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63 per cent., and Lombard ten times, injury nothing to 100 per 

 cent., average 79 per cent. Abundance, of the Japanese class, 

 was injured 100 per cent. Of the natives Weaver was injured 

 65 per cent, and Wild Goose 60 per cent. Varieties in general 

 are mentioned forty -four times, with an average injury of 88 

 per cent. The reports indicate that nearly all of the plums 

 which are grown in this section are intended for home use. 



Southeastern New York. — Only a few varieties are mentioned in 

 the reports from this section, four of which are European, four 

 Japanese and on(> native. Lombard is mentioned three times, 

 injury nothing to 100 per cent, average 37 per cent.; Abundance 

 five times, injury 70 per cent, to 100 per cent., average 92 per cent., 

 and Burbank twice with 83 per cent, average injury. Cultivated 

 kinds in general are reported fourteen times, and the average 

 of all reports of injury is 73 per cent. 



Cherries. 



Northern New York, — Reports from twenty-two towns, speaking 

 of cultivated kinds in general, without mentioning varieties, give 

 the injury as varying from nothing to 100 per cent., the average 

 of all reports being 87 per cent. But few varieties were men- 

 tioned in particular, and these were mostly sour kinds. Dye- 

 house was reported twice, with an average injury of 55 per cent.; 

 Early Richmond five times, average injury 65 per cent.; Mont- 

 morency (Ordinaire) four times, average injury 53 per cent. 



Eastern Neiv York. — Seventeen named varieties are mentioned, 

 but the most of them are mentioned only once. Black Eagle 

 is reported four times, with injury from 90 per cent, to 

 100 per cent., averaging 97 per cent.; Black Tartarian four times, 

 injury 25 per cent, to 100 per cent., averaging 81 per cent.; Early 

 Richmond six times, injury 25 per cent, to 95 per cent., averaging 

 57 per cent.; Governor Wood three times, injury 10 per cent, to 100 

 per cent., averaging 63 per cent., and Yellow Spanish three times 

 with an average injury of 100 per cent. There were twenty-three 

 reports which spoke of varieties in general without naming any 

 particular kinds. These reported from 10 per cent, to 100 per 



