Title: C. M. Hobbs & Sons
Identifier: cmhobbssons00cmho_0 (find matches)
Year: 1916 (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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Lombard 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 European Plums BradshawâVery large, dark violet red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy and pleasant; tree vig- orous, erect and productive. August. Coe's Golden Drop â Large and handsome; light yellow, firm, rich and sweet; one of the best of the late plums. Late September. German PrimeâMedium oval, purplish-blue; rich, juicy and of high flavor; tree vigorous and very productive. GueiiâLarge, roundish-oval, dark purple, flesh firm, a little coarse and sub-acid. A valuable sort for cooking and market. September. Imperial Gage â ââ Large, oval, yellowish-green with marbled green stripes, heavy white bloom; flesh greenish, juicy, melting, rich, best quality; tree upright, vigorous. September. LombardâMedium, roundish oval, violet-red, juicy and pleasant; adheres to stone; a valu- able market sort, hardy and adapted to light soils; nearly always produces a crop. Moore's ArcticâGrows in large clusters; large, dark purple; flesh very fine; splendid for pre- serving and dessert; tree vigorous and pro- lific; fruit is a long keeper. Heine Claude (Green Gage)-âSmall, yellowish- green when mature; flesh pale green, melt- ing, luscious and best quality; considered the standard of excellence; tree a moderate grower. Mid-August. Shropshire DamsonâOne of the best for pre- serving; flesh amber colored; juicy and spicy; tree vigorous, hardy and an abundant bearer. Shipper's PrideâLarge, nearly round, dark purple, juicy and sweet; a splendid shipper and good market variety; tree moderate grower, but productive. Yellow EggâA very large and beautiful egg- shaped yellow plum; a little coarse, but ex- cellent for cooking; tree a free grower and very productive. Late August. 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 extremely hardy and will withstand the most severe weather.

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