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of a seedling, tell the parent or parents. The most pronounced 

 in this respect is the Wyant. The fruit of this seedling is uniformly 

 the Wyant type, not only in color and form but in quality. The 

 same is true with the other varieties, though perhaps t'o a lesser 

 extent. 



Prof. E. P. Sandsten, Horticulturist at the Wisconsin State Experiment Station. 



The old idea that plum trees should be planted in groups or 

 thickets is certainly wrong. The copying of nature's method in this 

 respect is not desirable, besides in fruit growing we do not aim at 

 imitating nature to attain our desire but rather to supplement and 

 improve on nature's way. It stands to reason that trees planted in 

 groups, closely together, do not have the advantage of trees far 

 apart. The argument that all trees are better protected when grown 

 in clumps is hardly valid, since trees so planted or grown are rather 

 short lived as compared with others planted at proper distances 

 apart. 



Our native plums are perfectly hardy and will stand alone 

 better than when planted in groups. Not only this, but I have 

 found invariably that farmers and fruit growers are prone to plant 

 all their fruit trees too close. A plum tree in order to attain its 



