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were almost perfect, every one of them ; only one single 

 specimen being stung by the codling moth. It is a good 

 keeper, probably fully as long a keeper as the Russet; it is 

 not quite ripe and fit for eating yet. It is not quite as 

 large as the Sutton Beauty, nor as good. The Walter 

 Pease originated in Somers, Conn., and has been practi- 

 cally controlled by the Shakers at Enfield. I find it to be 

 a very nice apple; quite as large, but not as uniform in 

 size as the Gravenstein, and more oblong. It is a brilliant 

 red color, very tender and juicy and of a mild, pleasant 

 flavor. It is not a very long-keeping apple, but very 

 tender, so tender that it often bruises badly in falling from 

 the trees. I consider it well worth a trial. It is very 

 vigorous in growth; a tree set in '95 has fruited twice and 

 grafts at the top of one tree produced nearly a bushel this 

 year. 



Now we come to a consideration of the various varieties 

 of plums. There was a plum sent out not long ago as 

 Wasse Sumomo; it is exceedingly early; in fact, the earli- 

 est of any plum of equal quality at all to be compared 

 with it; this is a very desirable feature. There is a ques- 

 tion if it is not identical with the Berger. The Japan 

 plums do not possess the definite characteristics of other 

 trees; in some "years one variety ripens about a week 

 ahead of another, and perhaps the next year they will turn 

 around and ripen just the other way. The fruit of the 

 Wasse Sumomo is larger than the Berger; that is, larger 

 than the Berger ever reaches with me, and is nearly gone 

 before the Berger is fit to eat. 



The Gold plum on Mariana roots seems to be a moderate 

 grower, by no means vigorous; in fact, quite a slender 

 grower. In fruit, it is larger than most of the American; 

 of a beautiful yellow color, bright cherry on sunny side; 

 very handsome. There is no Japan plum that approaches 

 it in firmness; in fact, it is so firm that it is not particu- 

 larly good to eat and no better for canning than the average 

 American plum. The Juicy plum is rightly named. It is 

 a plum with a yellow ground, more than half covered with 

 red; it is a very beautiful fruit; but not very high quality, 

 although an abundant bearer. ^ The tree has one serious 



