58 Agrtoultukal Experiment Station, Ithaoa, N. Y. 



After some years of study of this fruit, I am forced to con- 

 clude that it is worthless for orchard cultivation in New York.* 

 It is possible that hybrids between this and the peach or other fruits 

 may possess commercial merit. If hybrids could be obtained with the 

 peach, they might be expected to be hardier than the peach. As an 

 ornamental tree, Pru7ius Simonii has distinct merit, its erect poplar- 

 like habit, interesting conduplicate leaves, early flowers and glowing 

 fruits making it a conspicuous object. 



WiNEBBRRY. RuBDS PnCENICOLASIUS.f 



In 1887, Professor C. C. Georgeson, traveling in Japan, sent seeds 

 of this raspberry, collected from wild bushes, to J. T. Lovett, Little 

 Silver, N. J. In 1889, Mr. Lovett sold the resulting stock to John 

 Lewis Childs who introduced the plant in 1890 as Japanese Wineberry.J 

 Professor Georgeson describes the wild berries as " of good size, firm 

 and handsome." " When the sepals (or burr) first open the berry is 



*The Simon plum appears to be successful in California. The California 

 Fruit Grower (A.ug. 27, 1892) comments upon its ready sale in the east- 

 ern markets and says it " has taken a leading position throughout the season," 

 I. H. Thomas speaks of it in Wickson's California Fruits (p. 844) as "large, 

 six and a quarter to seven inches in circumference ; flesh firm, rich, sweet, 

 aromatic, delicious, with marked pineapple and faint l;>anana flavors." I find 

 reports of auction sales of California plums to run per box (20 lbs.) as follows: 

 Chicago: July 2, 1892. Cherry plum, $2; Peach plum, $1.80 and $3.75; 

 Simon, $5.50. 

 July 8. Cherry plum, $1.80; Peach plum, $2.50 and $3.30; Duane Purple, 



$8; Simon, $5.75. 

 July 12. Duane Purple, $2.05 and $2.65; Washington, $8.25; Cherry, $2.85; 

 Peach, $1 and $3.15; Simon, $2 and $5. 

 New York: July 2. St. Catharine, $8; Peach plum, $3.45; Royal Hative, $2.05 

 and $2.55; St. Catharine, $2.65 and $2.70; Peach, $2.80 and $8.10; Simon 

 $4.90. 

 July 5. Cherry plum, $1.10 and $1.15; Royal Hative, $2.05 and $2.55; St. 



Catharine, $2.65 and $2.70; Peach, $2.80 and $3.10; Simon, $4.90. 

 July 9. Japan plums, $2.85 and $2.95; Duane Purple, $2.10 to $2.40; Peach, 



$2.30 and $2.60; Simon, $4. 

 July7. Cherry plum, $1.65 and $2. "^0; Peach plum, $3.80 and $4.15; Simon, $5. 

 Boston: July 2. St Catharine, $2.37i and $5; Royal Hative, $2.50 and $3.75; 

 Cherry, $2.75; Simon, $7.25. 



Whether these remarkable sales are due to the mere novelty of the fruit and 

 its taking appearance, or to its intrinsic merits, I am unable to say. It is said 

 that Prnnus Simonii loves a dry hot climate, and this may account for its good 

 behavior in California. 



f Rubus phcenicolasius, Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petersburg, viii. 

 393 (1872). Bot. Mag. t. 6479 (1880). 

 XSeeAmer. Gard. xii. 204 (1891). 



