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bearer, but sometimes comes into bearing late. The .fruit is a favorite with the 

 consuming public, and also with the canners, as it comes in at a season that is 

 comparatively slack. One of the best plums for commercial planting, but must 

 be marketed quickly as it does not stand long shipment as well as some other 

 varieties. 



Bixby is one of the midseason American varieties of medium quality, skin 

 thick, flesh tender. It is a good variety to plant only in the colder sections where 

 domesticas will not grow. It is adapted to local trade only, 



Cheney is the leading native plum. It is the wild plum of Canada and the 

 United States. The quality is fair and the tree productive, but it is recommended 

 only for planting in the parts for home consumption and local trade. It is ex- 

 tremely hardy. Eipens first week in September. 



Climax is a hybrid plum, but to the grower it is Japanese, as it shows dis- 

 tinctly characteristics of this species. It is quite largely planted in the leading 

 plum section but has not proved a marked success. Its color and beauty make it 

 an attractive plum to grow, but because of irregular bearing habits and compara- 

 tively tenderness of tree it is not to be recommended for large commercial planting. 

 The demand for all such varieties is limited. Eipens the second and third weeks 

 in August, 



Damsons. — There are a large number of varieties of Damson plums, but the 

 one that is of most interest to us is the Shropshire. Damsons have been grown 

 .ever since before Christ, but the variety mentioned above originated in England 

 about 150 years ago. The trees are vigorous, adapted to a wide range of territory 

 and very productive. The small blue fruit is a little tedious to pick, but it 

 grows in such abundance and such clusters that the trees produce large quantities. 

 It is much favored as a canning and preserving plum and as such is, at the 

 present time in much demand on the Western markets. The flavor is tart but 

 pleasant, and is well worthy of more consideration than it has received of late. 

 Damsons are well known to the trade everywhere and are in demand. Season of 

 ripening is late. 



De Soto is one of the best if not the best American plum for commercial 

 purposes ripening at midseason. The tree has more the halbit of the domesticas, 

 bears well and regularly and is extremely hardy. It might be planted for local 

 trade in the colder districts. Fruit is medium size, red in color and as firm and 

 good a quality as the other varieties of the species. 



Emerald. — This variety is highly recommended by some leading growers. 

 Fruit and commercial value is unknown to the writer. 



German Prune. — This is in many respects the most popular plum on the 

 market to-day. It is well known to the trade and in great demand. Its large 

 size, blue color, free stone and good eating and cooking qualities as well as its 

 good keeping qualities put it in the foremost rank. The trees are hardy, fairly 

 regular bearers, but are slow coming into bearing. The fruit changes color before 

 it is really ripe and hecause of this it is sometimes put on the market before it 

 is ready. Season of ripening is late September and early October, The trade in 

 this plum might easily be developed still further and it is worthy of favorable 

 consideration by intending planters. 



General Hand is a large dessert plum belonging to the Eeine Claude Group. 

 It ripens in September and is quite popular in the garden but not commercially. 



Glass Seedling. This is a large blue plum of medium quality, fair dessert 

 and a good cooker, ripening in September. The tree is hardy and very productive 



