PLUMS 
SUITED TO THE SOUTHWEST 
SIX WEEKS — Earliest of all plums. Large; 
oblong : bright red ; flesh, pink ; seed, small; up¬ 
right ; vigorous; prolific. Ripens May 20th to 
June 1st. 
METHLEY — Handsome tree ; fruit, large ; gold¬ 
en red. Quality fine. Good bearer. Ripens May 
25th. 
BRUCE — Large, red. Very productive; -well 
suited for North Texas, the Panhandle, and 
Oklahoma. Ripens June 1st. 
RED JUNE — Skin, purplish-red ; flesh, yellow ; 
solid, somewhat coarse-grained; juicy, sub-acid; 
good quality; clingstone. Ripens about June 5th 
to 15th, and is the earliest large-fruited market 
variety. 
2 to 3 foot size 
3 to 4 foot size 
4 to 5 foot size 
AMERICA — Successful plum anywhere. Bears 
very young, and enormous crops. This wonderful 
plum should be in every orchard. Where there is 
no orchard, there should be a few trees. It is as 
beautiful as a plum can possibly be — golden 
yellow with red cheek. Ripens about June 15th, 
GOLD — Nearly transparent; golden yellow; 
wide range; sure bearer. Ripens last of June. 
BURBANK — Extremely popular in all sections. 
Richly colored, red mottled, dotted with yellow. 
Heavy bearer. Ripens in July. 
DAMSON — The old-fashioned blue Damson, 
known for the fine jelly and preserves it makes. 
Ripens in late summer. 
Each 
_ ......$0.25 
_ .30 
_ .40 
—Each, in lots of— 
10 100 
$0.20 $0.15 
.25 .20 
.30 .25 
PLUM - CHERRIES . . . Sometimes called Dwarf Cherry 
COMPASS — Cross between plum and cherry. 
Vigorous grower ; prolific ; hardy; bears early. 
Fruit dark red, rather small. Ripens in June. 
Should not be picked until ripe. 
O P A T A — Fruit medium size ; purplish-red ; 
flesh, greenish color, with meat clinging to seed. 
Ripens last of June and first of July. Tree is 
hardy and bears young. 
Each 
2 to 3 foot size___, $0.30 
3 to 4 foot size__ .35 
4 to 5 foot size_ .40 
-Each, in lots of—,, 
10 100 
?0.20 $0.15 
.25 .20 
.30 .25 
PEARS 
SIX DEPENDABLE VARIETIES 
LECONTE — Large; pyriform; smooth; pale yellow. Quality good when properly 
ripened. Ripens July 20th to end of August. Begins to bear when five years old. 
DOUGLAS — Fruit large, slightly oblong in shape; creamy-white with red cheek. 
Tree is vigorous grower, with upright branches and large, glossy leaves. A very 
heavy producer, this is one of the b^est pears. Ripens in August. 
BARTLETT — Everyone is acquainted with this large yellow pear. Fruit very 
rich and highly aromatic — that’s why this pear can always be sold when others 
are refused. Tree grows dense and of even, 
conical shape. Ripens in August. 
CHINESE SAND —Called “Pineapple Pear.” 
Valuable for the South for canning. Flesh 
coarse, about the quality of Kieffer. Tree good 
grower, not subject to blight; good bearer. Rip¬ 
ens in August. Best suited to that section with¬ 
in 100 to 150 miles of the Gulf Coast. 
GARBER — Oriental strain, like the Smith’s 
Fruit; resembles Kieffer in size, shape and 
color. Ripens in late September. 
KIEFFER — Best variety for the Southwest; 
large; yellow with rusty cheek; fine for cooking 
and market. Ripens in October. 
,^Each, in lots of— 
Each 10 100 
3 to 4 foot size 
... $0.35 
$0.30 
$0.25 
4 to 5 foot size 
.... .45 
.40 
.35 
5 to 6 foot size ... 
.... .60 
.50 
.40 
6 to 7 foot size ... 
.... 1.00 
.80 
.60 
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Texas Pecan Nursery, 
