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erate age. It is tender in fruit bud and generally unreliable. The fruit is 

 showy and sometimes of good quality when well ripened, but it ripens 

 unevenly and can seldom be shipped to market with any profit. 



Shiro and Apple are the most promising of the recent Burbank intro- 

 ductions and are receiving favorable reports from various sources. 



Waugh, a plum of the Japanese Hortulana group, has given good 

 results in the few places where it has been tested. 



Climax, though highly advertised, has not found any important place 

 in the eastern states. Most growers who have tested it, have already dis- 

 carded it, A few have found it worth retaining in their collections, though 

 no one has recommended it for a commercial plum. In this respect it has 

 been a considerable disappointment, for at the time of its introduction there 

 seemed to be good reasons for hope that it would take a place in the market 

 list. 



A number of new varieties of the Domestica class originated or col- 

 lected by Mr. W. W. Dunlop of Montreal, have recently been named by 

 the Quebec Pomological Society, and are now being disseminated in a small 

 way. The most promising of these seem to be Raynes, Mount Royal, 

 and Dunlop. Descriptions of these varieties are not at hand but may be 

 found in the Quebec Horticultural reports. 



Three new varieties, Togo, Oyama, and Welcome, originating at the 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, were sent in for examination 

 during the year. These all seem to be superior as regards the fruit. 

 Descriptions of these varieties prepared by Mr. W. T. Macoun follow here- 

 with : 



Togo : Form roundish, somewhat heart shaped ; size above medium; 

 cavity narrow, medium depth, abrupt ; suture an indistinct, sometimes dis- 

 tinct line, no depression ; apex slightly flattened ; color deep red ; dots 

 numerous, small, indistinct ; bloom moderate, bluish ; skin yellow, mod- 

 erately thick, tough ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy ; stone medium size, oval, 

 slightly flattened, cling; flavor sweet, good, acid next skin; quality good. 

 A promising plum.- Larger than Red June and better in quality. Hand- 

 some. Named Togo August 31st, 1904, in honor of Admiral Togo. Hybrid 

 group. Originated at Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Seed- 

 ling of Red June. Seed planted by former Horticulturist John Craig in 1895. 



Oyama : Form roundish to broad oval ; size medium ; cavity narrow, 

 medium depth, abrupt; suture distinct line, not depressed ; apex rounded; 

 color deep red all over ; dots obscure ; bloom thin, pale bluish ; skin mod- 

 erately thick, moderately tender, bitter ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy ; stone 

 small, oval, cling ; flavor sweet, not rich ; quality medium to above. Not 

 specially promising. September 12, 1904. May be useful on account of 

 hardiness of fruit buds. Hybrid group. Originated at Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario. Seedling of Red June. Seed planted by 

 former Horticulturist John Craig in 1895. 



Welcome: (Seedling of De Soto). Fruit above medium size too large» 

 oval, flattened considerably ; cavity narrow, shallow ; color rich yellow more 



