. General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses Nurseries (Horticulture) Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 37 Considered by some to be the most valuable of Japan Plums. With us the trees have bloomed too early, and the past season is the only one in which they have fruited, while Botan and Ogon have fruited three out of four years. Simon's—Prunus Simonii—This variety is from China. Perfectly hardy and very productive, commencing to bear when two or three years from the bud. Fruit d
. General catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses Nurseries (Horticulture) Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 37 Considered by some to be the most valuable of Japan Plums. With us the trees have bloomed too early, and the past season is the only one in which they have fruited, while Botan and Ogon have fruited three out of four years. Simon's—Prunus Simonii—This variety is from China. Perfectly hardy and very productive, commencing to bear when two or three years from the bud. Fruit deep rich red color, somewhat flattened, and has a little of the appearance of a dark-red tomato, and with a peculiar aromatic flavor. We do not recommend this variety for market. The trees are very distinct, growing upright like a Lombardy poplar, and we have had several reports of the fruit last season from trees sent out, and the planters were very much pleased. Middle of August. Willard—Another new Japan Plum, similar in color and appearance to the Abundance, but ripens a month earlier; earlier than Wild Goose and the European varieties. Mr. Willard says: " The only thing to recommend it is its ; Wickson—New Cross-Breed. Plum by Luther Burbank, which he sent out in the spring of 1895. Mr. Burbank says: "Among the many Japan plums which I have fruited this one so far stands pre-eminent in its rare combination of good qualities. The trees grow in vase form, sturdy and upright, yet as grace- fully branching as could be desired, and is productive to a fault. The fruit is evenly distributed all over the tree, and from the time it is half grown until a few days before ripening is of a pearly-white color, but all at once soft pink shadings creep over it, and in a few days it has changed to a glowing car- mine, with a heavy white bloom; the stone is small and the flesh is of fine texture, firm, sugary and delicious, and will keep two weeks or more af
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