Japanese Plums. 



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we give it place in this report, and the engraving (figure 120) is made 

 from specimens of their growing. They write as follows : " Our expe- 

 rience with this plum is limited, but we are more than pleased with its 

 habits and characteristic points. We find it a good grower, also very 

 hardy, and the size of fruit superior to any 

 of the Japanese plums. The quality we find 

 a little under the average, but good enough to 

 warrant us in planting. We have 100 trees of 

 them, planted out one year ago in orchard form, 

 and will set at least 500 more." 



I am impressed with the Wickson and ex- 

 pect to find it an acquisition to New York. 

 The fruit is very large, deep maroon-red, firm 

 and long-keeping, with an aromatic, almond- 

 like quality, and deep, dull yellow, meaty 

 flesh. The tree has been perfectly hardy with 

 us. It has the habit of Prumis Simoiiii (figure 

 121), being the narrowest grower of all the 

 Japanese plums which we have tested. Its 

 habits suggests that Pnirius Simonii entered 

 into its parentage, but Mr. Burbank, the 

 originator, says that it was grown from Burbank 

 seed which was fertilized by Kelsey pollen. 121. — Wickson. 



WiLLARD. 



We have no new report to make upon this variety (see Bulletin 

 106). Its only merit is earliness. The quality is very poor. It is a 

 very strong, tall grower, but shed its leaves early with us this year. 



YOSEBE OR YOSOBE. 



We shall discard this name. The variety which we described and 

 figured under this name in Bulletin 106 we shall hereafter call Earliest 

 of All (which see). The name seems to be apphed to a number of 

 varieties, no one of which has any definite right to it. We have 

 Satsuma under the name of Yosobe. 



Correspondents are asking what varieties of Japanese plums I rec- 

 ommend. In reply I will say that I never recommend varieties of 



