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only those vi the Cliicasavv type; Pruiius cerasifera, sometimes classed 

 as European, but rightly contains only those like Marianna and De 

 Caradeuc; Prunus domestica, which includes all of those known as 

 Europeans ; Prunus hortulana, commonly known as American of the 

 wild Goose type, but also embraces the Miner and Wayland groups ; 

 and, Prunus triflora, the Japanese sorts. 



Taking them alphabetically, some of the varieties will be dis- 

 cussed. The American Golden and the Golden Beauty are very much 

 alike, flower and fruiting on about the same dates ; both are small, 

 round, yellow and hard, ripen late, and too well known to need further 

 mention. Abundance and Botan — names used synonymously, repre- 

 sent the Japanese type at its best. Burbank, Wickson, Yellow Japan 

 and others of this type have their respective merits, but none of them 

 are of finer quality, and certainly none are so sure to set a crop of fruit 

 and ripen it as the Abundance ; they are usually large, fine-textured, 

 juicy and of delicious flavor. Chas. Downing makes a fine tree, usu- 

 ally produces a medium crop of average sized fruit which somewhat 

 resembles the Miner in appearance, but is not of so ^ood a quality,, 

 and, as these two ripen at about the same time, it would be un- 

 wise to use it instead of the Miner. Coe's Golden Drop ; this is men- 

 tioned because in the East it is reported to be a desirable variety, but 

 I have not seen it amount to anything; a rampant grower, blooms 

 abundantly every season, sets a big crop of fruit, but never holds it ; 

 a fine, late, exceedingly large Plum when it ripens — which is so sel- 

 dom that we have it only in the form of a beautiful memory. Cum- 

 munia, is a dark colored Plum, which rots pretty badly, but the tree 

 sets such an enormous crop of fruit that there is a respectable yield 

 left after half have rotted; a desirable European sort. De Caradeuc 

 often has a big crop of very pretty fruit, but is chiefly valuable on ac- 

 count of its earliness, ripening as it does about the 20th of July. De 

 Soto is one of the old standard varieties, yellow in color, prolific bearer 

 and a sure fruiter, but shorter lived than many of the others. Forest 

 Garden can always be relied on to have a crop that will make the 

 housewife smile; size above medium, yellowish, and free from rot. 

 Forest Rose is good for home use, but is too tender to ship well ; a de- 

 sirable American variety. Garfield ; along with this might also be 

 classed Moreman, World Beater, Wayland and Missouri Apricot — all 

 of which would make good buck shot, they are so small and hard ; 

 howeVer, these have their uses; they are especially desirable for 

 shipping long distances, preserving and spicing. Gold has not done 

 much with us yet, being too young, but is said to be promising. Gol- 

 den Mammoth has not fruited with us yet, but is given a good 



