HENDERSON’S NURSERY. ATHENS, TEXAS 
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FRANK. A beautiful yellow clingstone peach 
with glowing red cheeks. Has not missed a crop 
in 34 years. Has reputation of being the best 
bearing peach for this section. It often bears too 
heavily and needs thinning. It has golden yellow 
flesh, is honey-sweet and very juicy. You will not 
be disappointed if you plant Frank. The best 
of all the Stubenrauch peaches. Ripe 10 days 
after Elberta. 
ELB. CLING or ELBIRD. A magnificent 
large yellow cling, ripens two weeks later than 
Elberta. 
AUGUST ELBERTA. A very fine Elberta. 
Ripening first of August. 
INDIAN CLING. Good size blood cling of 
excellent quality. The kind our parents used to 
have back in Georgia. August. 
HENRIETTA. A magnificent large yellow 
cling with crimson cheek; always commands 
fancy prices. September. 
SEPTEMBER ELBERTA CLING. A very fine 
large yellow clingstone, much like Elbird except 
that it ripens one month later. 
WHITE ENGLISH. Large, oval with a sharp 
apex; flesh pure white; rich; juicy and most ex¬ 
cellent; very popular for preserving. September. 
RED JUNE. Large size solid dark red color 
with yellow' flesh; ripens early; sure bearer: very 
valuable for market. 
DORIS. Very strong, upright grower; an 
immense bearer; fruit large, dark red superla¬ 
tively rich and sweet; colors before ripening. 
Fine shipper. June 15. You must see this plum 
to appreciate it. No description does it justice. 
BURBANK. One of the best Japan varieties; 
spreading tree; very productive; good size and 
quality. June 15. 
EXCELSIOR. Generally considered the best 
plum for south Texas. A profuse bearer of medi¬ 
um size. Red plums covered with w'hite dots: 
good quality. 
TEXAS BEAUTY. An improvement on Ex¬ 
celsior; especially good in south Texas. 
HAPPINESS. Extremely large, dark red. 
best quality. A better plum than Gonzales; good 
grower and very productive. June. 
NONA. A very greatly improved Wild Goose, 
as large as the largest Japan plum with the 
sprightly flavor of the American species. It has 
a long ripening period. Hardy tree and good 
bearer. Ripe last of June and first of July. 
YELLOW INDIAN CLING. “Money Maker.’ 
A fine large yellow cling with Indian blood in it; 
finest quality; ripens September 20. 
ANDERSON COUNTY BEAUTY. A magnifi¬ 
cent large white clingstone with red cheek. One 
of the strongest growers and best bearers in the 
list. Ripe in September. 
SURPRISE. A very firm large white peach 
with striking red blush. Ripe the latter part of 
October and will hang on the tree two weeks 
after getting ripe. It is good to eat and is fine 
for pickles and preserves. Always a winner in 
the late fall shows. Called by some, “Winter 
Cheek.’’ 
PLUMS 
Size 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 100 
1-2 ft. 
$ .15 
$ 1.25 
$10.00 
2-3 ft. 
.20 
1.50 
12.00 
3-4 ft. 
.30 
2.00 
15.00 
4-5 ft. 
.40 
3.00 
20.00 
5-6 ft. 
.50 
3.50 
25.00 
Listed in order of ripening. 
SIX WEEKS or WINNSBORO. This is a 
very early bright red plum of fair quality. It 
carries well and is the best early market plum. 
COMBINATION. Luther Burbank said this 
plum combined the good qualities of all others 
so he named it Combination. Profuse bearer of 
very sweet large plums. Color whitish with red 
blush. One of the first to ripen. 
SIIIRO. “Early Gold.’’ A very large, early 
plum of fine quality; ripens very early and is a 
profuse bearer. 
BRUCE. A very fine large market plum; 
bright red, firm, good quality. June 10. 
METHLEY. A large cark red plum intro¬ 
duced and recommended by the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. 
RED BALL. A new plum of very great value 
for home use and market. Good quality bright¬ 
est red of any plum we have seen and good 
healthy grower. Ripe just after the very first 
early Plums. Carries well and always commands 
the top price. 
AMERICA. Our very best commercial plum. 
Large yellow with red on sunny side. Very 
hardy tree and regular bearer. June. 
BARTLETT. A large freestone plum of su¬ 
perb quality. Tastes like a Bartlett pear, hence 
its name. 
ENDICOTT or MAMMOTH GOLD. The tree 
is strong, upright grower; the plums are yellow 
with pink blush, flattened at both ends. Very 
sweet. 
SANTA ROSA. Large purplish crimson fruit. 
Flesh firm, amber veined with crimson. Splen¬ 
did for market and home use. It is a good pol- 
linizer to increase the crop on other varieties 
of plums. It is also resistant to delayed foliation, 
and will bear a crop every year, even after mild 
winters. Ripe last of June. 
GOLD. A fine late yellow plum of good size 
and quality. Ripe in July. 
HANSKA. The Hanska is a medium size 
bright red plum of superlative quality. Called 
by some “The Apricot Plum.’’ Grows like a 
plum; smells and tastes like an apricot. The tree 
is an upright grower and quite ornamental. 
HYTANKIO. The best pure Japanese variety, 
ripening in July. Large, firm, red plum of good 
quality. 
OTHELLO. “Purple Leaf Plum.’’ See de¬ 
scription under shrubs. 
WOODS. A very hardy native Texas plum, 
practically proof against scale curculio and all 
other diseases and insects that affect plum trees. 
Ripe in July. If you have been failing to grow 
plums, try this one. 
BECKY SMITH. A fine late-ripening variety; 
big, round red fruits of excellent quality and 
a good shipper. A wonderful plum. August. 
WANETA. A Hansen hybrid described by 
Professor Hansen as follows: “It is probably the 
largest of over 10.000 seedlings; about 2 inches in 
diameter; weight, 2 ounces; good red color and 
delicious flavor. Has borne the past 4 successive 
years.’’ It often bears in the nursery row; the 
quality is really fine. 
December 21, 1939 
Kind Sir: 
Received trees. They sure were nice. Many 
thanks. Just what I wanted. 
J. D. Griffin, Frost, Texas 
