Archive image from page 16 of Descriptive catalog (1910). Descriptive catalog . descriptivecatal1910shen Year: 1910 FRUIT DEPARTMENT—PLUMS 13 Wyant NATIVE PLUMS, Continued Hammer—Medium to large; color crimson, with yellow dots, blue bloom, stone small; season medium to late; tree is hardy and productive, bearing large quantities of fruit. Hawkeye—Large, roundish-oblong; color pur- plish red; flesh firm and good. Cling. Pottawattamie—Medium, round, red streaked with yellow; flesh firm; very juicy and fair quality; tree very productive. Stoddard—Medium to large, round, yellow nearly covered
Archive image from page 16 of Descriptive catalog (1910). Descriptive catalog . descriptivecatal1910shen Year: 1910 FRUIT DEPARTMENT—PLUMS 13 Wyant NATIVE PLUMS, Continued Hammer—Medium to large; color crimson, with yellow dots, blue bloom, stone small; season medium to late; tree is hardy and productive, bearing large quantities of fruit. Hawkeye—Large, roundish-oblong; color pur- plish red; flesh firm and good. Cling. Pottawattamie—Medium, round, red streaked with yellow; flesh firm; very juicy and fair quality; tree very productive. Stoddard—Medium to large, round, yellow nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and good; similar to Hawkeye, but earlier. A valuable sort. Surprise—Large, oval; dark red, very meaty. one of the very best sorts; medium early. bears well. Weaver—Large, pur- ple, with blue bloom: very prolific; a con- stant and regular bearer and of a good quality; very hardy and seldom injured from even our most severe winters. Wild Goose—Medium, round, light bright red; skin pink and shining; flesh yellow, pulpy and sweet and juicy when ripe; pop- ular variety, but a poor self fertilizer; should have other plum trees of an abun- dance of pollen planted near it. Wolfe—Medium large and round; color yellow mottled red; flesh yel- low, firm and of a good quality; tree strong grower, prolific; free. Wyant—Medium, round- ish oblong; color pur- plish red; flesh very firm; free. ORIENTAL PLUMS Abundance—The popular new Japanese fruit; tree thrifty, hardy and beau- tiful; fruit large, showy and good; richly per- fumed. Burbank—-Fruit medium to large; skin orange yellow dotted and mar- bled with red, deepening to a cheek; flesh meaty, yellow, sweet and good; splendid for canning; also a good market plum. Prunus Simoni—Tree a very strong., upright grower; fruit large, flattened, apple shaped; color deep red, sprinkled with small yellow dots; flesh yellow and not extra; but con- sidered to be a very good sort. Red Ju
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