bO VARIETIES OF PLUMS. 



Bradshaw. — Very large, dark purple, fine quality, produc- 

 tive and very profitable; August. 



German Prune. — Medium size, purple, valuable for preserv- 

 ing, tree liardy and productive; late September. 



Qtiackenbos. — Large, deep purple, flesh greenish yellow, 

 juicy, sprightly; tree vigorous, productive: valuable; Sept. 



Yelloiv Egg. — ^Very large, beautiful, yellow, egg-shaped; a 

 free grower and very produciive; last of August. 



JAPANESE VARIETIES. 



Abundance. — Large, beautiful, roundish-oblate, amber, turn- 

 ing to cherry, juicy, very productive, upright grower, early 

 August; best known. 



Burbanl-. — Large, round, cherry red, beautiful, prolific; tree 

 scraggly grower; early September. 



Red June. — Medium to large, roundish-conical, purplish red, 

 handsome, yellow flesh, good; tree vigorous; very early. 



Wickson- — Very large, heart-shaped, carmine with white 

 blooni, flesh yeUow, meaty: upright grower; September. 



NATIVE VARIETIES. 



De Soto. — Medium, roundish-oval, yellow marked with red, 

 fair quality; September. 



Wolf. — Medium to large, roundish oval, red, good quality; 

 September. 



Miner. — Medium, round, red, fair quality; late September. 



Wild Goose. — The best known native sort, medium, roundish 

 oblong, bright scarlet, tree hard}- and productive; late Sept. 



ADDITIONAL VARIETIES OF VALUE. 



European — Coe's Golden Drop, Copper, Ick worth Imperar 

 trice, Moore's Arctic, Shropshire Damson, FeUenberg, Gueii. 

 Japanese. — Satsuma, Climax, October Purple, Hale. 



Gathering the Fruit. — Like the peach, the Plum must be 

 ripeued upon the tree to roach perfection, and as the skin is 

 thick and the flesh more firm than the latter, it need not be gath- 

 ered until nearly in perfection for any except the distant market. 

 When ready, the fruit, if for a fancy market, should be picked 

 from the tree by the stem and laid carefully in small baskets, in 

 siugle layers, that the bloom may not be rubbed ofP. The tree 

 should be picked over several times, taking only such as are ripe. 

 For canning or preserving such care is not needed; in fact, I be- 

 lieve the fruit is considered rather better for this purpose if 

 gathered a little before fully ripe. 



Marketing. — The best prices are obtained when the fruit is 

 put up in fancy packages (boxes or baskets), of one or two layers 

 each. In this condition very choice fruit sells for from ten to 

 twenty-five cents per dozen or per quart. 



Fruit for canning, which is the smaller kinds and the sortings 



