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PLUMS 
(Planting Distance 18 to 25 Feet) 
(E—European Varieties; J— Japanese Varieties) 
*For Pollination Plant With 
Ace (J). Large blood plum of good quality, firm and very sweet, 
juicy and good for shipping. 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 
vermilion 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 delicious in flavor. A good shipaing 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 rip2, sweet, somewhat dry. Very vigorous grower. “Late 
Santa Roza 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 vinous flavor when ripe, pit small. Late August to 
September. 
Late Santa Rosa (J). Large, oval, purplish crimson fruit similar to 
Santa Rosa with the period of fruiting one month later. Early August. 
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. 
Mariposa (J). (Pat. No. 343). $1.75 ea. Large purple red fruit, 
overlaid with a glowing lilac bloom. Blood red tlesh, 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. é, 
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; dark 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. 
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. 
POMEGRANATE 
(Planting Distance 15 to 20 Feet) 
Wonderful. Shrubs or tree to 20 feet. Fruit extra large pale green 
skin, blushed red. Flesh rich red color; juicy with piquant flavor. 
Good for shipping and home use in landscape planting. September. 
PRUNES 
(Planting Distance 18 to 25 Feet) 
*Pollinizers Required 
French Improved (E). California’s leading prune; fruit medium 
size, lark blue; skin tender; flesh of fine texture, rich and sugary. 
August to September. Self fertile. 
Tragedy (E). Fruit medium size to large, dark purple; flesh of fine 
eating quality. For fresh fruit. June. Good shipper. *President or 
Grand Duke. 
Burton (E). Very large dark blue fruit. Excellent for drying. Pol- 
linize with Sugar or French prune. September. 
Sugar (E). Large, early, dark purple prune of medium quality. Flesh 
sweet and a good variety for shipping or drying. August. Self fertile. 
Standard (E). Fruit large, dark purple; flesh amber, fine grained, 
juicy and sweet; a freestone, ripening in August. *Pollinizer, French 
or Sugar. 
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Eureka. Large upright tree; large elongated nut of thick well sealed 
shell. Stands rough treatment; kernel light cream colored, waxy. 
Sometimes used as ornamental shade trees. 
Mayette, San Jose. Large spreading tree. Large round type nut, 
poorly sealed. Must be handled with care to keep from breaking 
open. Used as pollinizer for Franquette. A good nut for limited 
planting. 
Hartley. Large, slightly pointed nut of high quality. The tree comes 
into bearing very early and is similar to Mayette in habit of growth. 
Tree a little slow in Northern California. 
Payne. Its early bearing and heavy production makes it a popular 
variety. The nut is oblong, rather pointed at the apex; shell of 
medium thickness, kernel full. Produces nuts on outer branches and 
is subject to some sunburn. Because of early, heavy production, 
tree is slower in growth than other varieties. 
Franquette (Treat). Is the leading commercial variety in California. 
The tree is a late bloomer. The nut is elongated, pointed and fairly 
smooth, and of a light, clear, attractive color. The shell is thin but 
well sealed. A good quality nut. 
Placentia. Medium sized nuts with a smooth, thin, strong shell well 
filled with light tan meat. This variety does best in Coastal areas 
and Southern California. Not satisfactory in interior valleys. 
Concord. Medium sized, round nut with smooth well sealed shell. 
The kernel is fairly plump, medium light colored and of good qual- 
ity. Tree vigorous grower and good for coastal plantings. 
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“RAISIN AND TABLE VARIETIES 
(Planting Distance 8x1 2—454 to Acre; 7x12—525 to Acre) 
(£) Spur Pruning. (*) Canz Pruning. T—Table. R—Raisin. 
Black Malvoise (+) (T) (Cinsaut). A reddish black to black grapes; 
berries medium large; ellipsoidal; clusters medium sized; winged 
cylindral as loose. August. 
Black Morocco (£) (T). Berries reddish black to black, large, 
spherical to slightly obovoid. September. 
Black Monukka (i) (T). A black seedless grape of medium size; 
penoete” tender skin; excellent crisp sweet flavor. August to Sep- 
tember. 
Emperor (*or ¢) (T). Large shouldered clusters of elongated berries; 
light red to reddish purple; seedless, moderately firm, thick tough 
skinned berries. Cordon pruned. October. 
Lady Finger ({) (T) (Rish Baba). Medium sized, long loose clus- 
ters; berries are large, very elongated with one side nearly flat. 
Pale green to light yellow, tender and thin skinned. September. 
Muscat ({) (T-R). Clusters medium sized; shouldered loose and 
conical, berries large, obovoid, dull green, seeded with moderately 
tough skin, home use, wine and raisins. September. 
Ribier (£) (T). Medium sized, heavily shouldered, short conical 
clusters of very large oblate, jet black seeded, moderately tough 
skinned berries. Good keeping quality. August to September. 
Red Malaga (* or £) (T) (Molinera). Very large clusters of irregu- 
lar shape; berries large spherical; pink to reddish purple, seeded, 
very crisp and hard, tender skin. September. 
Thompson Seedless (*) (T-R) (Sultana). World’s leading raisin 
variety. Large clusters of medium sized; ellipsoidal elongated; 
greenish white to light golden seedless berries. August to September. 
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