Plums 
American and European Varieties. 
Plum trees are often used as ornamental 
trees as well as for their fruit. They bear 
young and thrive in almost any soil. To assure 
fruiting plant at least two trees of different 
varieties for cross-pollenization; Japanese in- 
terplanted with Japanese, and European with 
European varieties. 
5-7 ft., Each 80c; Ten $7.50; 100, $65.00 
6.00; 100, $50.00 
| 4-5 ft., Each 70c; Ten 
_ Bavay. GREEN GAGE, “’REINE CLAUDE.” Very 
| large greenish color; fine flavor. September. 
| Bradshaw. Large, dark red, flesh green, juicy. 
. Trees large, well formed, bear regularly and 
heavily. Semi-freestone. August. 
Diamond. Enormous size, dark purple with a 
beautiful bloom. September. 
French Damson. Average size, roundish oval, 
seed small; fruit blue, excellent quality. 
German Prune. Large, dark purple, sweet, good. 
iy One of the most desirable and popular for 
t canning; and one of the oldest; grown all over the world. September. 
_ Grand Duke. Very large, fine quality, dark red, excellent variety for the 
7 last of the season, very popular for cooking. Abundant fruit, holds 
; on tree in good condition for a long time. Last of September. 
_ Imperial Epineuse. Its tender meat, sweet and rich flavored, together 
‘ with its large size make it a favorite for any use. A fine market 
fruit. September 10. 
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perce Gage. Large, pale green, juicy, sweet, rich and excellent. 
ugust. : 
Italian Prune. Good size, purple, juicy, delicious, fine for drying. Sep- 
| tember. 
Lombard. Medium, violet-red, sweet, rich flavored, hardy and produc- 
3 tive; the leading market variety, because of appearance and quality; 
good for canning, preserving and spicing. September 14th. 
Monarch. Very large, oval, purplish blue freestone fruit, pleasantly 
cs tart. A heavy late producer. September 20th. 
_ Moore’s Arctic. Grows in large clusters; large, dark purple; flesh very 
} fine; splendid for preserving and dessert; tree vigorous and prolific; 
fruit is a long keeper. September. 
Shipper’s Pride. Large, dark purple; often measures two inches in diam- 
eter; flavor tart and mild. September. 
Shropshire Damson. Late, medium size, dark purple; flavor tart; the 
popular old-fashioned Damson variety. September. 
Stanley. A new hybrid between Agen and the giant Grand Duke. A good 
’ cropper, it has already become Poniler both as a commercial item and 
in the home orchard. Of good plump size in typical elongated prune 
form; dark blue with a thick bloom. The flesh is fine grained and 
juicy, sweet, and unique, pleasant flavor to eat from the hand. For 
canning, it requires only about half the usual amount of sugar. Sep- 
tember 12th. 
Yellow Egg. Largest of yellow Plums. Handsome fruit for market and 
excellent for cooking, September 12th. 
JAPAN OR ORIENTAL PLUMS 
Japan Plums are strong, quick-growing and adapted to all kinds of 
soils; extra hardy, early and sure croppers. 
5-7 ft., Each 80c; Ten $7.50; 100, $65.00 
4-5 ft., Each 70c; Ten $6.00; 100, $50.00 
Burbank. Fruit round, excellent; cherry-red with lilac bloom. Tree low, 
sprawling, productive; bears young, a week later than Abundance. 
Abundance. BOTAN. Hardy and productive, bearing an early, annual 
and profuse crop of large, pinkish red fruit, with heavy bloom; good 
quality. August. 
Red June, Distinguished for its true heart-shaped fruit; color mottled 
peon:red. Large, hardy, vigorous trees. Needs cross-pollenization. 
ugust. 
J) Victory. A new Japanese variety; upright, spreading, and thrifty. Fruit 
A attractive, unusually large, distinctly pointed, with dark red flesh of 
Cs excellent quality; ripens unevenly, so that the picking season is de- 
io’. prolonged. 
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ickson. The largest of all Plums, reddish color with white bloom, 
different and pleasant flavor. Tree is narrow and upright, hardy only 
where peaches can be grown. Best known of Burbank’s many Plums. 
September. 
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Downing Gooseberries 

Small Fruits 
BLACKBERRIES 
Blackberry Prices: / Mail, Postpaid, 10, 85¢; 100, $5.00 
Express or Freight Collect, 10, 60c; 100, $4.25; 1000 $30.00 
Plant rows 6 feet apart, 3 to 5 feet in the row. Pinch canes back 
when they have reached 4 feet in height. 
Blowers. Claimed to be the hardiest and most productive. Large size, 
jet black, good shipper, best quality. 
Early Harvest. Needs winter protection in the North. Dwarf grower, 
enormous bearer, very early. Particularly good for the South. 
Eldorado. Hardy; berries large, jet black, borne in large clusters, and 
ripen well together; they are sweet, melting and pleasing to the 
taste; have no hard core, and keep 8 or 10 days after picking with 
quality unimpaired. 
Mersereau. Strong grower; upright, stout, stocky canes. An enormous 
producer of extra size berries which are brilliant black and retain their 
color .under all conditions; sweet, rich, melting, without core. 
Snyder. Enormously productive, medium sweet, the leading variety for 
hardiness. 
BOYSENBERRY 
The mammoth maroon fruit with a ‘different’ flavor. The first time 
you taste Boysenberries you'll exclaim, as does everyone else: “They are 
the most delicious berries | ever ate!’’ They’re nearly 2 inches long, and 
just “oozing” with rich, tempting, tangy, sweet juiciness! Combination 
of raspberry, dewberry and loganberry flavors. Marvelous for fresh pies, 
juices, wine, jelly, jam, preserves, etc. Ripen before blackberries. Should 
be trellised. Plant 4 by 7 feet apart. Order today. Plant this spring. 
Boysenberry Prices: Mail, Postpaid, 10, $1.15; 100, $7.00 
Express or Freight Collect, 10, 90c; 100, $6.50; 1000, $55.00 
CURRANTS—RIBES 
Hardy, easily cultivated; popular for table use, jellies, etc. Set 4 feet 
apart in rich ground; cultivate well and prune out old wood. Dust with 
hellebore for worms. 
Mail, Postpaid Express or Freight Collect 
3 10 (0) 
3 ] 100 
Red Cross. 2-yr., No. 1 ...$1.00 $2.50 $0.85 $2.25 $18.00 
Red Lake. 1-yr., No. 1.... 1.65 4.00 
White Grape. 2-yr., No. 1. 1.00 2.50 .85 ED'S) 18.00 
Wilder. 2-yr., No. | :.... 1.00 2.50 .85 PDI: 18.00 
GOOSEBERRIES 
Set 3 to 4 feet apart, in good rich soil, and give a liberal dressing of 
manure every season. Regular pruning every year is essential. To pre- 
vent mildew spray bushes as soon as leaves appear and several times 
during the summer with potassium sulphide (liver of sulphur)—1 ounce 
to 4 gallons of water. 
Price of all Gooseberries, 2-yr.: Mail, Postpaid, 3, $1.10; 10, $2.75 
Express or Freight Collect, 3, 90c; 10, $2.50; 100 $18.00 
Downing. Large, pale green, of splendid quality for both cooking and 
table use; bush vigorous and usually free from mildew. 
Houghton. Small to medium; roundish, oval, pale red, sweet, tender, 
very good, 
Josselyn. Large sized, smooth, prolific and hardy, red berries of best 
quality. The freest from mildew. 
All Fru't Trees are sent by Express or Freight Collect. 
5 to 24 are sold at the 10 rate. 25 and up are sold at the 100 rate. 
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