JO State Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Whitten — Plums should be planted one rod apart each way. 



Mr. Tippin — How about Robinson? 



Pres. Whitten — It is the best pollinator we have for the Wild Goose, 

 but is not of high quality, although it is a big producer. 



Mr. Tippin — The Newman is pretty good in quality and a good 

 bearer. 



Mr. Gano — I can furnish buds of the Damson. It has proved valu- 

 able and bears prolificly. We plant peach seeds and bud the plums on 

 these. We get the very best trees on peach roots. We also have some 

 on plum stock, but the plum propagates as readily on peach as peach does 

 on itself. It is best to bud in August. The Shropshire is not a profitable 

 bearer. 



Mr. Tippin — At Mt. Grove the Shropshire Damson has proven to be 

 the only profitable variety. 



Prof. Whitten — At the Station we have tried all kinds of roots, and 

 find that the root makes a difference in the productiveness. The Shrop- 

 shire on Marianna stock bears heavily, also on peach stock, which makes 

 a quick growth and so produces better. On slow growing stock the 

 Shropshire is not of much account and is more susceptible to rot. It must 

 be on a root that makes a quick growth big enough for it. We find that 

 the hardiest trees are least afifected with rot. 



We are now testing the self-fertilizing and non-fertilizing varieties. 

 As an average not one-third are capable of perfect fertilization, so it is 

 safer to plant a mixture of varieties and avoid unfavorable conditions. 

 So I am an advocate of planting two or three varieties in a block, as the 

 cross fertilized gives less rot. This is because the self-fertile ones are 

 always weak, and subject to rot under bad conditions. The rot spreads 

 easily to the healthy fruit also. So we may diminish the rot by planting 

 varieties together. Even the self-fertile ones do better under all condi- 

 tions if other pollen is near. 



Mr. Pontius — Budding is successful in June, in July or August. But 

 grafting must be done in the spring. Which is meant? 



Mr. Gano — Budding is the best, as it holds the plant in dormant 

 condition. 



Mr. Weber — Are Abundance and Ogon identical? 



Prof. Whitten — No, they- are not, but one is sold for the other. 

 Yellow Japan proves to be identical with Abundance, which is also called 

 Botan. The varieties of Japanese plums are so mixed that we do not 

 get what we order. The Wickson is weak and does not produce well. 



