8 FERNDALE GARDENS AND NURSERY 

PLUMS 
Plums Are Easy to Grow and Early to Bear 
DUARTE — Ripens August to September. Fruit 
heart-shaped, deep red all the way through. Very 
small pit. Delightful flavor. 
BLUE DAMSON—Ripens September. Enormously 
productive, a regular bearer. Fruit ripens over a 
long season. Delicious eaten fresh. Incomparable for 
preserves and marmalades. Brings a good price on 
the market, is often used by commercial canneries. 
BURBANK—tThe fruit is large, clear cherry red 
with a thin lilac bloom; flesh a deep yellow, very 
sweet, with a very agreeable flavor, begins to bear 
second year after transplanting. August. 
BRADSHAW—Ripens August or mid-season. Very 
large, dark violet red, yellowish green flesh of pleas- 
ing flavor. Semi-freestone. Good quality. Flavor, 
rich and sweet. Tree a good grower and very pro- 
ductive. Blooms late, thus more likely to eseape late 
frost. Good market variety. Desirable plum for the 
home orchard. 
CLIMAX—Ripens early, about middle of July to 
August. One of Luther Burbank’s finest introduc- 
tions. Growing in popularity both for home use and 
aS acommercial shipper. Fruit is large, pear-shaped, 
commercial shipper. Fruit is large, pear-shaped, 
superbly rich in flavor and quality. 
COLUMBIA — Ripens late August. Large, dark 
purple, almost round, flesh yellow, juicy and sweet. 
A very desirable plum for the home orchard. 
PEACH—Ripens usually July and August.: The 
Peach plum is justly esteemed because of its earli- 
ness, large size, and handsome appearance. Fruit is 
very large, rather round, peach color, flesh golden 
vellow. Juicy, pleasant sprightly flavor. 
SATSUMA—A fine large plum. The flesh is solid, 
purplish crimson color from pit to skin, juicy, very 
fine quality. Pit very small, little larger than a 
cherry stone. September. 
WICKSON—The tree grows in vase form, sturdy 
and upright. The stone is small and the flesh is of 
fine texture. firm, sugary and delicious. September 1. 
YELLOW EGG—Ripens end of August. A large, 
handsome yellow plum. Good for home use or mar- 
ket. Golden yellow covered with thick bloom. Flesh 
firm, sweet and juicy. 
REINE CLAUDE—Large, nearly round; pale yel- 
low, marked with red; juicy, melting and excellent; 
good bearer. Not liable to rot. First of September. 
JEFFERSON—T'inest of all yellow canning plums. 
Mid-season. Used by commercial carners. Flesh is 
firm, sweet and juicy. 
SANTA ROSA — Large, purplish crimson, flesh 
yellow, mottled crimson, very good quality. Excellent. 
for eating or canning, very delicious flavor. Mid- 
July. 
APEX— Early July, shipping and market. One of 
earliestplums. Mediumsize. light crimson. good flavor. 
BEAUTY — Early July, shipping and home or- 
chard. The earliest red plum, important commercial 
variety. Fruit medium size to large, heart-shaped 
and crimson. Very delicious flavor. Trees very 
productive, self-pollenizing. 

i! PRUNES, STANDARD 
SHIRO—Very early, large, golden yellow. A Bur- 
bank introduction. 
ACE—September. 
and skin bright red. 
PRUNES 
COATES 1418, DATE PRUNE, IMPROVED 
FRENCH PRUNE — Sweeter, larger than French 
prune, fine for drying. Reddish purple, juicy. A 
favorite for canning and eating. 
HUNGARIAN—Largest size, beautiful bright red, 
one of the best for marketing; fine for eating or 
canning. September. 
ITALIAN—Medium to large size. Oval, dark pur- 
ple, flesh juicy, sweet and delicious. A standard dry- 
ing and shipping variety. Tree a strong grower and 
heavy bearer. 
SILVER PRUNE—lLarvze size and sweet. Ripens 
very late. October. 
FRENCH (Petite d’Agen)—Small to medium in 
size, very fine texture, reddish purple, sweet and 
juicy. Very good eating and canning. 
DOUBLE X FRENCH—A fine, large, improved 
type of French prune, very sweet and of excellent 
yuality. Good for drying or canning. 
IMPERIAL EPINEUSE— August-September. Good 
commercially and for home use. One of the largest 
prunes. I’ruit of excelleit quality, fine flavor. Very 
good for canning. 
STANDARD—August. Drying and canning. Fruit 
large, dark purple; flesh amber, fine grained, juicy 
and sweet. Requires cross pollination. 
SUGAR—Early August. Drying and fresh ship- 
ping. The earliest prune. Fruit medium to large, 
oval, dark purple. Flesh sweet, and of good quality. 
An excellent pollenizer. 
Very sweet, freestone. Flesh 

Prices Each 12 to 50 
Yearling 4:6°f00twrec eee eee $ .75 $ .60 
Two-year Select: tee aa eee 1.00 85 
Two-year Specimen :.............. 1.25 1.00 
