
Big Luscious Plums — 

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x McKay’s luscious Plums have kept pace with the remarkable 
Veet developments that have marked the recent introductions of new 
i Plums for the Northwest. We carry a very fine assortment of 
i these new improved Plums. We believe them to be the best that 
M have been developed to date. You can now grow Plums just as 
ere large, fine looking and delicious as the shipped-in California 
ih Plums. McKay's luscious Plums are easily grown. For best re- _ 
" sults they should be sprayed at least twice a season. They should 
be planted 5 to 10 trees in a cluster, of several different varie- 
n ties. The varieties are all distinct in flavor and differ in time 
of ripening. Thus you spread the enjoyment of eating and can- 
ning Plums over a !ong period of time. 
PLANT PLUM TREES IN GROUPS OR CLUSTERS 
Plums fruit the best when several varieties are planted in a 
group. Being cross fertilized, the different trees pollenize each 

: other, and so set more and develop better fruit. We also grow 
' a special pollenization tree, which has proven to be a good 
pollenizer for other varieties. This variety should be planted in 
the middle of this cluster. 

Underwood 

MONITOR. A_ Minnesota Experiment Station KAHINTA. Large fruit 1% ¥ < 
d development. Large round fruit, 144 to 1% to 2 inches in diameter; color 
{ inches in diameter. Firm yellow flesh covered red; yellow firm flesh, with a ae 
by a dull bronze-red skin. Clingstone. Very small pit. Delicious flavor. \ 
good quality. Tree is vigorous and productive. A good fruiter. A South Dakota * ; 
y Hardy as far north as the Twin Cities. Very origination. = al 
promising as a market Plum. — UNDERWOOD. The earliest Plum 
d ; a hoagie on our list. Medium sized Plums of 
MINNESOTA 101. Another new intro™ about 14% inches. Fruit red with juicy 
PIPESTONE. A delicious new Plum from the duction from the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. yellow meat, of good quality. Small cling- 
Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. It is a large It 1850) large and firm Plum and of very good qual- stone pit. Fruit hangs well and ripens over 
red Plum, nearly as big as Superior. Ripens ity. Clingstone. a period of 2 weeks, from about August Ist 
midseason, usually about the 2nd week in August. to 15th. One of the strongest growing trees 
; The flesh is solid, juicy and sweet. It is a cling- WANETA. A medium to large sized Plum developed on our Plum list. An annual bearer. Can 
stone. It is particularly good for canning. The by Prof. Hansen of the South Dakota Experiment be planted reasonably far North. 
tree is medium productive and hardy throughout Station. A red Plum, 144 to 134 inches in diam- See picture above. 
Wisconsin. eter, of delicious flavor and quality. Prolific bearer. 
| TOKA. A cross between the American 
Plum and the fragrant Apricot of 
EMBER. A large yellow Plum, blushed a China. One of the finest flavored 
with red, ripening later than other Plums. Plums. The tree is very strong and 
They hang well to the tree after ripening vigorous. Bears early. The fruit is 
and keep for 2 or 3 weeks after harvest. medium sized, dark red in color, very 
Like most of the other good Plums that handsome, firm, and a good shipper. 
we have for Wisconsin, this variety was 
developed at the Minnesota Fruit Breed- 
ing farm, where it was on trial for over 
20 years. The tree is vigorous, broadly 
spreading, and very productive. The fruit 
is oval, medium to large, with a strong 
adherent stem. Flesh is rich yellow, firm, 
meaty, tender and juicy. Flavor is sweet 
and pleasant. Quality “‘good to very 
good.’’ Medium sized clingstone. It is 
an exceptionally fine canning and preserv- 
ing Plum, with a fine skin, cooking with 
no trace of bitterness from the skin left 
in the sauce. Ripens late, through Sep- 
tember, often hanging as late as October. 
See picture below. 
SUPERIOR. We think this is the best 
Plum developed by the Minnesota Ex- 
periment Station. Fruit is of large size, 
running to 2 inches in diameter. Flesh 
is yellow, firm, meaty and of the finest 
quality. It can be peeled like a Peach. 
Clingstone. Ripens over a long period 
of time, which makes it desirable for 
either home use or market. An annual 
and prolific bearer and a long lived 
tree. It has also shown itself a good 
pollenizer for several of the other va- 
rieties. It is worthy of its name 
Superior. See picture below. 


: Ember Baer a Mount Royal 
Superior 

PRUNE-PLUMS 
MOUNT ROYAL. A blue Plum that was adopted from 
Canada. Probably the most promising blue Plum that 
we have ever had. The fruit is of a beautiful blue color, 
of good quality, and freestone. It is especially good for J 
preserving and jam. The trees are very productive and 
apparently self-fertile. Ripens about August 20th. 
WISCONSIN PRUNE. Introduced by the University of 
Wisconsin in whose orchard it had done exceedingly well 
for over 10 years. The fruit is of medium size. Green 
flesh, covered with a dark blue skin. Freestone. The 
flavor is excellent. Heavy cropper. Recommended for ae 
Southern Wisconsin where it is satisfactory for either ; 
home use or for commercial growing. 
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