SOME AMERICAN PLUMS I HAVE ORIGINATED. 217 



up securely, brand ■with name of variety and name of grower and 

 consignee and send to destination at once. 



The fruit is never so attractive as when first talten from the 

 tree and the sooner it is in the market the more readily it will sell." 

 EDITOR'S NOTE — 



(The above extracts give a brief outline of the manner of handling 

 the cherries in quart boxes. These are a very popular package in 

 some markets. Most of the cherries sold in Nebraska are marketed 

 in twenty pound baskets. These baskets make an economical and 

 safe package to handle the fruit where it is intended for canning 

 purposes. A very good package is a basket that holds ten pounds. 

 This is a good size to sell to the ordinary family where they wish 

 fruit to eat out of hand. The buyer can go to the grocery, buy a 

 ten pound basket and carry it home whereas a twenty pound basket 

 must be delivered. The fruit in the smaller package is not so apt 

 to bruise as in the larger one.) 



SOME AMKIUCAX PLl.MS I HAVE ORIfilXATED. 



AV. P. Sidders, Lincoln, Nebraska. 



A few years ago I planted some plum seeds as a mere curiosity or 

 that I might have something different but did not expect to get any 

 great results. 



The seeds were gathered from the choicest fruit in Professor Hart- 

 ley's orchard in 1900, planted in the fall of that year and later placed 

 In the orchard where they are growing at present. 



The first point of value was shown in the years of 1908 and 1909, 

 when, after the heavy late spring frosts, the trees were loaded with 

 fine fruit and all the common named varieties bore very little or no 

 fruit. 



During these two years I numbered the best varieties in the order 

 of the season in which they ripened, from "1" up and the second best 

 lettered from "a" up preceded by the number nearest its season as 

 No. la. No. lb, etc. 



At present there are in all about twenty good varieties, ten of 

 which are of extra merit, part of these have met with much favor at our 

 annual Nebraska state fair. Two of these varieties have been recog- 

 nized by the board and they are kindly considering the others with a 

 view of recognition. 



Our secretary, J. R. Duncan, has asked me to give a short des- 

 cription of the most worthy. I will describe each variety in its order 

 of ripening with its most important features, also the name it shall 

 bear. 



No. 1 — ^Mona. 



American seedling from Milton, ripens July 15 or with the "Wild 

 Goose. The fruit is extra large, red with heavy bloom. Flesh deep 

 yellow, very rich, free, hardy, bears young, blooms late, and is frost 

 proof, and has never missed a crop. 



