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late frosts. Another point to be considered is, that native plums are 

 not .subject to rot, wliilc Japan and Domestic plums require more or 

 less attention in this respect. 



In the vicinity of Grundy county more native and Japan varieties 



arc planted, though Domestic 

 kinds are grown and make a fair 

 yield of perfect fruit. Green 

 Gage, Lombard, Niagara, Ship- 

 per's Pride and Damsons, have 

 done very well the past two sea- 

 sons. Of this number, the Ni- 

 agara seems to be the most pro- 

 lilic. Abundance, Burbank and 

 Wickson at present make up the 

 Japan list. Burbank is the fa- 

 vorite on account of early and 

 abundant bearing and large 

 handsome fruit. The native kinds 

 are largely Wild Goose, and 

 Poole's Pride, and probably 

 Poole's Pride produces as many 

 bushels of plvmis as all the others 

 combined. 



Pollination. — Successful plum 

 growing is largely dependent 

 upon the mixing of varieties that 

 will pollinate each other. The 

 subject is of much importance and should receive more attention than 

 space will permit in this paper. I will take the liberty to quote two essen- 

 tial points from Prof. F. A. Waugh's able work on "Plums, and Plum 

 Culture." "Plums should always be planted on the assumption that they 

 will require cross polHnation." Again, "If two varieties do not blossom 

 at the same time they can not pollinate one another." The work con- 

 tains a pollenizing chart, giving names of varieties, the group they be- 

 long to, and the kinds recommended as pollen -zers. Thus giving the 

 planter valuable aid towards arranging the orchard for successful 

 plum bearing. 



Cultivation. — Prof. Waugh sa3^s, "The plum orchard should have 

 the same cultivation as the apple orchard, j-lorticulturists are thor- 

 oughly agreed en this point. They are practically agreed also that this 

 means a general plowing in the spring with a clean surface culture till 

 the middle of July, or the first of August, and a cover crop for fall. 



