30 THE PLUM IN KANSAS. 



the planting of American sorts could be easily overdone. Successful orchard 

 culture of plums must, in the future, depend very largely upon the selection of 

 the best varieties for market. As a rule these must be those bearing the largest 

 and most showy fruit, and must be so selected as to cover as long a period of 

 ripening as possible. All of those named, and many more, have been grown at 

 the Ohio Experiment Station, but the conclusions drawn are not merely from 

 the station tests, but from observations elsewhere as well." 



German Prune. — A reliable variety, especially valuable for market. Fruit 

 medium to large; dark purple; of good quality; season medium to late. Rather 

 a weak grower, and succeeds better if top-worked on some free-growing sort. 



Pond's Seedling.— Fruit large to very large, of medium quality; bright red; 

 tree vigorous and prolific, but fruit inclined to rot. Not regarded as a very prof- 

 itable market sort and not high enough in quality for dessert. Season late. 



Grand Duke. — A very fine, large late variety; dark blue in color, and very at- 

 tractive in appearance. A slow grower and ought to be grafted on some other 

 vigorous hardy variety. 



Bradshaw. — Tree a fine grower and prolific, but rather long in coming into 

 bearing. Fruit large, purple, and of good quality. The earliest of the large sorts 

 and one of the best for all purposes. 



Wolf. — One of the best American varieties, but inclined to overbear. The 

 trees begin bearing early and need close pruning to thin the fruit. 



Spaulding. — A yellowish-green plum of excellent quality. Choice for home 

 use, but may not be sufficiently prolific for market. The claim of the introducer 

 that it is curculio-proof is unfounded. 



Coe's Golden Drop. — A large, late-ripening, yellow variety. Tree a slow grower 

 and should be top-worked on some free-growing sort. 



Tatge. — Said to be very hardy, but can hardly be distinguished from the Lorn 

 bard. 



Weaver. — One of the best of the midseason American sorts. Rather dull in 

 color but excellent for culinary purposes. 



American Eagle. — One of the best of the American sorts because of large size 

 and good quality. 



Imperial Gage.— A greenish-yellow plum of the best quality. Especially de- 

 sirable for the home garden. 



Richland.— A reliable midsummer variety, but too small for market purposes. 



Missouri Green Gage. — A greenish-yellow jjlum similar to Green Gage, but a 

 little larger. ' Of the very choicest quality. Season medium to late. 



Reine Claude de Bavay. — Greenish-yellow, late in ripening; of the best qual- 

 ity and very prolific. One of the best, either for home use or market. 



Archduke. — A large, dark purple, late-ripening sort, and very promising, but 

 not fully tested. 



Reed.— A wonderfully prolific American sort. Fruit of medium size, bright 

 scarlet, verj' beautiful, and with very much of the Damson flavor when cooked. 

 Very ornamental in foliage, flower, and fruit. 



Prairie Flower. — A medium to large American sort, of good quality, with but 

 little astringency. Does not drop as badly as some varieties of this class and ap- 

 pears to be very promising. 



Hawkeye. — One of the largest and best of the American varieties, but with 

 rather too much astringency next to skin and stone. 



Forest Rose Improved.— A little later and larger than Forest Rose, and more 

 attractive in color as well. 



Chabot. — One of the best of the Japanese varieties. Medium to large, yellow, 



