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he did appear, in many ways, to show the sorrows he bore. As he 

 read his paper he was dignified in manner, and his words were 

 terse, yet explicit and positive. There was not a particle of doubt 

 in what he said. At the close of his paper, some one in the 

 audience, who had evidently been beaten by the black-knot and 

 curculio, called in question the possibility of vanquishing these 

 foes of plum-culture. With the greatest composure and a repressed 

 smile upon his face Captain Low said, "Come to my garden on 

 Centre street, and I will show you healthy trees without black-knot" 



His paper on plum culture had but one fault, and that was its 

 brevity. But after listening to its reading in Bangor, and referring 

 to it frequently since, I am very sure that it fully covers the sub- 

 ject. It is not embellished with unnecessary words, and there was 

 no apparent effort either to elaborate his own knowledge or experi- 

 ence, and yet the plain facts of successful plum culture were 

 clearly presented in this excellent paper. It was published in full 

 in our Transactions for that year, and we commend it to the 

 perusal of all who are interested in the subject or expect to make 

 the culture of plums a success. 



Only once since did I have the pleasure of meeting Captain Low. 

 At our 1891 exhibition in Lewiston, he was present with an exhi- 

 bition of the fruit grown on the trees of whose culture he had pre- 

 viously told us. His collection was the best and most complete 

 of any we have seen at our fairs. It bore indisputable evidence 

 of his success in plum culture. The same year he exhibited a col- 

 lection of plums at an exhibition of the INIassachusetts Horticultural 

 Society in Boston. They were the wonder and envy of Massachu- 

 setts fruit growers, and that society awarded Captain Low a medal 

 for his collection of plums. The following year he was intending 

 to exhibit with us once more, but just before our fair he was stricken 

 with apoplexy, and after an illness of only four days passed away 

 August 18th, at the advanced age of eighty years. 



Elijah Low was born in Bath, October 15, 1812. He was one of 

 nine children and the last survivor of the family. The family 

 removed to Bangor in 1831, and this city became the home of Mr. 

 Low. He learned the carpenter's trade and in 1834 took part in 

 building the Bangor House. A few years later he engaged with 

 his father and brother in moving buildings of various kinds. He 

 followed this business most successfully until a few days before his 

 death. Mr. John O'Connell of Bangor, one of his employees, has 



