. Descriptive catalogue and price-list of the Glen St. Mary Nurseries : season of 1892-93. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. GLEN ST. MANY 23 from five to five and one-half ounces each. The tree is of upright growth, having a tendency to long, slender branches, which, in order to make the tree stocky, should be frequently pinched back; fruit very large, from seven to nine inches in circumference, of heart shape; color greenish yellow, sometimes overspread with bright red and with a lovely bloom: quality excellent; meaty, rich and juicy. It has a remarkably small pit.
. Descriptive catalogue and price-list of the Glen St. Mary Nurseries : season of 1892-93. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. GLEN ST. MANY 23 from five to five and one-half ounces each. The tree is of upright growth, having a tendency to long, slender branches, which, in order to make the tree stocky, should be frequently pinched back; fruit very large, from seven to nine inches in circumference, of heart shape; color greenish yellow, sometimes overspread with bright red and with a lovely bloom: quality excellent; meaty, rich and juicy. It has a remarkably small pit. It conies into bearing while very young, and is enor- mously productive: it possesses superior shipping qualities, as the fruit is firm and meaty, and will easily keep in good condition for from one to two weeks after teaching maturity. Commences to ripen last of July and continues several KELSEY PLUM. Burbank.—Introduced by Luther Burbank, of California, from Japan. The fruit is usually from five to five and a half inches in circumference, varying less in size than the other Japan plums : nearly globular, clear cherry red, with a thin lilacjbloom. The fleshis a deep^eUow color, very sweet, with a peculiar and very agreeable flavor. The tree is unusually vigorous, witli strong upright shoots, and large, rather broad leaves. Commences to bear usually at two years of age. This variety has fruited over a large section of the South, and is one of the most valuable varieties of the Japan type. The skin is thick and leathery, thus rendering it al- most or entirely free from attacks of curculio and making it an admirable shipping variety. Professor VanDeman, Chief of Division of Pomology of United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, says of it: " This variety was imported from Japan by Mr. Bur- bank. December 20, LSS5, among a lot of seedlings ; but as it proved, upon coming to a fruiting age, to be superior to many of the named kinds, he sent specimens to this orhYe in
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