156 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Japan Plums. 



Abundance. — One of the best known varieties and a valuable early 

 market sort. Ripens ten days later than Red June. Very productive. 



Babcock. — A medium to large plum of attractive appearance; color 

 yellow, overlaid with reddish-purple; quality fair. Ripens a few days 

 later than Burbank. Requires further trial. 



Berckmans. — Of large size; color dark red, with many yellow dots; 

 quality low. Ripens with Burbank, but is far from being equal to that 

 variety here, as yet. 



Burbank. — Vigorous and very productive. When well thinned, large 

 and attractive in appearance; quality good. A better shipper than Abund- 

 ance. One of the best Japan varieties on trial. 



Hale.^ — Of medium size; color pale yellow; texture tender, very juicy; 

 flavor sweet at first, but bitter, unpleasant next the skin and pit. 



Maru. — Of medium size; quite productive, but too low in quality to be 

 valuable. Not desirable. 



Ogon. — A large-sized, clear yellow, early ripening plum of rather low 

 quality ; unproductive. Not valuable. 



Red June. — The most profitable early-ripening plum on trial. Begins 

 to ripen ten days before Abundance, and lasts until that variety comes on 

 the market. Of medium size ; color clear red ; quality good. Productive 

 and entirely free from rot. 



Satsuma (Blood Plum). — Of large size and attractive in appearance; 

 color dark reddish-purple, with dark purple flesh. Tree vigorous, upright, 

 spreading grower and an abundant bearer. A valuable variety for culin- 

 ary and market purposes. 



Yosebe. — The earliest ripening variety on the station grounds. A small 

 red plum of poor quality. Lacks productiveness. Not valuable. 



GRAPES. ^ 



The crop of grapes, taken as a whole, was light although most of the 

 standard varieties made a good showing. Among the best were Campbells 

 Early, Delaware, Diamond, McPike, Worden, Jessica and Guinevra. Of 

 the Rogers hybrids and other crosses, Agawam, lona, Jefferson, Vergen- 

 nes and Ulster made a good showing. A small amount of anthracnose 

 and rot made its appearance on a few varieties, but all kinds wei*e entirely 

 free from mildew. The Delaware is one of the most profitable varieties 

 on the station grounds; the small four-pound baskets selling for the 

 same price as the eight-pound baskets of large blue grapes. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Agawam. — Bore a fine crop this season. Fruit large; light red 

 and of tine quality. It sometimes mildews badly and lacks in productive- 

 aess. Desirable for home use. 



Brighton. — A well-known grape of the best quality. Valuable for home 

 or market. 



Campbell. — One of the newer varieties of the Concord type. Ripens 

 two weeks before that variety and this year was more productive. The 



