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Albion—is 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. Recommended where a late plum is desired. 
American Mirabelle—is a small, sweet, yellow Damson. The fruits resemble 
those of the European Mirabelle closely in color, but are much larger. The 
flavor is delightfully good and the new variety will be appreciated by all 
lovers of choicely good fruits to eat out of hand or for culinary purposes. 
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. 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 productive and medium in size. 
Hall—is a large, attractive, blue plum. The fruits are so attractive and well 
flavored that they will sell in any market. In color it resembles the Grand 
Duke. Tree is productive and medium in size. 
Imperial Epineuse—is an old French prune. Fruit is reddish purple, tender, 
sweet, juicy, and highly flavored. Requires cross-pollination. 
Pacific—is a very large, bluish-colored, freestone plum of good quality. Some 
years its crop is light and during wet seasons it may crack. Size and ap- 
pearance should command a ready sale. 
Pearl—is a medium-sized yellow plum originated by Luther Burbank. Its quality 
is exceptionally sweet and rich. Recommended for the home garden. Tree is 
only moderately productive. 
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. Recom- 
mended for the home garden. 
Stanley—The fruit is of the prune type, excellent for cooking or eating out of 
hand. The tree is healthy, vigorous, and produces full crops annually. The 
fruit is large in size, dark blue with thick bloom; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 
fine-grained, tender, firm, sweet, pleasant; quality good; stone free; mid- 
season. This variety is becoming a valuable commercial variety. 
Yakima—a very large, prune-shaped, purplish red, freestone, good-quality plum. 
Tree is vigorous and upright. Recommended for local markets. 
AMERICAN-JAPANESE HYBRIDS 
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. 
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