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 Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions . 



A letter dated May 24, 1918, from Mr. H. Ness, Horti- 

 culturist in Charge of the Texas Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station reports as follows; 



"Among the goodly number of newly introduced 

 fruits which we obtained from your Bureau in February 

 1915, Primus sp. No. 31652 has shown itself in fruiting 

 this year to be one of the most valuable acquisitions 

 in the way of a plum that has come within my experi- 

 ence. We have eleven trees. Two of these bore a heavy 

 crop, which ripens during the first week of May, hence 

 earlier than any cultivated plum, to my knowledge, in 

 existence. The fruit is about the size of the Burbank 

 plum, and fully its equal in quality. The meat is 

 very firm, dark red, and of good flavor. The trees 

 are the strongest growers of any plum that I know, 

 and stood last summer's drouth which was so injurious 

 to all kinds of plants here, without any apparent in- 

 jury. Another excellent feature, which I noticed is 

 that the fruit has not been attacked by the curculio, or 

 any disease, nor were any diseases visible upon any 

 part of the tree during last year's unfavorable con- 

 dition. " 



