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dull color, though the peculiar qualities for cooking or eating may Ee 
be better in smaller ones. For market purposes, several varieties 
are also very desirable, as on account of the habits of the variety or 
the peculiarities of the season, one may not bear, while another will 
produce abundantly. The Desota, which is usually one of the most 
reliable, did not bear on my grounds this year, nor the Weaver, 
Wolf, Rockford, Speer and many others, while the Rollingstone, 
Wyant, Cheney and others overbore. On my grounds, for distant 
market, owing to their keeping and carrying qualities, and for 
eating out of hand, I have found no variety to excel the Rollingstone. 
For near market, the Wyant, Gaylord, Desota, Hawkeye and New 
Ulm are very attractive and readily sell at good prices. These 
observations are recorded from my own personal experience, 
extending over several years. 
There are other varieties lately brought to notice, embodying all 
the good qualities above mentioned. They have not yet been intro- 
duced in the general market, Of these the Aitkin is said to be the 
largest and the earliest to ripen. Among the later varieties, Pen- 
ning’s Surprise will occupy a prominent place, for its many desira- 
ble qualities. 
Mr. Wragg (Iowa): Mr. Lord, which would you consider 
the best three native plums? 
Mr. Lord: In my paper I have tried to confine myself to 
those grown in the nursery. I should have to give the answer 
to that question from my own standpoint or from my own list. 
I would place the Rollingstone first as to fruit and for market, 
perhaps the Surprise next, and I cannot go back on the Desota, 
so far as I know anything about it. 
Mr. M. Penning: I have a little different opinion than some 
of the gentlemen. I would suggest the Stoddard, the Wyant 
and the Surprise as the best three. 
Mr. A. K. Bush: I would feel very much like naming the 
Desota three times. (Laughter). 
Mr. F. W. Kimball: I would name the Gaylord for one, the 
Cheney and the Desota. Those are the best I have. 
Mr. Penning: I want to say a few words more. I went up 
to Redwood Falls this fall with some plums which I took to the 
fair. I had the Wolf, Wyant, Stoddard, Surprise and Weaver. 
They did not have a plum list, and they did not know what to 
do with those plums. They had a committee appointed on 
premiums, and they awarded first and second premium on 
plums, the first on the Surprise and the second on the Stod- 
dard. That was all they said about them. 
Mr. Wedge: Speaking for myself, I can certainly give the 
first place to‘the Desota, and then as an éarly plum I think 
