MONROE, MICHIGAN 
Plums 
APRICOTS 
QUINCES 
Money Crops 
with Greening 
“BUD-SELECTED” 
Shiains 
_ The demand for new varieties of healthful break- | 
fast, dessert and salad fruits has stimulated Prune, ' 
Plum, Quince and Apricot sales substantially. Un- 
familiarity with these fruits has prevented many 
from profiting from them, although simple, easy to 
handle with ordinary culture. The Quince, for in- 
stance, bears for 40 years, handles easily in shipping 
and is a fine “standby” in homes everywhere. An 
outstanding, dependable ‘‘Bud Selected’? Quince 
variety is described on the next page. Plant Plums 
in rich, heavy, fertile soil, well drained. 
American and European 
PLUMS 
Austrian Prune (April). Tree very vigorous, upright, 
perfectly hardy and is a young bearer and very pro- 
lific. The fruit of this Plum is the handsomest and 
largest in cultivation. The color is an attractive, 
dark reddish purple. Flesh golden yellow, sweet and 
mild. Excellent quality. A good shipper and keeper. 
Ripens about the middle of September. Takes 
highest honors and premiums everywhere. 
Albion Prune (Geneva). 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 
produced in many years. 
Grand Duke (Wade). The favored late shipping Plum 
because of its. very large size and beautiful color, 
being of a purple shade. Flesh very firm and meaty. 
A regular annual and abundant cropper. Usually 
free from rot and hang in good condition a long time. 
This strain maintains a high standard for this leading 
commercial variety. 
Green Gage. See Reine Claude, a far better variety 
of the same type. 
italian Prune (Fellenberg) (Farnsworth). A fine late 
Plum; undoubtedly the leading commercial prune 
variety; oval, purple; flesh juicy and delicious, parts 
from the stone; fine for drying. September. 
Monarch (Luplow No. 2). One of the most valuable 
of the late introductions from England. Tree robust 
with dense foliage; an abundant bearer. Fruit very 
large, roundish oval; dark purple-blue; perfect 
freestone. em 3 ; 
Reine Claude (Barden). Surpassing in quality and 
richness of flavor nearly all varieties listed. Fruit 
large, greenish yellow; flavor excellent. Season, 
September. The best of the Gage variety. 
Shropshire Damson (Nye No. 3). The orchard con- 
taining this parent tree was set in 1912 and our rec- 
ords started in 1919. The parent tree of this strain 
was chosen because of early bearing and heavy annual 
production. This strain represents the very highest 
type for the variety. Fruit small, oval in shape; skin 
purple, covered with blue bloom; flesh melting and 
juicy, rather tart, separates partly from the stone. 
September. 
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~? Born 1850 and Still Growing 


- Stanley Prune 
The New Famous 
STANLEY PRUNE 
(Geneva Experiment Station) 
Although a comparatively new variety, no 
Plum nor Prune ever reached such quick 
prominence as the Stanley. In a few short years 
it has become a Ieading profit fruit entirely on 
its merits. It is a development of the Geneva, 
New York, Experiment Station by a cross be- 
tween the Grand Duke from which it inherits 
Its large size and firm meaty flesh and the Agen 
where it obtains its exquisite flavor. 
Its extraordinary size, annual productiveness 
of trees, hardiness and disease resistant features 
make it a money maker supreme. Considered 
the ace of Prune varieties; excels for cooking or 
for dessert. The fruit is large in size. dark blue 
in color, with attractive, thick bloom. Flesh 
is golden-greenish yellow, juicy, firm, sweet 
and pleasant to taste. Stone free. 
1 Ripens in 
midseason. 

An Apple Tree Can Serve a Dual Purpose 
