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Other Kinds of Plums 



ESIDES the types of plums 

 already described, there are 

 several which are, for the pres- 

 ent, of minor consequence in 

 the pomology of America. 

 They all hold unknown possi- 

 bilities, however. No one may 

 prophesy what good things we 

 shall yet see developed from 

 them. Already the plum amateurs are gathering 

 them into their gardens, the experimenters are cross- 

 ing and blending, improving and selecting, and the 

 nurserymen are hungrily waiting for some novelty to 

 introduce. The following list is not absolutely com- 

 plete, but it numbers all those types which have 

 been sufficiently cultivated to have any interest for 

 the horticulturist. 



The Beach Plum. This is undoubtedly the most 

 important native species yet unconsidered. It is rep- 

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