Plant These Spicy PLUMS 
@ SANTA ROSA. One of California's leading shipping 
plums. It has large size, firm flesh and good eating qual- 
ities. The fruit is reddish in color, juicy, and has a pleasing 
tart flavor. The tree is an upright, vigorous grower and 
very productive. 
@ SATSUMA. An old variety still popular ae a source for 
canned plums. The fruit is large, nearly round; color is 
dark red; flesh is deep, blood red and juicy. 
@ PRESIDENT. The latest shipping variety, popular and 
The fruit is large, roundish, 
dark blue in color. The flesh is yellow and of fine texture. 
All 3 for $925 
Plus 7c Tax 
profitable in most sections. 
It is an excellent shipper. 
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4-6’ grade 

Choose Your Season 7 : A PLUM for Ever Ripening Peried 
6-8’ grade $1.00 each; 4-6’ grade 85c each; 
3-4’ grade 75c each. 
BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE. A large, round greenish- 
yellow plum; flesh sweet and of fine flavor. Very 
popular in the home orchard and used for canning. 
BEAUTY. The carliest important commercial variety. 
Fruit is medium to large, heart-shaped; color is a 
beautiful crimson. Flesh is firm enough for shipping 
and of good flavor. 
CLIMAX. One of the finest of all eating plums and 
much in demand for the home orchard. The fruit is 
large, heartshaped and cherry red in color. The 
flesh is sweet, juicy, and rich. The trees bear heavily 
at an early age. : 
DAMSON. A tart plum popular for the home orchard 
for its culinary value. The fruit is small, dark purple 
in color with a heavy bloom. Makes an excellent jam. 
DUARTE. A blood-red plum that has gained wide 
favor as a shipper. The fruit is large, heart-shiped; 
skin is red; flesh is firm, blood red in color, sweet 
and excellent flavor. Trees are good bearers. 
JEFFERSON. Used exclusively for canning, this oval 
variety has flesh of excellent flavor. Skin is light 
greenish-yellow, sometimes with a red blush. Trees 
are very productive. 
KELSEY. Large heart-shaped with a pointed apex 
and greenish-yellow skin, with an attractive blush 
when ripe. Firm and juicy. 
PRESIDENT. Described above. 
SANTA ROSA. Described above. 
SATSUMA. Described above. 
TRAGEDY. Large, dark blue, oval fruit makes Trag- 
edy a favorite in most markets. The flesh is firm, 
sweet, and juicy. A popular plum in many districts. 
WICKSON. Well deserves its popularity as one of the 
important shipping plums. The fruit is of fine, es 
Luscious. APRICOTS 
4-6’ grade 85c each; 3-4’ grade 75c each 
BLENHEIM. California's leading variety. Large, at- 
tractive fruits are well formed, delicious. Trees steady 
producers of high-quality drying, canning, and fresh 
fruits. 
MOORPARK. Extra large fruits of high quality and 
delicious flavor are favorites on the fresh market. 
Fancy dried product commands premium prices. 
Trees should receive frequent summer irrigation for 
maximum bearing.. ” 
NEWCASTLE EARLY. Medium-sized fruits are ripe 
before other varieties. Valuable in early shipping 
districts. 
ROUTIER’S PEACH. Home orchard favorite of inter- 
ior valleys. Fruits large, handsome; flesh sweet, juicy. 
ROYAL. Similar to Blenheim but our strain of Win- 
ter's Royal ripens three or four days before Blenheim. 
Prized for shipping, drying, and canning; good pro- 
ducer in interior valleys. 
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size, heartshaped and straw-yellow in color, turn- 
ing to a beautiful cherry red as it ripens. The flesh 
is firm, juicy, luscious. It is a good keeper. 
YELLOW EGG. A beautiful plum of large size, oval 
and golden yellow. Used for commercial canning and 
popular in the home orchard. The flesh is firm, juicy, 
and sweet when fully ripe. 
California PRUNES 
6-8’ grade $1.00 each; 4-6’ grade 85c each; 
3-4’ grade 75c each 
COATES 1418. The prune of many names: XX French, 
Cox, Date, Saratoga. High yielding variety; fruits 
tun to higher grades than French. 
FRENCH IMPROVED. Leading variety in all districts. 
Medium to large fruits are borne on sturdy prolific 
trees. 
IMPERIAL EPINEUSE. One of the largest prunes; 
excellent quality. Shy bearer unless planted with 
other sorts. 

SUGAR. Earliest prune to ripen. Fruit is large in size 
and very sweet. Popular in the interior valleys as 
well as in the coastal districts. 
STANDARD. A large, dark purple fruit which is used 
for both fresh shipment and drying. The flesh is fine 
grained, juicy and sweet. 
COMMERCIAL GROWERS: PLEASE REFER TO PP. 6-7. 
Better Results . Right from the Start, with ROEDING'’S QUALITY Trees 
It pays to buy direct from the grower! Your invest- 
ment is safeguarded by extra care we employ in every 
essential nursery operation: 
(1) Buds are selected from superior parent trees of 
known performance. 
(2) Every possible precaution 
is exercised to assure varie- 
ties absolutely true-to-name. 
(3) The most modern and scien- 
tific cultural practices are util- 
ized, including periodic soil 
rehabilitation, and generous 
spacing in the growing 
grounds. 
(4) Every move is supervised 
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by our own experienced men, working on our own 
specially-conditioned properties. (See picture below.) 
Our fruit trees are foothill grown in our Loomis 
(Placer County) nursery, to provide the vigorous fib- 
rous roots that have earned Roeding’s Quality trees 
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the top position for excellence. Our grape vines are 
grown in phylloxera-free Stanislaus County. 
The results in your orchard or vineyard, year after 
year, will convince you that Roeding’s quality pays 
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