. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. an IMMENSE plum, than a prune; excels Pond nearly every way. M. Giant averajres 134 each, sweeter than Pond Sdlg. and larger, possibly largest prune known. For market, table, ship- j)ing, stands pre-eminent. Great size, beauty; firm, rich, sweet, delicious; free. Kemarkable keeper; can be shipped 6000 tniles. Fruits in utmost profus- ion. Sept. later. 1S9S: Kccommend Giant especially as a f^hippor; shrinks more in'dryinsr than Pe- tite, yet in many' hn^a
. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. an IMMENSE plum, than a prune; excels Pond nearly every way. M. Giant averajres 134 each, sweeter than Pond Sdlg. and larger, possibly largest prune known. For market, table, ship- j)ing, stands pre-eminent. Great size, beauty; firm, rich, sweet, delicious; free. Kemarkable keeper; can be shipped 6000 tniles. Fruits in utmost profus- ion. Sept. later. 1S9S: Kccommend Giant especially as a f^hippor; shrinks more in'dryinsr than Pe- tite, yet in many' hn^alities, it is winning a splendid reputation as a drying prune. 'Much pleas- anter than the dead, Ihivorless sweet of Petite.—Luther Burbank, tal. Giant has fruited here; fully up to expectations. A very large, oval, i)uri)le plum of excellent qualitv; tree, top-worked, seems to be of good habit.—S. 0. Willard, large reddish pur- ple plum of 2d quality. GRAND «grand» late purple plum from Eng., where it is classed among «Select dessert plums.)) Sold in Chi- cago at $ to $ per 20 Ih. crate, when others were selling at $1 or less. Very large, rich purple, free. FM. One of the l)est for market. Larger than J^nulshaw; same color, lin- tirely free from rot.—W. C. Barry, N. Y. Ripened iSept. 30; very large,dark purple. Very prolific. Sold at $ per 101b. basket.—Rural On a 9-inch twig, 15 perfect Grand Duke plums were a surprising sight. Gold and Cirand Duke are fine here.—A. C. Smith, Washington Co., Pa, West'n N. Y. Hort. Soc: So beau- tiful and marked in appearance as to make it one of the most at- tractive of all for market; ripe a little in advance of Monarch. Being a slow grower, will not be grown largely by nurserymen. , oval, dark pur- ple, with a thick bloom; free. Very hardy and good in Stark Denver orchards, but not a young bearer. Aug. 25. FM. For Japan ])luras, I would recom- mend Abundance and Burbank, and
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