
Damson, Shropshire 
Small; oval purplish-black; juicy; tart. 
Fine for jam. Clingstone. September. 
Date 
(Coates 1418.) One of the sweetest 
prunes. Good size, reddish-purple; sol- 
id, drying out better than the Italian. 
A very tasty product either dried or 
fresh. September. 
Early Italian 
A most profitable Italian prune, ripen- 
ing two weeks ahead of Italian. Fruit 
identical excepting larger. Best ship- 
per. Offered this season at standard 
prices. 
French Improved 
Leading variety in all districts. Med- 
ium to large fruits are borne on sturdy, 
prolific trees. 
Italian 
This is too well known to need des- 
cription. A great favorite both East 
and West for shipping, canning, pre- 
serving, drying. Productive. Septem- 
ber: 
President 
Late shipping variety. Large, oblong, 
dark blue fruit. Yellow flesh of fine 
texture. Heavy producer. Good culi- 
nary variety. 
Reine Claude 
(Bavay’s Green Gage) 
This variety is unsurpassed for grati- 
fying the taste, richness of flavor, a- 
bundance of juice and pleasant aroma. 
Has beautiful fruit, large, pale yellow, 
marked with red if the crop is thinned 
and sufficiently exposed to the sun. 
Trees attain only moderate size in the 
orchard, are productive and bear regu- 
larly. Deserves a place in the home 
orchard. 
Stanley 
The best for commercial or home use. 
Bears fruit in three years. Exception- 
ally productive. Fruit large, deep blu- 
ish purple, firm and sweet; of excel- 
lent flavor. Introduced by the New 
York Experiment Station, and is be- 
coming a valuable commercial variety. 
Bears annually. Midseason. 
Weatherspoon 
Fruit very similar in shape and color 
to Italian but is larger in size and 
sweeter; maturing seven to ten days 
earlier. Keeping and shipping quality 
surpasses any other Prune. Trees very 
hardy and practically immune to red 
spider or other insect pests. 
Oriental Varieties 
Beauty 
Fruit large and beautiful, deep crim- 
son with amber-crimson flesh. A nev- 
er-failing bearer everywhere, and par- 
ticularly enjoyable because it is al- 
most the first to ripen. July-August. 
Burbank 
Hardy; prolific; Japanese _ variety. 
Large; well colored fruit; Sweet aro- 
matic. Cling. September. 
Duarte 
Large red plum. Firm flesh, blood-red 
color, sweet and excellent flavor. Sep- 
tember. 
Santa Rosa 
A Japanese plum of large size; ex- 
quisite flavor; beautiful dark red 
color; firm; juicy; very good shipper; 
small pit. August. 
Shiro 
A very early plum. Beautiful golden 
yellow. Tree is low growing, hardy— 
very prolific. Excellent for cooking, 
canning, or dessert use. 
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= Richt Pride 
This large, mild, sweet flavored plum ripens about 
10 to 14 days after Italian. Very desirable for fresh 
use and wonderful for making plum pie or in gen- 
eral baking use. The tree grows well and produces 
abundantly. The fruit stays on the tree very nicely, 
some years as late as November 15th, here in the 
valley. The tree has been producing on our farms 
and under observation for more than 20 years and 
has our unqualified recommendation. 1 yr., $2.00 
each; 2 yr., $3.00 each. 
Nectarines 
Ouetta 
Popular shipping variety. Fruit is ex- 
tra large. Beautiful appearance, high- 
ly colored skin. Flesh is white, of good 
quality and unusually firm. Cling- 
stone. Early. 
Stanwick 
Leading shipping and drying nectar- 
ine. Fine for home canning. The fruit 
is large and attractive. Pale green 
skin, purplish on sunny side. Tender 
white flesh, aromatic and delicious. 
Other Varieties 
We Have: 
PLUMS and PRUNES — Abundance, 
Apex, Bradshaw, Climax,” Compass, 
Coe’s Gold Drop, Demarest Italian, 
Gorham, Greengage,, Hungarian; Kel- 
sey, Late Santa Rosa, Methley, Opata- 
Peach Plum, Sapa; Satsuma; Sugar, 
Waneta, Wickson, Yakima., 
PLANTING GUIDE AND CHART 
Suitable Distance for Planting 
No. Ft. 
Each Way 
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PO ars Bee oo eigen scene 20 to 25 
GHEY ai WC eer ee ee 25 to 35 
(SlaVentiae STO br ie Bee es oe 20 to 25 
PIM SranGds ErUines eeeees eee 20 toe25 
PEACHES See sen, Sieg ee. 20 to 25 
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PALIT OTL CS epeerne «Sa: pene So ek Seneca! 20 to 28 
Mrowed itch Me bO nha! eta ee ey 40 to 60 
PE eyes ites Wing eae a oe Rete ye ees 20 to 25 
CUT ATI  teetee deer teas ke eee ak ae oe 3) (80) ‘f 
GOOSCDEERIESy = ene. eee ena 4x8 
RaSD PCI lCS ae ce cr cc eens 3x8 
BIaCKDCrniCSgeree = ocee ee er Ac ee 5x 8 
Strawberries: 
PLCC We See on es Ne snl 2 At QF 
(Gard Gripes 5 oo. een ee ae Bi ap 
CPADES pete een cee re ABR oxen Om iis 
IASDala SUSaee et eee oe Sllexeo tts 
Gooseberries ........ = a ee Une eg 4 to8 
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