412 ANNUAL REPOKT 



as a means of ridding the business of dishonest, unreliable con- 

 cerns, and of putting extravagant representations at a discount. 



NATIVE PLUMS. 



This is the representative fruit of the great northwest. Per- 

 haps no other fruit is so perfectly adapted to the conditions of 

 this climate. It varies greatly in its native state, and is suscep- 

 tible of much improvement under cultivation, and undoubtedly 

 some hybrids between it and some of the larger and finer but 

 more tender plums will give us varieties much surpassing any- 

 thing we now have in quality, while of sufficient hardiness to 

 withstand our climate. 



Forest Garden. — First ripe fruit, September 14th. Size 1 1 inch in 

 diameter, nearly globular. Color, orange yellow, skin, more than 



Figures showing three different sections through the fruit and .stone of the Forest Garden 

 Plum. End view. Side view. Edge view. Natural size. 



half covered with a red cheek, spotted with brown and yellow. 

 Suture slight or none at all. Cavity deep. Skin acerb. Flesh 

 sweet and pleasant, much marked by the curculio. Stem \ to 1 

 inch long. Tree rather spreading in habit. 



Weaver. — First ripe fruit September 25th. Form oblong ovate. 

 Diameter from ape ; to base 11 inches. Short diameter li 



Figures showing three different sections through the fruit and stone of the Weaver Plum. 

 End view. Side view. Edge view. Natural size. 



