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1-9 10-49 50 or more 
PRICES ON PLUM TREES trees trees trees 
Each Each Each 
1 year, 4-5 feet........5..;. ...$1.75 $1.50 $1.10 
1 year, 3-4 feet.............4. . 1.50 1.30 -95 
These 1 year trees are sturdy stock. Most of them are 
well branched, depending on the variety. Commercial 
fruit growers prefer 1 year trees. We can recommend 
them to the home fruit grower. Will fruit as early as a 
2 year tree. Dates indicate approximate ripening time, 
LOMBARD. This variety is well known by all. 
Medium to. large, roundish, dark red. Flesh yel- 
low and juicy; very attractive. Very good canned, 
preserved or spiced. Ripens early. Is used in can- 
neries and planted in home orchards where a hardy 
variety is needed. Trees medium size, very hardy, 
prolific bearers. September 18th—22nd. 
MONARCH. Large fruit witha rich, pur- 
ple color. Juicy, golden green flesh. A 
good variety for market. Bears early 
and abundantly. September 18th—22nd. 
SHROPSHIRE DAMSON. Fruit is me- 
dium size, dark purple, produced in 
thick clusters. Good to eat out of hand 
when fully ripe or after a light frost. 
One of the best of its kind for culinary 
purposes. Tree a good grower and very 
productive. September 24th—28th. 
GERMAN PRUNE. One of 
the oldest Prunes under cul- 
tivation and widely known 
for its culinary purposes, es- 
pecially for canning. Fruit 
long. oval, purple with thick 
bloom; flesh firm, sweet and 
delicious. Excellent com- 
mercial sort. Freestone. 
September 18th—22nd. 
POLLINATION 
With the exception of the 
Prunes Fellemberg, German, 
Stanley, etc. which are self- 
fruitful, Plums should be 
interplanted to insure a set 
of fruit—European varieties 
for pollinating that class and 
Oriental sorts for those 
varieties. 
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REINE CLAUDE 
(BAVAY’S GREEN GAGE) 
This variety is unsurpassed for gratifying the 
taste, richness of flavor, abundance of juice and 
pleasant aroma. Has beautiful fruit, large, pale 
yellow, marked with red if the crop is thinned 
and sufficiently exposed to the sun. Trees attain 
only moderate size in the orchard, are productive 
and bear regularly. Deserves a place in the home 
orchard. September 25th—80th. 

ORIENTAL VARIETIES 
Burtauk 
Ripens a week or more later than 
Abundance. Fruit very large, bright 
reddish purple. Meaty and quite firm. 
Should be picked before entirely ripe. 
Best color to fruit attained when thin- 
ned on the trees. Trees are low grow- 
ing, flat-topped with somewhat droop- 
ing branches. Productive and vigorous. 
Good shipper. Needs close pruning. 
August 25th-80th. 



ABUNDANCE. Trees are adaptable 
to wide range of soils and climates, 
and bear not only heavily but yearly. 
Fruit large, very early, amber turn- 
ing to a rich, bright cherry. Flesh 
light yellow, very juicy and tender. 
Freestone’. Good for canning. Should 
be picked when not quite ripe, as 
it keeps better and taste develops 
better. August 15th—20th. 
_ > - - SANTA ROSA. A very promising Ori- 
oo. -. = ental variety; fruit is handsome dark 
ae a reddish purple, large with very juicy 
red flesh of good quality; tree is 
large, vigorous and moderately pro- 
ductive. August 20th—26th. 
SHIRO. A very early Plum. Beauti- 
ful golden yellow (see illustration). 
Tree is low growing, hardy—very 
prolific. Excellent for cooking, can- 
ning or dessert use. 
Burbank 

