PLUMS 
(PLANTING DISTANCE 18 TO 25 FEET) 
(E—European Varieties) (J—Japunese Varieties) 
* For Pollination Plant With. 
ACE (J)—Large blood plum of good quality, firm and very sweet, juicy and good for ship- 
ping. Tree vigorous and produces regularly. Freestone. August. 
BECKY SMITH (J)—Round almost globe, very large, yellow blush, light red; late firm, 
- good keeper and shipper. After Duarte. 
BEAUTY (J)—Large to medium, bright red, yellow fleshed tinged with red. One of the 
better early varieties, tree strong, vigorous. Good shipper. Early June. Self 
fertile. 
BLUE DAMSON (E)—Medium, roundish oval; dark purple freestone, fruit tart, a good plum 
for canning and preserves. . September. 
CLIMAX (J)—Very large, heart shaped, thick skinned, plum or deep vermillion red. Flesh 
yellow. A good shipping and local market plum. Ripening Mid-June. Self fertile. 
DUARTE (J)—A large red-blood plum, heart shaped, flesh firm blood red in color and deli- 
cious in flavor. A good shipping plum and excellent home variety. Early July. 
ELEPHANT (J)—A very large freestone, blood plum of excellent quality. The fruit keeps well 
and is a good shipper. Trees hardy and rapid growing. ™* Pollinizers, Ace and 
Santa Rosa. August. . 
ELDORADO (J)—Medium large, flat, tomato shaped, dark red (almost black) plum of good 
keeping quality. Flesh hard, amber color when ripe, sweet, somewhat dry. Very 
vigorous grower. * Late Santa Rosa and Duarte. 
GRAND DUKE (E)—A large purple plum, heart shaped of good quality. A good late 
variety for shipping and home use. August. 
GREEN GAGE (E)—Medium; round; greenish yellow fruit with brown dots. Very sweet. 
_Late-August; home canning. 
HOLLYWOOD (J)—Medium size, blood red, sweet, juicy fruit of good eating quality. A 
purple leaved plum with lovely light pink flowers. Ideal for landscape and fruit 
Late June. 
JEFFERSON (E)—Medium, round oval, bronze yellow fruit, sometimes blushed a faint pink, 
skin tough; flesh deep yellow, juicy, firm but tender; stone semi-free. Good for 
home plantings. Late July. | 
KELSEY (J)—Very large greenish yellow fruit, blushed red on sunny side. Rich juicy vin- 
ous flavor when ripe, pit small. -Late August to September. 
LATE SANTA ROSA (interes oval, purplish crimson fruit similar to Santa Rosa with the 
period of fruiting one month later. Early August. 
LATE DUARTE (J)—Mutation of Duarte—Very similar but ripens about a ee te later. 
LATE SATSUMA (J)—Fruit large, nearly round, very similar to Satsuma, but ripens about 
six weeks later. One of the finest blood red late Plums. September. * Late Santa 
Rosa. a cs: 
MARIPOSA (J) (Patent No. 343)—-Large purple red fruit, overlaid with a glowing lilac 
bloom. Blood red flesh, tender, juicy, very sweet. ‘Keeps well. * Late Santa Rosa. 
September. 
PRESIDENT (E)—Uniform large, egg shaped fruit. Fruit purple with deep bloom, flesh 
yellow and of fine texture. Leading European. * Grand Duke and Burton.* 
SANTA ROSA, (J)—Large, oval, purplish crimson fruit, well covered with light blue blooms. 
Flesh firm, purplish next to skin, yellow veined, pink toward pit. Mid-June. Self 
pollinizer. 
SATSUMA (J)—Large nearly round; Aone red fruit, solid red color from skin to pit, firm, 
rather juicy. Late July and early August. * Duarte and Santa Rosa. 
WICKSON (J)—Very large; yellow overlaid with glowing carmine with a white, heavy 
bloom, flesh firm, pit small. Fruit keeps remarkably well. Tree vigorous and 
upright. August. * Santa Rosa or Beauty. 
Y YELLOW EGG (E)—Large, long oval fruit of clear golden yellow with thick blooms; skin 
thin; flesh golden yellow, juicy, coarse and firm. Semi free. August. 
