420 State Horticultural Society. 



Varieties : Early Richmonds, Montmorencies and English Morellos. 

 The first is always reliable. The second, large, very desirable, a great 

 favorite, but the tree is delicate and poor bearer. The third is worth- 

 less with me. 



I have had no difficulty in finding a market in Garnett and sur- 

 rounding towns, and at $1.50 or $2 a bushel. My orchard has not been 

 profitable. Last year was the best. It netted me $75. I have about 

 150 trees living now. They are in good condition. I have not culti- 

 vated for the last three years. That is one of the questions I would 

 like information on. 



NATIVE PLUMS. 



VALUABLE VARIETIES — HOW TO PLANT AND CARE FOR THEM. 



(J. E. May, LaPlata, Mo.) 



In preparing a paper on the above subject I am only doing so at the 

 solicitation of the Executive Board of our great Society, and not because 

 I can tell the members what to plant, how to plant and how to care 

 for the trees after planting. Perhaps there are those here who have 

 never before attended our meetings and have never made a study of 

 horticultural matters, and with this thought in mind I will proceed to 

 the subject in hand. 



If I succeed in helping some one to a better knowledge of our 

 native plums, and perhaps save them loss and disappointment, I shall 

 feel that my paper has not been in vain. That the Wild Goose plum 

 stands at the head of the list of valuable native varieties we have proven 

 beyond a doubt in the past three years. Remember, I am speaking for 

 Northern Missouri, and it is probable with plums, as with other fruits, 

 a difference in the location might make a change in the above assertion. 

 While the Wild Goose may not be a top notch as to quality, and while 

 it is a plum that ripens unevenly and drops before fully ripe, it is 

 the plum for the commercial orchard, as it fills the baskets, is an annual 

 bearer and sells well. What more can you ask ? Don't make the mistake 

 and plant all Wild Goose, however, as they are not a self-fertile variety, 

 and must be planted with other varieties blooming at same time. 



We have found the Miner and Newman good varieties for this 

 purpose. The Newman, ripening a short time after the Wild Goose, is 

 a good bearer of bright red plums, of better quality, and holds its fruit 

 until ripe. For this reason we do not have so many fallen plums to sell 



