The Japanese Plums. 



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T. V. Munson, Denisoii, Grayson Co., Tex., 



J. T. Whitaker, Tyler, Smith Co., Tex., 



F. M. Ramsey, Lampasas, Lampasas Co. , Tex. , 

 A.M. Ramsey& Son, Mahonet, Burnet Co. , Tex., 

 H. M. Stringfellow. Hitchcock, Polk Co., Tex., 



G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Victoria Co., Tex., 



Botankio (Babcock?) Mun- 

 son, Kelsey, Red Nagate. 

 Kelsey. 

 Kelsey. 

 Kelsey. 

 Kelsey. 

 Kelsey, Satsuma. 



The following record of the actual dates of blooming of the 

 Japanese plums has been prepared for me by J. W. Kerr, of the 

 Chesapeake peninsula. It will be seen that some of them bloom 

 as early as Pissardii and Simonii, which are known as very early 

 bloomers. 



RECORD OF DATES AT WHICH ORIENTAL PLUMS BLOOMED AT 

 EASTERN SHORE NURSERIES, DENTON, CAROLINE CO., 



MD., 1892. 



Variety. 



Kelsey 



Botan 



Ogon 



Maru 



Chabot 



Botankio 



Hattankio .... 



Yosebe 



Uchi-Beni 



Shiro Smomo 



Long Fruit 



Yellow Japan. 



Burbank 



Satsuma 



Engre 



Pissardii 



Simonii 



Date when first 



open blossom 



appeared. 



Apr. 



7 



6 



16 



8 

 8 



4 



10 

 16 

 16 



14 



]6 



16 



7 



7 



15 



7 



5 



Date when half Date when all, or 

 of buds were nearly all were 

 open. out. 



Apr. 15 



" 12 



" 18 



" 16 



" 15 



" 8 



" 15 



" 18 



" ]8 



" 16 



" 18 



" 18 



" II 



" 10 



" 17 



" 9 



" 9 



Apr. 20 



" 18 



" 24 



" 22 



" 19 



" 10 



" 19 



" 24 



" 2& 



" 19 



" 20 



" 20 



" 16 



" 17 



" 20 



" 14 



" 14 



Some, at least, of the Japanese plums are much subject to fruit- 

 rot, and this appears to be specially true of the Abundance, 

 particularly when it is not well thinned. Mr. Kerr writes me 

 under date of July 5, 1892, that "there is not a single variety of 

 the Japanese plums that is holding its fruit, except Botan, and 

 even they are rotting very rapidly and I doubt if a perfect speci- 

 men will go through. Bordeaux mixture seems to avail nothing 



