Thousands of acres of prune blossoms transform California's Santa Clara Valley into a spring¬ 
time fairyland. 
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PRUNE TREES 
• Prunes are European plums adapted to commercial drying. The growing range 
is confined to coastal valleys, such as the Santa Clara, and lowlands of the interior 
valleys. They prefer a deep, fertile soil. We propagate prunes on myrobalan, 
peach and almond roots to offer the grower a good selection for his particular 
situation. 
French Improved, Coates 1418 and Sugar are self-fertile. French Improved and 
Sugar are generally good pollinizers for the remainder of our list. 
PRUNES . . . On Almond, Peach and Myrobalan Roots 
Caliper 
Approx. 
.. .---( 6 - 8 ') 
1 to 10 
11 to 49 
50 to 299 
JJ" up___ 
$ .60 
$ .45 
$ .35 
V2 to W _ _ 
-.-.— (4-6') 
.50 
.40 
.30 
% to V 2 " .-. 
...—(3-4') 
.45 
.35 
.25 
^4 to %" -- 
. ..-.— (2-3') 
.40 
.30 
.20 
Please write for prices on 300 or more. 
Burton. August-September. An extra 
large prune adapted to fancy packing. 
The fruit is sweet and of good quality. 
It is good for eating fresh and recom¬ 
mended for the home orchard. Use 
Sugar for a pollinizer. (On almond and 
myrobalan roots.) 
Coates 1418 (XX French, Cox, Date, 
Saratoga). The prune with many 
names, as each of the foregoing are 
used in some localities to designate this 
variety. It runs to larger sizes than the 
French prune and is second only to 
that variety in popularity. The tree pro¬ 
duces high yields. (On all three roots.) 
French Improved. The leading commer¬ 
cial variety in all districts and unex¬ 
celled in quality. It was introduced by 
us as being a superior strain of the 
ordinary French prune about 20 years 
ago. The fruit is medium to large in 
size, dark blue in color, with tender 
flesh of fine texture. The trees are vigor¬ 
ous and very productive. (On almond, 
peach and myrobalan roots.) 
Imperial Epineuse. (Imperial) August- 
September. One of the largest prunes 
and of very good quality, its distribu¬ 
tion is not so great because of its shy¬ 
bearing habit in some localities. In sec¬ 
tions where it does bear consistently 
the fruit brings a premium over smaller 
sorts. It should always be planted with 
another variety for cross-pollination. 
(On myrobalan root.) 
Robe de Sergeant. August-September. 
A medium size prune particularly 
adapted to the interior valleys. The fruit 
is oval, very dark in color, with a light 
greenish-yellow flesh of distinctive fla¬ 
vor. (On myrobalan root.) 
Standard. August. A large, dark purple 
fruit which is used for both fresh ship¬ 
ment and drying. The flesh is fine 
grained, juicy and sweet. (On myro¬ 
balan root only.) 
Sugar. August. The earliest prune to 
ripen. Used for both fresh shipment and 
drying. The fruit is extra large, oval 
and dark purple. The flesh is sweet, al¬ 
though not so high in quality as some 
of the other varieties. Popular in the 
interior valleys as well as in the coastal 
districts. The trees bear large yields. 
(On almond and myrobalan roots.) 
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10 DELICIOUS PLUMS 
for the HOME ORCHARD 
Listed in ripening order 
Apex. (European) Early June. One of 
the earliest plums, used for local mar¬ 
kets and shipping. Fruit is medium size, 
light crimson in color, good flavor. 
Sometimes called the "Plumcot." (On 
peach root only.) 
Beauty. (Japanese) June. The earliest 
important com*mercial variety. Fruit is 
medium to large, heart-shaped; color is 
a beautiful crimson; flesh is firm enough 
for shipping and of good flavor. (On 
peach, apricot and myrobalan roots.) 
Climax. (Japanese) Middle June. One 
of the finest of all eating plums and 
much in demand for the home orchard. 
The fruit is large, heart-shaped and 
cherry red in color. The flesh is sweet, 
juicy and rich. The trees bear heavily 
at an early age. (On peach root only.) 
Wickson. (Japanese) July. Well de¬ 
serves its popularity as one of the im¬ 
portant shipping plums. The fruit is of 
fine, large size, heart-shaped and 
straw-yellow in color, turning to a 
beautiful cherry red as it ripens. The 
flesh is firm, juicy, luscious. It is a good 
keeper. (On peach and myrobalan 
roots.) 
Leib's Blood Red. (Japanese) Early 
July. An early blood-red plum with 
many excellent qualities. The fruit is 
large, slightly oval, and a beautiful 
dark red. The flesh is deep, blood red, 
of fine texture and delicious flavor. A 
freestone with a small pit. Highly 
recommended for the home orchard. 
Wickson is a good pollinizer for this 
variety. (On peach root only.) 
Bavay's Green Gage. (European) July. 
A large, round greenish-yellow plum; 
flesh sweet and of fine flavor. Very 
popular in the home orchard and used 
for canning. (On peach root only.) 
Duarte. (Japanese) July. A blood-red 
plum that has gained wide favor as a 
shipper. The fruit is large, heart- 
shaped; skin is red; flesh is firm, blood- 
red in color, sweet and of excellent 
flavor. Trees are good bearers. (On 
peach and myrobalan roots.) 
Kelsey. (Japanese) August. One of the 
popular shipping varieties and a very 
good eating plum. The fruit is large, 
heart shaped, with a pointed apex and 
has greenish-yellow skin with an at¬ 
tractive red blush when ripe. Flesh is 
very firm, juicy, and of excellent flavor. 
Fine for the home orchard. (On peach 
and myrobalan roots.) 
Damson. (European) August. A tart 
plum popular for the home orchard for 
its culinary value. The fruit is small, 
dark purple in color with a heavy 
bloom. Makes excellent jam. (On peach 
root only.) 
President. (European) September. The 
latest shipping variety, popular and 
profitable in most sections. The fruit is 
large, roundish, dark blue in color. The 
flesh is yellow and of fine texture. It is 
an excellent shipper. (On peach and 
myrobalan roots.) 
