THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol XVII. 



1894: 



No. I. 



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THE BURBANK PLUM. 



(iOOI) paper on " Native Plums " was read by Professor 

 Craig, of Ottawa, at the annual meeting of our Association, 

 held in the City of Brantford in 1892. In this paper, Mr. 

 Craig pointed out the value for northern seetions, of such 

 varieties of P. Americana as Cheney, De Soto, Rolling- 

 stone, Weaver, Wolf, Hawkeye and others ; at the same 

 time he stated that the Chickasa plums (P. Chickasa) such 

 as Newman and Pottawattamie, also the Wild Goose (P. 

 hortulana), were not^ yet proved to be sufificiently hardy 

 for cultivation outside the peach-growing district. 



In the August number of this journal for 1892, some reference was made 

 to Japan plums, and one variety was described as worthy of trial in Southern 

 Ontario, viz., the Abundance. We now introduce to the notice of our readers 

 another of equal promise, viz., the Burbank, of which a colored plate appears in 

 this number. At the same time, we desire to caution our readers that this class 

 of plums is tender, and we have no reason to assums that they will succeed 

 outside the peach belt of Ontario. The Burbank, however, has been grown 

 with considerable success in Western New York by Mr. S. I). Willard, of Cieneva, 

 who claims that it is a profitable variety to grow for market in that section. 



The tree is a good bearer, and is being planted freely in commercial 

 orchards in some sections. It is named after Mr. Luther Burbank, of Santa 

 Rosa, California, who imported a lot of seedling plums from Japan in the year 

 1885, and, after fruiting them, selected this variety as the most desirable of all. 



