WELCH’'S 
Famous Plums 
One of the best and most healthful fruits 
that can be planted is the Plum. It contains 
calcium, iron and other elements often lack- 
ing in the ordinary diet. 
STANLEY 
PRUNE 
A794 STANLEY PRUNE. The sweetest Prune 
grown and bears the quickest. Often 
starts bearing the second year and yields 
every year. Beautiful dark blue skin. Fine, 
sweet, juicy, golden flesh, requires very 
little sugar for canning. Juice is rich 
wine-purple.. Tree vigorous and healthy. 
A freestone and a favorite for canning 
and drying. Hardy as far north as cen- 
tral Iowa. 4 ft., 7/16 in., $1.00 each; 
5 ft., 11/16 in., $1.50 each. 
varieties for the 
planting. 
A791 UNDERWOOD. This is the earliest of 
PRICES: (Except as Noted) 
4 to 5 it, 9/16 inch, $1.00 each, 
not prepaid. 
3 to 4 ft., 7/16 inch, 75c each, 
prepaid. 
The list that we offer are the choicest 
home and commercial 
the large new Plums. Ripens from about 
August Ist to 15th, Gnd attains a size 
of 1%4 inches. The tree is one of the 
strongest growers of all these new Plums 
and gets to be very large, furnishing a 
large bearing surface to produce wonder- 
ful crops of beautiful fruit. Fruit is red; 
firm, juicy flesh, very small pit; freestone. 
Splendid quality. 
A792 ELLIOTT. (Peach Plum.) A very large, 
yellow-fleshed, perfect freestone Plum. 
Very sweet and of fine Peach flavor. Re- 
quires only half the usual amount of 
sugar for canning. Does not rot on the 
trees. Our orchards bore an immense 
crop last year, crop has never failed. 
This Plum is in a class by itself. Sea- 
son, early August. Color, orange-yellow 
splashed with red. 
Order your MULTI-PURPOSE SPRAY 
now. The first spray must be given when 
color first starts to show on the blossoms. 
All fruit trees need spraying. Use our MULTI-PURPOSE 
, FRUIT SPRAY. 3 
WANETA PLUM 
PLEASE ORDER BY CATALOG NUMBER 
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COMPASS CHERRY-PLUM 
A795 COMPASS CHERRY-PLUM. It is 
larger than the Richmond Cherry, and 
is about the same bright red color. In 
quality it is good, with a different flavor 
from any Cherry or Plum. It is fine for 
canning and preserving. July. Much su- 
perior to Bush Cherry. 
A790 WANETA. (Hansen.) July. The fruit is 
of immense size, deep red; skin very thin, 
and the flavor is delicious. Prof. Han- 
sen’s best Plum, and in fact, one of the 
greatest of all Plums. 
A793 APRICOT PLUM. (Hanska Type.) This 
variety has all the good qualities that a 
Plum should have, with an Apricot flavor. 
The fruit is excellent for eating from the 
tree, canning, preserving or jelly. The 
luscious fruit is reddish blue. Tree strong 
grower, a 6-year-old tree measuring 30 
feet high and 20 feet across. A good 
shipper. Freestone. Season, August. 
PLUM POLLENIZERS 
Success with Plums depends on your 
pollenizing varieties. In your Plum order 
you should include some of the following 
varieties which will insure production: 
A796 SAPA. (Hansen.) July. An extreme- 
ly early, vigorous bearer. Fruit medium 
size, glossy black; flesh deep purple, ex- 
cellent flavor; skin very tender. 
A797 SUPERIOR. This fine Plum should be 
widely planted. The fruit is large, at- 
tractive red color and a rich sweet flavor. 
It bears very heavily, every year. Ripens 
in early August. Very hardy. Fine for 
eating and canning. 
The WELCH Nursery 
