BULLETIN No. 18. 1 1 



PLUMS. 



A few varieties are fruiting this year, but the trees are 



small and most of them without fruit. The following varies 

 ties are growing in the experimental orchard : 



Cheney, De Soto, 



Forest Garden, Forest Rose, 



Free Damson, Garfield, 



Gen. Hand, Green Gage, 



Hawkeye, Lombard, 



Maquoketa, Miner, 



Pond Seedling, Poole's Pride, 



Prairie Flower, Primus Simoni, 



Quaker, Rolling Stone, 



Shropshire Damson, Silver Prune, 



Wild Goose, Wolf, 

 World Beater. 



All are making a fine growth excepting Prunus Simoni 

 which does not seem to be in healthy condition. It has four fine 

 specimens of fruit, however. 



Two Wolf plum trees are full of fruit. They will ripen 

 more fruit than all the others combined. 



Next to the Wolf, Quaker has the best showing of fruit. De- 

 soto and Lombard are both carrying a few fine specimens. 



The Silver Prune has killed back both winters since it' has 

 been growing here. All the others named above seem to be 

 perfectly hardy. 



CHERRIES. 



All the trees seem to be healthy and in good condition. 

 All are making a good strong growth, and some of them had 

 a few scattering cherries last spring. The varieties planted 

 are as follows: 



Abbess, Belle de Choisey, 



Belle De Montreal, Bessarabian, 



Black Eagle, Black Tartarian, 



Carnation, Brusseler Braum, 



Double Natte, De Ostheim, 



