248 Plums and Plum Culture 



sprout. It is, however, very hardy and easy to grow 

 in a small way, so that experiments in its use are likely 

 to be continued. 



Other stocks. — The Japanese plums have been 

 tried in a few cases, and have given fair success. There 

 is every reason to believe that seedlings of the Japanese 

 plums would give as good results as the peach, or bet- 

 ter. The trouble is that the seed has never yet been 

 plenty enough to be tried extensively. I have seen 

 scions of all sorts top-worked in Japanese trees. Usu- 

 ally a good union is secured and a satisfactory growth 

 made, though the Japanese trees frequently overgrow 

 other varieties, and the abundant sap sometimes 

 "drowns" a slow-starting scion. 



The common choke-cherry has been experimented 

 with to some extent. Buds of plum can be made to 

 take on it, but I never heard of a tree which came to 

 maturity on this stock. 



In like manner, buds will take on the common 

 black cherry, Primus serotina; but they do not live 

 long. I have known them to survive two years, but 

 never to make trees. 



SUMMARY 



The matter of propagation of plums may be briefly 

 summarized as follows, it being fully understood that 

 this condensed recapitulation overlooks many impor- 

 tant exceptions. 



As regards stocks. — Horse plum : For Domesticas and 

 Damsons in New York. 



St. Julien : Makes best trees of Domesticas and Dam- 

 sons for northern orchards, but is not used by the nurs- 

 erymen on account of expense incurred and small size 

 of nursery trees. 



Myrobalan : Most popular general stock in northern and 

 central states. For all sorts of plums. 



