NATIVE PLUMS AND SAND CHERRIES. 483 



Aug^uet 20th, from Jewell Nursery Company, Lake City, Minn., a 

 liberal quantity of a large plum of fine appearance, named "Super- 

 ior." Diameter, one and one-half inches; length, one and three- 

 fourths inches; form, round ovate; color, deep bright red over a 

 yellow ground; flesh, orange; quality, good; skin, medium thick and 

 slightly acrid before fully ripe, and parts easily from the flesh. 

 The stone is thin or flat, and broad oval in shape and very nearly 

 free. The tree is a healthy, vigorous grower and has large, heavy 

 foliage. 



August 24:th, received from Mrs. A. S. Grant, of Wolcott, Minn., 

 three varieties that had been picked on the sixteenth inst. The fruit 

 was of good size, but so injured in transportation that we could not 

 judge the quality or make a description. (Note— Plums sent me for 

 examination should be carefully picked from the tree as soon as 

 fully matured and forwarded at once. We should also like to have 

 the stems or stalks with a portion of them.) 



September 7th, from Martin Penning, a fine box of his seedling 

 plum "Surprise." It is a large plum of very fine appearance, one 

 and three-eighths by one and one-half inches in diameter. Form, 

 round ovate; color, a deep red, thickly speckled with fine yellowish 

 dots; flesh, orange yellow, firm; flavor, peachy a little and next the 

 stone. The stem is rather thick and tough but is easily peeled from 

 the flesh when fully ripe, and is not acrid. The stone is medium 

 size and cling; season, first to middle of September. The fruit bears 

 a striking resemblance to some of the Wild Goose varieties, but the 

 fruit is not as near round or the stone as thick. I think it will keep 

 and bear shipment fully as well. Some of the specimens were kept 

 ten days after picking without showing signs of decay or losing in 

 flavor. 



From J. E. Criss, Ramona, S. D., about 10th of September, samples of 

 native plum. Large size; form, long oval, somewhat flattened; 

 diameter,one and one-fourth inch; length.one and three-fourth inch- 

 color, yellowish or orange red; flesh, orange, good consistency; 

 flavor, good; stone rather large, oval, medium thick, nearlj^ free;skin 

 thick, parts easily from the flesh when fully ripe, leaving it shapely; 

 season, middle of September. 



I have mislaid the notes and description of the late seedling vari- 

 eties produced by H. Decker, of Dresbach, Minn. It is a fruit of fine 

 appearance and excellent quality, much like Penning's Surprise and 

 was awarded first premium as being the best new seedling plum 

 on exhibition at the late state fair. 



Horticultural Fun.— A man in the vicinity of Newburyport, 

 Mass., was taken ill, and his wife, in her search for remedies, came 

 across a box of little black pills, which she thought were liver 

 pills. These she gave faithfully to her husband, who improved 

 under her care. In about a week, when he had taken all but one or 

 two of the pills, the husband happened to turn the box over. He 

 gave a yell that startled the whole neighborhood Hie wife ran to 

 him, thinking that he was dying. " Look," he cried, "read what it 

 says on the bottom!" She did as he bade her. And this is what she 

 read: " Prime Crown Morning Glory seeds." 



