THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



planted in where I threw all my Lombards 

 out and !• value it very highly. The- Bur- 

 bank is my second favorite, though in some 

 respects it is a better plum than the Abund- 

 ance. Like the Abundance tree the Bur- 

 bank must be cut back very severely in order 

 to get a good, shapely tree. This is espec- 

 ially important with the Burbank as the 

 yearly growth is very great and the tree is 

 of a sprawling nature. It should be cut back 

 to one foot every year if a good solid top is 

 to be secured. It will take more years to 

 get a good tree, but it will last all the more 

 years and bear its fruit better after it has 

 been secured. On a properly pruned tree 

 the Burbank is a beautiful plum. 



A. E. Sherrington, Walkerton : — In my 

 opinion the Red June is going to be one of 

 the most valuable plums for either home use 

 or market, chiefly owing to its earliness. It 

 is a good keeper, and consequently an ex- 

 cellent shipper. 



M. Pettit, Winona : — I have fruited the 

 Red June plum four years. The trees grow 

 well, and bear regular crops from the third 

 year of planting. In quality it is not quite 

 as good as Lombard, which it resembles 

 somewhat in appearance though a little 

 smaller in size. It ripens about the first of 

 August, and being the first plum to ripen it 

 is valuable for market, bringing about dou- 

 ble the price of ordinary plums. As soon 

 however as this plum is planted in large 

 quantities, it is a question if it will bring 

 any higher price than the other varieties. 



It should be valuable for the family gar- 

 den, because it extends the season for using 

 fresh plums. 



W. W. HiLLBORN, Leamington : — I have 

 been very favorably impressed with this va- 

 riety. The tree is rather more spreading 

 in habit than the Abundance, and seems to 

 be quite productive. The fruit is roundish 

 conical with a distinct point, and rather 

 above medium size. The color is quite dark 

 when fully ripe ; the quality is good. It 



ripens just before Abundance and on this ac- 

 count it promises to be valuable for market. 

 I have not tested it long enough to know if 

 it has any special weakness. 



R. L. HuGGARD, Whitby :— I consider the 

 Red June a profitable early plum. Its color 

 will always attract buyers. The fruit is 

 especially valuable for canning, as the flesh 

 remains firm in cooking, and retains its 

 flavor. 



G. C. Caston, Craighurst : — In reply to 

 your enquiry about the Red June plum, 1 

 think very highly of it. It began to bear 

 the second year after planting, and, with the 

 exception of this year, bore regularly. It. 

 comes early. I have only one that comes 

 in ahead of it, (the Early Botan) and it bears 

 a heavy crop. I always include the Red 

 June when recommending a list of plums for 

 this section. The quality is, 1 think, very 

 good. It is large in size and quite hand- 

 some. I have no hesitation in recommend- 

 ing it for this section. 



Charles Young, Richard's Landing : 

 My Red June plum tree bore a few fruits 

 last year, and if I were planting out a plum 

 orchard I would not hesitate to include the 

 Red June. The trees here (St. Joseph's 

 Island) have proved perfectly hardy. 1 

 measured some of last year's growth to-day 

 (December 23rd) and it was five feet in 

 length. The trees promise fruit next year. 



J. G. Mitchell, Clarksburg : — I can un- 

 hesitatingly endorse the Red June as one of 

 the most desirable of the Japan plums ; not 

 so much for its quality, which is only fair as 

 compared with the best Europeans, but for 

 the season in which it ripens. It is the 

 earliest good plum we have. The tree is a 

 strong grower, forming a beautiful symme- 

 trical top and begins to bear the third or 

 fourth year. The fruit is medium to large ; 

 color a bright vermillion red, not ripening 

 all at once, but covering about two weeks ; 

 season, with us, last of July to middle of 

 August; hardy. 



