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PEUMS 
To stimulate anew the growing of plums, this Association offers Albion, 
Hall and Stanley, three highly flavored and handsome plums. Besides these 
choicely good sorts, several other noteworthy plums are listed. For pollination 
purposes plant at least two different Japanese plums, and an American plum 
like Surprise with Monitor and Red Wing. 
Albion—is the latest ripening good plum grown at Geneva. It belongs to the 
Grand Duke type, but its fruits are larger and better in quality. The tree 
is productive, strong, and vigorous. All in all, Albion is one of the most 
remarkable new plums described in many years. 
American Mirabelle—is a small, sweet, yellow Damson. The fruits resemble 
those of the European Mirabelle closely in color, but are much larger. The 
flavor is delightfully good and the new variety will be appreciated by all 
lovers of choicely good fruits to eat out of hand or for culinary purposes. 
Beauty—is an early Japanese plum originated by Burbank that precedes 
Abundance. The fruits are medium in size, roundish conic, medium to dark 
red, and covered with a lilac bloom; skin thick and tough; flesh yellowish 
tinged red, very juicy, tender but stringy, subacid to sweet; good; cling- 
stone. Beauty is a splendid sort to begin the plum season. 
California Blue—an early-ripening, large, roundish, attractive purple free- 
stone plum. Good in quality, altho slightly tart. Worthy of trial for home 
and early markets. 
De Montfort—old French, blue plum that deserves trial by lovers of high- 
quality fruit. Tree hardy, vigorous and productive; fruit medium in size, 
roundish oval, and dark purple; flesh juicy, sweet, rich; freestone. Season 
late August. 
Early Laxton—this is the earliest of the European plums tested on the Sta- 
tion grounds. Fruit is slightly below medium in size, oblong, and blushed 
red. Tree of medium vigor. 
Formosa—is a Japanese plum recommended for its productive trees and 
large fruits. The plums are oval to slightly cordate, greenish yellow nearly 
overlaid with red; flesh firm, juicy, melting, pale yellow, sweet and good; 
stone slightly clinging; ripens in midseason. It would be hard to find a 
more beautiful plum. 
Hall—is a cross between Golden Drop (Silver Prune) and Grand Duke, two 
of the largest and handsomest European plums. The fruits are so hand- 
some and well flavored that they will sell in any market. In color it re- 
sembles the Grand Duke, a blue plum. Tree productive and medium in size. 
Imperial Epineuse—is an old French plum of the prune type, reddish purple, 
tender, sweet, juicy, and one of the best flavored of all Old World Plums. 
The fruit ripens late. The trees grow wonderfully well in the East and the 
variety should be much more widely grown than it is. This is the plum of 
plums for the garden. Requires cross-pollination. 
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