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Title: C. M. Hobbs & Sons : hardy fruits, ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, vines, roses, perennials, hedge plants
Identifier: cmhobbssonshardy00cmho_0 (find matches)
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: C. M. Hobbs & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs
Publisher: Bridgeport, Ind. : C. M. Hobbs & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Shipper's Pride Plums. Plums The plum like the pear and other finer fruits, succeeds best in heavy soil with some clay, and being almost entirely free from disease, they can be grown very profitably. Of late years the demand has been growing very rapidly. The finer kinds are excellent dessert fruits of rich and luscious flavor; for cooking and canning they are unsurpassed. For home consumption they should be allowed to remain on the trees until fully ripe, but for shipping they should be gathered a few days earlier. Some of the varieties are inclined to overbear and should be thinned in order to produce perfect fruit. Most all the varieties, especially the native sorts, are extremelv hardv and will withstand the most severe weather. Each 10 100 Extra, 6 to 7 feet high $0.60 $5.00 $40.00 First Class, 5 to 6 feet high . .50 4.00 30.00 First Class, 4 to 5 feet high 40 3.00 25.00 First Class, 3 to 4 feet high 35 2.50 20.00 T^IITTinAJin PIlltYlQ Shipper's Pride (Free). Large, nearlv round. i^uiupcan x luina dark pUrple> juicy and sweet; a splendid Bradshaw. Very large, dark violet-red; flesh shipper and good market variety; tree mod- yellowish-green, juicy and pleasant, tree vig- erate grower, but productive. September, orous, erect and productive. August. Shropshire Damson (Free). One of the best German Prune. Medium oval, purplish-blue; ~ for preserving; flesh amber colored; juicy rich, juicy and of high flavor; tree vigorous and spicy; tree vigorous, hardy and an abun- and very productive. September. dant bearer. September. Gueii. Large, roundish-oval dark-purple flesh Yellow Egg (Free). A very larse and beautiful firm, a little coarse and sub-acid. A valuable e-~-shaoed vellow plum'- a little coarse but sort for cooking and market. September. excellent for cooking; tree a free grower and Imperial Gage (Free). Large, oval, yellowish- very productive. Late August, green with marbled green stripes, heavy, white bloom; flesh greenish, juicy, melting, rich, best quality; tree upright, vigorous. Tr,*™*,^^ Din***. September. Japanese Jrlums Lombard. Medium, roundish-oval, violet-red, ^ ^ . „ _ _ juicy and pleasant; adheres to stone; a valu- Abundance. One of the best Japan Plums. Tree able market sort, hardv and adapted to light 1S a very rapid grower, healthy and comes soils; nearlv always pr6duces a crop. August. into bearing quite young and yields abun- , ' dantlv; medium size, rich, bright cherry-red Moore's Arctic (Free). Grows in large clus- with distinct bloom and highlv perfumed: ters; large, dark purple; flesh very fine; splen- flesh light veii0w, juicv and tender, and ex- did for preserving and dessert; tree vigorous cellent qualitv; tree vigorous and hardv. Last and prolific; fruit is a long keeper. Sep- Gf juiy> tember. , / Reine Claude (Green Gaee, Free). Small, yel- 1 Burbank. Medium to large, orange-yellow, dot- lowish-green when mature; flesh pale green, ted and marbled with red; flesh meaty, yel- melting, luscious and best quality; considered low, sweet and good; valuable for canning the standard of excellence; tree a moderate and a good market plum. Hardiest and most grower. Mid-August. prolific of the Japan varieties. Late July. Prices in this Catalog Inelude Packing and are F. O. B. Our Shipping Point.

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