produces full crops annually. The fruit is large in size, dark blue 
with thick bloom; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, fine-grained, tender, firm, 
sweet, pleasant; quality good to very good ; stone free; midseason. Stanley, 
Hall, and Albion are the Station’s three prize plums. This variety is be¬ 
coming a valuable commercial variety. 
Surprise—is recommended as a suitable pollinator for the American-Japanese 
hybrid plums—Red Wing and Monitor. The fruit is small, attractive red. 
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