SECURING SEED 9 



where the fruit is used for making a cheap wine. In the 

 southern and western United States this variety is often 

 referred to as the Cherry Plum, because of its resemblance 

 to the common cherry. The tree grows well in the warmer 

 climates and many nurserymen are now growing their 

 own plum seed, Fig. 1. The Myrobalan does not do well in 

 the colder parts of the prairie sections of the United States, 

 hence some other kind must be substituted. Two kinds 

 are available for this purpose, the Mariana and the St. 

 Julian. Both are hardy and resistant to the cold dry 

 atmosphere of the prairie winters. Some of the Japanese 

 varieties of plums are grafted on to peach stock, but the 

 practice is not general. 



The seed for growing cherry stock is of two distinct 

 kinds. This is necessary because the common com- 

 mercial varieties represent two different species which 

 are quite distinct in their growth and habits. The sweet 

 cherries which are frequently referred to as the Hearts and 

 Bigarreaus, are usually grafted on to the Black Mazzard, 

 which is a wild type of the same species. The sour cherries 

 or the Dukes and Morellos are worked on to the Mahaleb. 

 Both of these, stocks grow well in the United States, yet 

 very few nurserymen attempt to grow them for their own 

 use. For the most part they are imported from Europe 

 by some nursery supply house and redistributed in this 

 country. There are many wild species of cherries in the 

 eastern part of the United States which may be used as 

 stock for the standard varieties, but few nursery companies 

 make use of them, simply because there has been no effort 

 to collect them for the trade. 



