
Abundance Damson 
PLUMS 
Reine Claude 
{Prunus Species] 
Stanley 
Plant 16 to 20 feet apart for permanent orchard. Trifloras and 
European varieties do not cross-pollinate. Plant at least 2 varieties 
of either. Triflora varieties bear 3 to 5 years old and other varieties 
when 5 to 6 years old. 
TRIFLORAS (P. Salacina) 
® Abundance. Clingstone. Fruit red 
and medium sized. Flesh yellow and 
very juicy. Tree vigorous, upright and 
productive. Earliest high quality plum 
to ripen. Early August. 
© Burbank. Clingstone. Fruit red and 
medium sized. Flesh yellow, stringy, 
very juicy and sweet. Tree low and 
spreading, vigorous and productive. 
Late August. 
DAMSONS (P. Insititia) 
Shropshire Damson. Small purple fruit 
in clusters, the best for jams. Very 
productive. Mid-September. 
CHERRIES (Prunus) 
Sweet and sour kinds are entirely 
different species. Bush-cherries, 
next page. 
SOUR (P. avium) 
Not actually sour to the taste, but 
rather tart. Most varieties bear when 
3 or 4 years old. Plant 16 to 18 feet 
apart for permanent orchard. Hardier. 
Early Richmond. Clear bright red. 
Medium sized. Late June. One of the 
best early cherries. 
Montmorency. Largest fruit. Firm flesh. 
Tree is disease resistant. Delicious for 
pies, table and preserving. Finest of 
the “sour” cherries. June. 
SWEET (P. cerasus) 
All varieties vigorous and productive. 
Usually bear when 5 to 7 years old. 
Plant 18 to 20 feet apart for permanent 
orchard. (2-year only.) 
© Black Tartarian, (P—best). Medium 
sized, purplish black fruit. Flesh soft, 
juicy, richly flavored. Late June. 
© Governor Wood. (P) Yellow or light 
red, medium sized, sweet, juicy. June. 
* Yellow Spanish. Large, light yellow 
with red blush. Firm flesh. Desirable 
for maraschino. Late June. 
v 
EUROPEAN (P. domestica) 
® Bradshaw. Very large, juicy, violet- 
red. Productive. Early September. 
Good canner. 
German Prune. Large dark blue fruit. 
August-September. 
®Lombard. Medium-size, juicy, dark 
red. A hardy, prolific bearer. Mid- 
September. . 
“ ®Reine Claude (Bavay’'s Green Gage) 
—Large, yellow. Old variety, still 
good. Late September. 
Stanley. Large dark blue prune. An- 
nual bearer. Late September. 
PEACH (prunus persical] 
Most kinds bear very young. 3 to 4 
years old. Space 16 to 18 feet apart. 
All are Freestone. 
Belle of Georgia. White. Richly flav- 
ored. Tree vigorous and productive. 
September |. Extra hardy. 
Carman. Large white. Skin tough, 
but flesh tender. Fine flavor and quite 
juicy. August: Extra hardy. 
Champion. White. Flesh firm and 
sweet. Juicy and thin skinned. Tree 
and buds hardy. Good bearer. Uses: 
Eating, cooking, and canning. Sept. 1. 
Early Crawford. Medium sized yellow 
freestone. Flesh juicy and highly flav- 
ored. Tree vigorous and productive. 
August.° 
Elberta. Yellow. Fruit large, firm, and 
excellent for canning. Sept. 15. 
Golden Jubilee. Yellow. August, ex- 
tra hardy. Juicy, sweet, yellow flesh. 
®j. H. Hale. Can be pollinated by 
any other variety. Yellow freestone. 
Fruit large and firm. Not as hardy nor 
as vigorous as some. 
ber. Very delicious. 
Late Crawford. Yellow. Late Sept. 
®Mikado, Popular very early. Aug. 
1. Good quality yellow. 
Delicious. large yellow. 
Late August. 
, 
Yellow, extra hardy. 
Large, good fruit. 
Rochester. 
Prolific bearer. 
Valiant. Late 
August. 

Bartlett 
PEARS 
Beurre Bose Duch. d'Angou. Seckel Clapp's Favorite 
{(Pyrus communis] 
Bear at 6 to 7 years. Space 18-20 ft. apart. Clapp Favorite should 
be planted for pollenizing in every orchard. 
© Bartlett. Large, rich, juicy. Golden 
yellow with red blush. Young bearer. 
August and September. Use: Canning, 
eating. 
© Beurre Bosc. Very large, rich juicy. 
Late Sept.-Nov. Hangs well on tree 
(few windfalls). Eating. (2-yr. only.) 
®©Duchess d’Angouleme. Extra large 
fruit. Greenish yellow, spotted with 
russet. Flesh of excellent quality. 
Long-lived tree. Young bearer of large 
crops. October-November. Probably 
best for home orchards. 
® Clapp Favorite. (P). Fruit large. Pale 
lemon color, flushed red. Fine-grained, 
juicy flesh. Slightly ahead of Bartlett's 
ripening date. 
© Kieffer. Extra large. Golden yellow 
with red tint. Fair quality. Young 
and heavy bearer. Best known winter 
pear. October and November. Use: 
Canning and baking. 
*Seckel. Small attractive. Blight-re- 
sistant. Sept-Oct. Use: Spiced and 
pickled. Also eating. 

© = Self-unfruitful. P — Pollenizer (See page 60) 
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