Elephant Heart—Luther Burbank’s Greatest PLUM Masterpiece 
Sold Only By Stark—Largest Known Plum 
Imagine a plum 2]/2 x 23<C in.—big as a U. S. Standard apple—a 
huge, heart-shaped beauty! A perfect freestone plum that you can 
break and eat like a neach! Blood-red flesh as exquisitely luscious as 
an Oxheart Cherry. The most marvelous freestone blood-fleshed 
plum that the world has ever known. The greatest triumph of all 
Burbank’s painstaking life w ork. The supreme BEST of over 800 new 
varieties that Burbank bequeathed to Stark Bro’s. 
ASTONISHINGLY HARDY! In Mo. and III., where 15, 20 and 
even 25 degrees below zero often occur, Elephant Heart Trees have 
-One You Can Break and Eat Like a Peach 
proven their rugged hardiness, made vigorous growth and borne 
very young and heavily —and, despite heavy bearing, the fruit is 
uniformly huge and attractive heart-shape all over the tree. 
Fruit is remarkable shipper. Strong, firm skin—does not crack. Solid flesh. Can 
be picked 2 weeks before ripe and shipped successfully to far-distant points. Has 
kept perfectly in warm room 42 days after picking and shipping 2,647 
miles without refrigeration. Fruit hangs well on tree—even when ripe. 
For heavier bearing and better p^llenation we suggest planting more than one 
variety of plums. Also several varieties will give fruit over a longer period. 
Small Plum in Photo is an Average Size Native Plum. 
A Superior Shipper 
Shipments overlong distance without refrigera¬ 
tion show that “Elephant Hear t” plums are e.xtra- 
ordinarily fine shippers. Strong firm skin—does not 
crack. Fleshisrich darkred, solid, meaty— delictous! 
Because it develops quality, color and size EARLY, 
it can be picked full colored 2 weeks before ripe, 
shipped to distant points and arrive in splendid 
condition. Keeps perfectly on fruit stands and 
actually gets better quality every day. 
Bore at 2 Yrs. in New York 
John H. Bolton, Schuyler Co., N. Y. reports: 
“Burbank’s Elephant Heart Plum tree planted year 
ago last April, produced about 2 dozen blossoms 
and set one fine plum when only 1 year planted. We 
picked this plum in September and it was extra big, 
same color as your catalog picture-—same dark 
blood red, thick, solid flesh, very small pit. The 
tree has grown splendidly. 
“Best Plum We Ever Ate” 
“I am glad to report to you that the Burbank 
Elephant Heart plum tree that I bought of you and 
planted three years ago had two nice big plums on 
it this season. We picked them day before yester¬ 
day. They were ripe and all the family had a slice 
and thought it the best tasting plum we ever ate. 
We hope to have a nice lot next year.”—Chas. 
Valent, New '^ork. 
Great Yellow —Burbank’s 
U. S. Patent Granted— Earliest Yellow Freestone —Ripens even 
earlier than Shiro and much larger. Fruit is very large (2 to 2J4 in. 
across), of pure golden yellow color (no red cheek) overspread with 
beautiful white bloom that makes it look almost like Alabaster. Our 
Test Orchard Superintendent declares it “the largest solid golden 
plum of all Burbank’s. Large as an apple.” Tastes exquisitely 
mild and sweet, with just the right flavor. Tree is a fine grower, good 
foliage, graceful up-right shape. Bore after 14 degrees below zero 
here in Missouri. Great shipping plum. 
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Note huge size of Elephant Heart Plums (at right) compared to Green Gage 
Red Ace Plum— Burbank’s 
Freestone Plum. Nearly as large as Elephant Heart, but rounder— 
many 2)4 inches in diameter despite extraordinary heavy bearing. 
Mr. Burbank said of it: “Big Crimson Flesh—firm—small seed- 
sweet as sugar—rich and full of delicious juice. Tree a fine, strong, 
spreading grower.” 
Mammoth Cardinal—Burbank’s ^rfy^^^A 
huge cardinalred skin, gold flesh plum of surpassing size and beauty. THEVERY 
BEST of Burbank's Red-skinned, yellow fleshed plums. Best and largest, golden 
fleshed plum, some measuring 2^4 inches across. A splendid shipper. Possesses 
a most luscious sweet delicate flavor, absolutely free from sharp acidity. A 
valuable commercial plum. 
Flaming Delicious —Burbank’s ffettone/'Sm 
experts agree that this is one of the best of Burbank’s early ripening hybrids. 
Ripens about two weeks ahead of Elephant Heart and may be planted with it 
to lengthen the season of Red Fleshed plums. 
It is large in size, waxy, shining red.—FLESH BLOOD RED clear to the pit. 
The flavor is deliciou-s—sweet—rich—juicy. 
June Red Skin— Burbank’s 
marvelously beautiful, perfectly round red-skinned h REESTONE plum with firm, 
cri.sp, golden yellow flesh. Very large size—ripens e.xtremely early. Delightful 
flavor—sweet and juicy. 
Honey Moon— Burbank’s 
Here Burbank produces a LARGE GLORIOUS \ ELLOW PLUM with most of 
the sweet, tempting quality of tl\e European Green Gage Plum—combining the 
delicious flavor of the Gage witli large size and heavy bearing of Burbank's 
Japanese Hybrids. 
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