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them are good. Arkansas Lombard is not very good. Blue Damson 

 is one of the best of the Europeans. I have no experience with the 

 Gold. Mr. Fleming gives it a good recommendation. Burbank is no 

 good. Wickson stood the v^inter, not fruited. My blue damsons are 

 all on own roots. 



Prof. Whitten. — We have about 150 varieties of plums at the 

 station, American, European and Japan. ISTo European is worth grow- 

 ing in this state. The Shropshire damson and the Lombard rots. The 

 best plums for us are the American. I would name Forest Rose, Miner, 

 Wild Goose, Wolf and Wyant. The latter, fruited only one year, is 

 large and of good quality. Wayland is a good late kind, splendid 

 keeper. Golden Beauty is yellow, small, good keeper. World Beater 

 makes good jelly and jam. 



Abundance and Burbank are the best Japs for Missouri. They 

 rot, but not so bad as the Europeans. 



J. J. Kiser. — I have 25 or 30 varieties of plums. I would name 

 Forest Eose, Poole's Pride, Wild Goose, Potawatamie and Robinson. I 

 sell Wild Goose for $2 per bushel. The Abundance is very fine; as 

 good as the cherries in the old country. My Abundance are practically 

 all dead. Burbank half alive. Gold, one hundred trees, all dead. I 

 am going to plant again. I am not discouraged. I never expect to see 

 such another winter as last. I would name Wild Goose, Potawatamie 

 and Robinson to make money. 



Mr. Murray. — Do you find anybody foolish enough to buy Pota- 

 watamie the second time ? (Xo answer.) 



Question : — Are you going to plant the Gold again ? 



Mr. Kiser. — I have that under consideration. 



Mr. Baxter. — I have 100 Burbank. They did not winter kill. 

 Abundance not so hardy. Shropshire damson half killed. Other Eu- 

 ropeans half killed. Wild Goose is the only native variety I grow. 

 It gives a good crop almost every year. I have sprayed nine years for 

 the curculio and rot ; succeeded some years ; last year lost. 



Mr. Irvine. — Mr. Fleming will plant Abundance upon clean, high 

 ground, remove all rotten plums as soon as possible, thus hoping to es- 

 cape the rot. He has made money on blue damsons planted on high 

 land. He planted 1,000 Gold trees this year. 



