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Other Kinds of Plums 



ESIDES the types of plums 

 already described, there are 

 several which are, for the pres- 

 ent, of minor consequence in 

 the pomology of America. 

 They all hold unknown possi- 

 bilities, however. No one may 

 prophesy what good things we 

 shall yet see developed from 

 them. Already the plum amateurs are gathering 

 them into their gardens, the experimenters are cross- 

 ing and blending, improving and selecting, and the 

 nurserymen are hungrily waiting for some novelty to 

 introduce. The following list is not absolutely com- 

 plete, but it numbers all those types which have 

 been sufficiently cultivated to have any interest for 

 the horticulturist. 



The Beach Plum. — This is undoubtedly the most 

 important native species vet unconsidered. It is rep- 



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