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inclies. "Well marked suture from cavity to apex. Cavity mod- 

 erately deep. Side with, suture projects much more than any 

 other. Stem 1 inch long. Color nearly to entirely red. The 

 color deepest in many spots. Shaded red with yellow cheek, the 

 cheek spotted with red. Flesh yellow, separates easily from the 

 stone. Mild in flavor, and often lacking in sprightliness, but a 

 good eating plum and nearly free from the bitter acerb skin so 

 characteristic of our native species. Stone one-sided, project- 

 ing mostly on side next to suture. Three-fourths to 1 inch long 

 and from ^ to I inch wide. Pointed at each end. Its thickest- 

 place is at a j)oint a little removed from the centre and towards 

 the stem. Tree spreading. Tree planted in 1886. First crop 

 of fruit. 



BeSoto. — First ripe fruit September 30th. Color red, with thin 

 light bloom. Nearly round. One inch in diameter. Stone oblong, 



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

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



flattish ovate. Suture somewhat indistinct. Cavity deep. Stem 

 linchlong. Flesh yellowish. Fair flavor and pleasant. Eather 

 sprightly. Skin a little acerb. Tree rather upright in form. 

 Tree planted in 1886. First crop of fruit. 



CUECULIO PROOF PLUMS. 



Much has been said and is being said about curculio proof 

 plums, and there are many varieties being offered with this rec- 

 ommendation. It should be clearly understood by all growers 

 that there is no plum that is curculio proof in the sense in which 

 the expression is generally used — i. e. , that they are not liable 

 to the attack of the curculio. Plums, so far as our observations 

 go, are nearly equally subjected to the attacks of this insect, and 

 a careful examination of almost any lot of our native plums will 

 reveal its mark on many of them, there often being as many as five 

 on a single specimen. I found it difficult this summer to select 



