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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. 
Monitor—fruit is medium to large, roundish ovate, dull bronze-red, good in 
quality and a clingstone. Tree is vigorous, very hardy and productive. A 
Japanese-American hybrid produced by the Minnesota Experiment Station. 
Pacific—a very large, bluish-colored, freestone plum of good quality and of 
midseason. This variety has been reintroduced by the Association owing 
to its good performance in trial orchards. 
Pearl—is a medium-sized yellow plum originated by Luther Burbank. Its 
quality is exceptionally sweet and rich. Recommended for the home garden. 
Red Wing—fruit is oblong, medium, dull red, freestone, and good in quality. 
Tree productive and hardy. Another Minnesota hybrid. Recommended 
where European plums are tender. 
Sannois—is a very late reddish purple French plum of medium size. It is one 
of the sweetest and most delectable varieties of all the plum family. 
Recommended for the home garden. 
Santa Rosa—is one of Burbank’s noteworthy Japanese plums which in nearly 
all characters of tree and fruit surpasses Abundance and Burbank. The 
tree is a prolific bearer, and the large attractive fruits keep and ship well. 
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