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THE CANADIAN Ih)Ii I IDULTURIST. 



PLUMS FOR VERY HIGH LA TITUDES. 



Professor Budd of the Agricultural 

 College of the State of Iowa, has given 

 a great deal of attention to the study 

 of those fruits which will succeed in 

 very cold climates, and as the result of 

 his studies advises that we turn our at- 

 tention to plums of native origin. He 

 thus describes a few of those which 

 have come under his observation. We 

 copy from the Iowa State Register his 

 dascri[)tion as follows : 



Wolf Plum. — The fruit of this vari- 

 ety attracted much attention at the 

 State Fair. It is nearly as large as 

 Lombard, and for eatinf]^ or cooking, 

 about equal in quality. The firm fruit, 

 and peculiar pubescent branches and 

 leaves show some admixture of the 

 European plums, yet, practically, the 

 tree belongs to our native species, and 

 seems perfectly hardy. 



De Soto, — This was found near an 

 old Indian camping ground, near the 

 mouth of the De Soto, above Dubuque. 

 The tree is a true iron-clad, and an 

 early and regular bearer. The fi'uit is 

 about the size of the Damson, and quite 

 free from acidity of skin when cooked. 



Bassett. — This is said to be a seed- 

 ling of the beach plum (Prunus Mari- 

 tima), probably fertilized by some for- 

 eign sort. The fruit is small, with a 

 pit little larger than that of the cherry. 

 It is rather firm for desert use, but not 

 excelled for cooking. The tree was not 

 injured on the college grounds last 

 winter. 



Forest Rose. — This is of the Chick- 

 asaw race, originating, I think, in Mis- 

 souri. In foliage the tree much resem- 

 bles the peach. It seems ])erfectly hardy 

 and bears young and regularly, so far 

 as tried. In fruit it is superior to any 

 and all the Chickasaw varieties we have 

 tested. 



RoLLiNGSTONE. — This is an appar- 

 ently native variety of Minnesota, with 



blue fruit. It has a thicker skin than 

 any of the above and more acidity when 

 cooked, yet it is worthy of attention in 

 the northern countries as a free bearer 

 in the worst seasons, and the possible 

 parent of a line of larger leaved varie- 

 ties bearing blue fruit. 



Spekr Plum — This is a small plum, 

 free from acidity of skin vvhen cooked, 

 and seems an early and abundant bearer. 

 It was brought to notice by Hon. R. 

 P. Speer, of Cedar Falls, who is send- 

 ing it out for trial. I have given the 

 name as we have it, but I think not 

 correctly. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



Catalogue — Of Standard-bred trot- 

 ting stock at Ashland Park Stock 

 Farm, near Lexington, Kentucky; B. J. 

 Treacy. 



American Chemical Review.— Pub- 

 lished in Chicago, Illinois, $5.00 per 

 year, postpaid, devoted to the interests 

 of the arts of applied chemistry. 



Science. — An Illustrated Weekly, 

 published by Moses King, Cambridge, 

 Massachusetts, for the Science Com- 

 pany, $5.00 a year. Always full of 

 matter interesting to the thoughtful 

 mind. 



Catalogue. — Of works on Entom- 

 ology, September, 1883, contained in 

 the Bureau for purchase and exchange 

 under the direction of Ed. Andre, 21 

 Boulevard, Bretonni^re, a Beaune.^Cote- 

 d 'Or). 



TRICHINiE AND TREATMENT OF TRI- 

 CHINOSIS. — By W. C. W. Glazier, M. D. ; 

 published by the Illustrated Medical 

 Journal Co., Detroit, Michigan, 'price 

 25 cents. Gives the entire life history 

 of Trichina Spiralis, with copious illus- 

 trations. 



The Canadian Entomologist. — Is 

 published monthly by the Entomologi- 

 cal Society of Ontario, si. 00 per year. 

 It is edited by Wm. Saunders, Esq., 



