Contents vii 



CHAPTER XXVII 



PAGES 



Miscellaneous and Unclassified Varieties Named 



and Described ...... 229-234 



Part II 



Culture and Management 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



The Propagation of Plums 235-250 



Practical complications — Growing from _ seed — 

 Suckers — Layers — Cuttings — Budding — Whip-graft- 

 ing — Budding vs. grafting — Side- grafting — Top- 

 working — The Various Stocks: Horse plum — St. 

 Julien — Myrobalan — Marianna — Peach — Apricot — ■ 

 Americana seedlings — Chicasaws — The Sand plum — • 

 Wayland seedlings — Pacific plum — Sand cherry — 

 Other stocks — Summary : As regards stocks — As re- 

 gards scions — As regards locality. 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Selection of Varieties 251-264 



Personal preferences — Also prejudices — Local adap- 

 tations — Basis of selections of varieties — Market va- 

 rieties: Market demands — Quebec, upper Ontario, 

 northern Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont- 

 New England, in general — New York, northern Ohio, 

 lower Ontario, southern Michigan and central Penn- 

 sylvania — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Manitoba, Montana, 

 the Dakotas, Iowa and northern Nebraska and Colo- 

 rado — Kentucky, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Kansas 

 and Colorado — Maryland and Virginia and adjacent 

 territory — Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and south- 

 ward — Varieties for home use: Principles of selec- 

 tion — Specific recommendations — Selection by experi- 

 ment. 



CHAPTER XXX 



Orchard and Garden Management . . . 265-281 

 Orchard and garden status of the plums — Soils — 

 Exposures — Drainage — Planting — Cultivation^ — 

 Irrigation—Pruning — Spraying — Thinning — Picking 

 and marketing. 



