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former, as related in a preceding bulletin, not having proven sufficiently 

 hardy. Shrop Damson is moderately hardy, subject to sunscald, but bears 

 a light crop each year. The small, dark blue plums are popular for 

 canning but of poor quality. No Japanese varieties have been tested, 

 and until results can be given, the beginner is cautioned against planting 

 any except on a very small scale and then only in favored locations near 

 the Lakes. The station's increasing correspondence shows that prac- 

 tically all failures elsewhere are due to the smooth tongue of the inex- 

 perienced tree agent and his "pretty pictures" of these varieties. 



Apples. — The following varieties came into bearing: McMahon, origin 

 Wisconsin. Tree quite hardy, moderately spreading and a strong 

 grower. Fruit large to very large, roundish, somewhat conical, obscurely 

 angular and irregular. Color greenish pale yellow becoming almost 

 white when fully ripe, often with delicate blush on sunny side. Dots 

 white, large, suffused. Cavity regular deep, acute, russeted. Stem 

 medium short and stout. Basin narrow, wavy and medium deep. Flesh 

 white, somewhat coarse-grained, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid. A good 

 table and cooking apple but not a first-class shipper, as the skin is 

 tender and shows bruises readily. Blossomed June 5. Season October- 

 December. Pointed Piplm. Blossomed June 3. AYas found to be identical 

 Avith Charlamoff. Martha, origin Minnesota. Size large for a crab, form 

 oblate, color yellow with blush of light red and many light dots. Cavity 

 medium wide and deep, russeted; stem long and slender. Basin shal- 

 low, partly wrinkled. Flesh yellowish, fine grained, firm, acid and fine 

 for cooking. Tree vigorous, upright, scabs badly. Blossomed June 2. 

 Season September and October. 



