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shaw, Prince Englebert, Kingston, Grand Duke, Reine 

 Claude and Fellemberg. The amount of rotting of many 

 varieties, however, is largely dependent upon the weather 

 at the time of their approaching maturity, and only prompt 

 and frequent spraying at this time will save the crop. 



Of the newer varieties, those that show the most promise 

 are the Kingston, Lincoln and Fellemberg. 



Kingston. — Fruit very large, oval in form, slightly 

 pointed at both ends, of the brightest blue color, firm in 

 texture and very acid in quality ; ripens late in the season 

 and hangs a considerable time on the tree ; very productive 

 and valuable for canning, though it is rather large for this 

 purpose. 



Lincoln. — Early, dark purple, of large size and very 

 fine quality ; fruited but two years in the station orchards, 

 but it seems very promising. 



Fellemberg. — This seems identical with a variety that 

 we have had growing for nearly thirty years under the name 

 of the German prune. It is a regular biennial bearer, but 

 never produces large crops. The fruit is of medium to 

 large size, tapering at both ends. It is of deep purple 

 color, a perfect freestone and of very good quality. Its 

 great value lies in its long keeping and its fine canning 

 qualities. 



The Japanese plums, from their rapid growth, great pro- 

 ductiveness, early bearing and attractiveness, are being 

 quite largely planted in nearly all sections of the country, 

 and promise to be of considerable value to our fruit growers 

 who do not succeed in growing the domestic varieties. The 

 trees seem to be a little less subject to the black knot and 

 the brown rot, but more subject to the shot-hole fungus, 

 and are often seriously injured by the use of the copper 

 solution and the arsenates. The fruit is attractive, and 

 meets a ready sale ; but whether the demand will be large 

 enough to keep up with the increased planting that is going 

 on, time only can determine. All of the varieties of re- 

 ported value have been planted in the station orchard, 

 forty-eight in all, many of which will fruit next summer for 

 the first time, unless the fruit buds are destroyed by the 



