“Michigan’s Greatest Nursery” 
German Prune 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
ABUNDANCE. One of the best Japanese plums. Medium size, rich, bright cherry red with 
distinct bloom and highly perfumed. Flesh, yellow, juicy, tender and excellent quality. I ree 
is a very rapid grower bearing when quite young. Yield abundantly. Vigorous and hardy. 
One of the earliest. 
BURBANK. Medium to large. Orange-yellow, dotted and marbled with red. Flesh meaty, 
yellow, sweet and good. Valuable for canning and a good market plum. Hardiest and most 
prolific of the Japanese varieties. Late June. 
CHIEF PONTIAC. A new Japanese Plum introduced by Pontiac Nurseries. Large and juicy, 
with deep red cheek. Highly recommended for Northern planting. 
WICKSON. Large, heart-shaped, deep maroon-red fruit. Flesh very firm, yellow, sub-acid, 
rich and good. A good shipping plum. Tree upright, but in some localities a shy bearer. Not 
always hardy. 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
BRADSHAW. Very large, dark violet-red. Flesh yellowish-green, juicy and pleasant. 1 ree 
productive, an erect, vigorous grower. August. 
GERMAN PRUNE. Fruit Ions, oval, small to medium; color blue; flesh greenish, slightly 
yellow; stone small, oval, pointed, very free; quality fair to good. 
ITALIAN PRUNE. A fine, late plum, oval, purple. Flesh juicy and delicious. Freestone. Fine 
for drying. Tree free growing and very productive. September. 
LOMBARD. Fruit oval, medium to large; color reddish violet with blue bloom; flesh yellow, 
firm, of fair quality; stone cling. 
MONARCH. A large, dark purple freestone of delicious quality. Tree strong, upright and 
productive. Does not crack with rain. Season, late September. 
RHINE CLAUDE, Green Gage. Small, yellowish-green when mature Flesh, pale green, 
melting, luscious and of the best quality. Considered the standard of excellence. 1 ree a mot 11 
ate grower. Mid-August. 
SHROPSHIRE. Flesh amber colored, juicy and spicy. One of the best for preserving. Damson 
type. Tree, hardy, vigorous and an abundant bearer. Late season. 
YELLOW EGG. Fruit in shape like a goose egg; color creamy yellow when ripe; flesh 
yellow; quality fair. Season medium. 
QUINCES 
Quinces are much sought for canning, and there never seems to he enough. When put up in 
the proportion of one quart of quinces to four quarts of other fruit, it imparts a delicious flavor. 
It will grow in any moist garden soil, which should be kept mellow by mulch and well enriched. 
If it attempts to bear too freely, the fruit should he thinned. 
CHAMPION. Very large, handsome, greenish-yellow fruit of delicate flavor. Flesh cooks as 
tender as an apple, without hard spots. One of the most valuable and a beautiful tree that 
bears abundantly. 
ORANGE. Large and roundish. Color, yellow with pinkish shades. 
Excellent quality. Tree a strong grower with dark foliage. Hears early 
Luscious Plums 
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Pontiac’s Plums have kept pace with the remarkable de¬ 
velopments that have marked the production of new plums in 
recent years. We can now say, conservatively, that we now offer 
to our patrons plums that are at least the equivalent of any of 
the California varieties. Frankly, many of them are superior. 
Plums are easily raised. Many varieties bear while very young, 
often the next year after planting. The fruit naturally finds a 
ready market as well as the usual home uses. Plum trees should 
be planted in groups of several varieties for the best results and 
they should be sprayed at least twice a season. The following 
varieties have been selected with care and are recommended 
with the assurance that they will give thorough satisfaction. 
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