Wonderful°NEW PLUMS Created by BURBANK 

Burbank’s ELEPHANT HEART, Marvel Plum of the Century is Illustrated and Described on Page 35. Page 37 
. Earliest Yellow Freestone Plum. Ripens even earlier than Early Shiro and is much larger. 
Largest most outstanding solid golden plum of all the Burbank Wonder Creations. Our 
Test Orchard Supt. describes it as‘‘a huge, wonderfully beautiful pure golden plum, large 
as a small apple.’’ A freestone when fully ripe, from 2 to 21% inches in diameter, excellent 
quality and with a very tiny seed for such a large plum. The name, GREAT YELLOW, 
was given it by Burbank, and is most fitting for it is pure yellow without sign of blush. :  _. 
Best of the Early Yellow Plums—mild and sweet, with just the right touch of acid near Se ees 
seed. Top budded limbs only a year and a half old bore a splendid crop of huge plums in 
North Missouri, after 14 below zero. The beauty of this huge translucent golden plum is 
beyond description, and its remarkable size will command instant attention on any market. 
Flesh is very solid, and holds up remarkably well in shipping, having carried 2500 miles - joetup) sos Weteone Dalia Ga cle ooo 
without refrigeration during hottest weather and arrived in excellent condition. Plum Be atsce 
Experts say: ‘‘Great Yellow and Honey Moon are unquestionably two of the Greatest 
Yellow plums in existence.’’ NCS: (No. 11 on Opposite Page) 
Mammoth Cardinal Plum—‘‘thick as 
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A huge red, gold-flesh plum of surpassing beauty. The very best of 
Burbank’s Red-Skinned, Yellow-Fleshed plums. Color brilliant 
striking cherry-red-all-over. Largest—some, measuring 2% in. across. 
Has very thick, rich, semi-transparent, creamy yellow flesh—firm, fine- 
grained, solid. Splendid shipper. Possesses a sweet, mild, delicate 
flavor, absolutely free from sharp acidity. All our experts feel that — s 
Mammoth Cardinal, because of earliness, huge size, remarkable beauty U- 5. Patent Certificates Protect Our Patent 
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and splendid shipping qualities, will quickly take a lead in world’s mar= Above photo shows one of official U. S. Patent 
kets. NCS. (No. 13 on Opposite Page.) Certificates granted Burbank’s and Stark’s New 
Fruits. Our customers are protected against irre- 
sponsible imitations. 
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Very Early Blood Flesh. This is the 
Pa cop ape hi ana eae Early. Magnificent, big, beautiful, long shaped Freestone, often 214 inches 
great Burbank, himself, says in his notes long—has a bluish-purple skin with beautiful light-blue bloom. The flesh is 
—“A rich, delicious, deep purple plum.  xtraordinarily delicious and translucent golden yellow, sweet, juicy prune, and 
er 8 gl Speed ara ag ee a perfect Freestone. Seed very thin and exceedingly small for such a large 
rosy-crimson (sometimes variegated)."” prune. Far superior to ordinary prunes. Very large, high quality. 
Great and regular bearer. Semi-Cling. 
After years of testing we found this su- 
perb, extremely early plum the best of all 
th early Blood-Fleshed kinds— 
Heel creat. neauy bearing and hardi- Early—An Improved Giant Duarte—Offered to Stark customers for the first 
aoe record BS py eae Sapa for time. Fruit round—tremendous in size in spite of productive crop year after 
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ket. Theexpert breederand ChiefScien- Ye@T- Attractive dark reddish-purple color, firm, blood red flesh. Stone semi-free 
tist in charge of the Burbank Breeding sometimes entirely free. Fruit sweet, juicy—makes excellent sauce. Tree upright, 
Orchards wrote: ‘‘Showing up so fine, I yigorous and a heavy producer. Size of fruit and productiveness make it a 
ar an oe ee ees winner for home use, roadside stand or commercial planting. NCS. 
plum.” NCS. (No.3 on Opposite Page.) N SY 1 0 
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No. 5 * 3 Early—Luther Burbank was the first man in the world to combine the flavor 
Luscious Green Gage Hybrid. Here Burbank produces a glorious golden delights of both Plum and Apricot in one new fruit—the Plumcot. This / 
yellow plum. Fruit large size, pure (almost transparent) golden yellow with pURPLE PLUMCOT is his finest blood-fleshed variety—huge, often 2 in. | 
a flavor very much like a perfectly ripened Green Gage. Inthisplum across. Gorgeous purplish-red, with flesh blood-red clear to pit. Rich— 
Burbank has successfully combined the delicious flavor of the Gages withthe irresistibly delicious. Perfect freestone. Is bearing splendidly. One of the} 
heavy bearing qualities of the Japanese Hybrids. The tree is a strong grower, has hardi- bestlofallim our Missouri’ Test Orchards... Hardy bore after 24 below zer 
ry Ny heav . Bore big crops on young trees. i 
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Earliest Red U. S. Patent Plum 
Very Carly. Marvellously beautiful perfectly 
round red Freestone Burbank Creation with 
golden yellow flesh. Huge. Ripens few days after 
June Blood and Great Yellow. Sweet and juicy. 
Tree heavy bearer. Very Hardy. Withstood 24 
below zero. Good shipper—fine commercial 
variety. NCS. (No. 12 on Opposite Page.) 
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