MILTON NURSERY COMPANY, MILTON, OREGON 
PLUMS for the Northwest 
Blue Damson. Small fruit; skin dark purple, covered with blue bloom; sweet and 
rich flavored; used much for preserves. 
Burbank. Early and heavy bearer; fruit large, yellowing ground with red cheek 
in sun; flesh yellow, firm and very sweet. Middle of July. 
Climax (Japanese). One of the finest eating Plums and much in demand for home 
use or commercial shipping purposes. The fruit is large, heart-shaped and cherry- 
red in color; flesh sweet, juicy and rich. The tree bears at an early age. 
Duarte. A Japanese variety, however, hardier than most of that type of Plum. 
Blood-red flesh; small pit; rich flavor and juicy; unsurpassed for preserves or 
jelly. 
Formosa. Unusually handsome fruit, large, averaging 6 inches in diameter; skin 
shading from light to deep red; flesh firm, sweet and juicy. Trees thrifty grower 
and _ prolific. 
Peach Plum. Fruit large size and ripens early; skin rich red; flesh amber-yellow, 
rich, juicy and extremely pleasant flavor. One of the finest Plums for eating fresh 
or cooked. Middle of July 
President. (European.) The latest Prunes 
commercial shipping variety, pop- 


President Plum 
ular and profitable, with increas) | Date Prune. Also sometimes called Coates 1418 or Improved French Prune. This va- 
ing favor with planters. The fruit riety is sweeter and larger than the regular French Prune; very fine grained and 
is large, roundish, dark blue in excellent for drying for those who favor a sweet, dried Prune. Skin reddish purple. 
color. The flesh is golden yellow French or Petite. This is a medium sized sweet Prune. Fine texture and extensively 
and fine texture. It is an excellent used for a commercial drying Prune. A prolific bearer. ty 
shipper. See colored illustration. Hungarian. One of the largest of Prunes. A beautiful red skin; flesh juicy, rich and 
delicious. Its appearance and quality make it a good market variety. September. 
Italian (Fellenberg). Probably the best known commercial and all-around Prune in 
the Northwest. It is used extensively for drying and fresh market. Large size, 
oval shaped, dark purple skin, rich amber, tart, sweet flavor; fine shipper. Trees 
very prolific. August to September. 
Silver. Large size and sweet; a good dryer; ripens late; prolific bearer. October. 
Sugar. A very large Prune with dark purple skin; rich yellow, juicy and very sweet 
flavored flesh. Ripens early. J 
-_Weatherspoon. Well known commercially as the Early Italian. It is a seedling of the 
old Italian and introduced to the trade by us several years ago. Fruit very similar 
in shape to the “round type” of the Italian but is larger in size, sweeter and a better 
shipper. The color has the same rich purple-blue but colors up and matures seven 
to ten days earlier than the Italian. This makes it one of the very finest and most 
profitable commercial Prunes. Keeping and shipping quality 
also surpasses any other Prune. Trees very hardy and prac- 
tically immune to red spider or other insect pests. Our 
stock is the true strain from the original tree. See 
colored illustration on back cover. 
PEARS 
Summer Varieties 
Bartlett. A well known favorite for eat- 
Seckel or “Sugar” Pear , ing fresh or canning. Large size, buttery, 
juicy and high flavored. August to Sep- 
tember. See colored illustration. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Fruit large; skin thin, pale yellow; flesh white, 
fine grained, rich and sweet. Ripens two weeks earlier than Bartlett. 







Autumn and Winter Varieties 
Beurre d’Anjou. A fine Pear; rather large; flesh yellowish white, 
rich and vinous flavored. Tree good grower and productive. October 
and November. 
Beurre Bosc. Large, deep yellow, russet colored and long neck. Half 
melting, juicy, delicious with pleasant odor. Good shipper. Sept. 
Doyenne du Comice. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often lightly 
shaded with crimson. Flesh white, fine grained and melting, sweet 
and rich. Very good. October to November. 
Flemish Beauty. Large fruit; pale yellow, becoming reddish brown 
at maturity on the sunny side. Flesh yellowish white and juicy. 
Excellent for canning. Late September. 
Seckel. Often called the Sugar Pear due to the rich sweet flavor. Small 
size, juicy and melting. One of the finest for spiced pickles, nothing 
as fine for this purpose. October. See colored illustration. 
Winter Nelis. Tree hardy and thrifty. A delicious Winter Pear of 
medium size; flesh yellowish white, very juicy when ripe. One of the 
very finest for eating fresh. December to February. 

Bartlett 
Pear 
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