PLUMS 
ABUNDANCE. One of the most successful commercial 
varieties. Skin pinkish red to dark red, overspread 
with a light bloom. Flesh yellow, sweet, melting, 
tender and very juicy. Tree a vigorous grower, 
reliably hardy and prodigiously productive on a 
wide variety of soils. One of the earliest. 
BURBANK. One of the largest of the Oriental vari- 
eties. Of uniform, attractive red color mottled over 
a yellow ground and covered with a thick bloom. 
Flesh a deep lemon yellow of excellent quality, yet 
firm and a good shipper for so large a fruit. Tree a 
vigorous grower and very productive—in fact, in- 
clined to overbear. One of the few plums reliably 
self-fertile. Season, late August to September. 
BRADSHAW. The most generally planted European 
in the East. A very large, fine, early plum. Dark, violet 
red. Tree a slow grower, but hardy, vigorous, pro- 
ductive, self-Ffertile. Season, mid-August. 
DAMSON. A well-known English dessert variety. 
The purplish black fruit is sprinkled with numerous 
distinctive dots, and is small and nearly round. One 
of the best for preserving. Season, early October. 
GERMAN PRUNE. Probably the oldest plum grown 
and well-known in every civilized country. Skin a 
purple black with beautiful bloom. Flesh amber green, 
firm, sweet and mild. Tree fairly hardy and vigorous, 
geen its Fruit well. Inclined to overbear. Season, 
ate. 
GRAND DUKE. A large sized, prune-shaped plum. 
Purple color, flesh firm, good shipper. Late. 
HALL is a cross between Golden Drop and Grand 
Duke, two of the largest and handsomest European 
plums, but both below the mark in quality. Hall is 
better in flesh and flavor characters. The fruits are so 
handsome and well flavored that they will sell in any 
market. The tree is nearly perfect. This is one of the 
best of the Station's new plums. 
ITALIAN PRUNE. A great favorite on account of its 
delicious, juicy quality and being readily freestone. 
Skin purplish black with heavy bloom. Flesh greenish 
yellow. Firm, and keeps and ships well. Tree is strong 
grower and not quite hardy, though a tremendous 
bearer. Season, late. 
IMPERIAL GAGE. Large, greenish, juicy and rich. 
Very productive. August. 
“ YELLOW EGG. Golden yellow with a thick accen- 
tuating bloom. The largest and best of the yellow 
plums. Flesh yellow, a little coarse but excellent for 
cooking. Tree a free grower, very productive and 
hardy, ripening its fruit all at once in late August. 

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LOMBARD. One of the most popular, succeeding 
almost everywhere. Fruit purplish red with thick, pink 
bloom making it exceedingly attractive. Yellow 
fleshed, juicy and sweet. Tree a medium-sized, up- 
right grower, very hardy and productive. Inclined to 
overbear as the flower is self-fertile. Season, early 
September. 
MIDDLEBURG. Originated in Schoharie County. Very 
late. Purple of.fine quality. Good shipper. 
MONARCH. Dark purple. Good dessert plum. Late. 
Widely grown in New York State. 
POND. Extremely large, good shipper. Red fruit of 
medium quality. Late. 
REINE CLAUDE. Fruit round, greenish yellow. Slight- 
ly mottled with red, with a light bloom and a dis- 
tinctive aroma. Tree very vigorous, remarkably pro- 
ductive and self-fertile. Season, late September. 
RED JUNE. Probably the earliest good plum. Skin a 
uniform garnet overlaid with bloom. A good shipper 
and of fair quality. Tree grows large, of somewhat 
sprawling habit, but very hardy, healthy and produc- 
tive. Season, mid-August. 
SATSUMA. The latest of the Oriental varieties. 
Identified by its very small pit and deep red flesh. 
This fruit is of the highest quality for both dessert 
and canning. Tree a moderate grower, but hardy and 
productive. 
STANLEY. A cross between Agen and Grand Duke. 
The tree is healthy, vigorous, and produces full crops 
annually in mid-season. The fruit is large, prune 
shape, dark blue with thick bloom; flesh greenish 
yellow, juicy, fine-grained, tender, firm, sweet, 
pleasant; excellent raw or cooked. Stone free. 
YAKIMA. Originated as a chance seedling in the 
state of Washington. Largest of any of the European 
plums. Color purplish red. An outstanding variety, 
comparatively new. 
YELLOW GAGE. Large oval, golden yellow. Rich, 
sugary. 
SUINCLA 
CHAMPION. A large, greenish yellow fruit, without 
hard spots or core. Of delicate flavor, imparting an 
exquisite taste and odor to any other fruit with which 
it is prepared. Tree a symmetrical grower, bearing 
while young. Season late. 
ORANGE. The most popular and extensively culti- 
vated old variety. Fruit large, round, bright golden 
yellow, cooking tender, and of excellent quality. 
“Tree hardy and a very reliable grower and bearer. 
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