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sors, that offer to tell us just what to do with these troubles 

 we have, and I said to them, "What must I do for this?" 

 If any of them paid me any attention at all they always said, 

 "Use Bordeaux mixture." Well, I tried it on some Lom- 

 bards. I sprayed them once, and it didn't do any good. I 

 sprayed them twice, and they kept on rotting. Then I tried 

 it the third time, so strong that it burned the leaves a little, 

 but still they went on rotting. Then I tried it the fourth 

 time, but it had no effect, and I had to give it up. I can't 

 grow the European or native plums; that is, I can't grow 

 enough of them to pay me. I can grow more of the Quack - 

 enboss and Lombard, but even those do not come in paying 

 quantities, and I would not advise you to plant them if the 

 rot strikes you here as it does us in Jersey. Well, what are 

 we to do about it ? Are we to go without plums ? Oh, no. 

 Here comes the "little Jap" to take the place of those that 

 don't seem to do well in this climate. We can grow the 

 Japanese plum all right. We can grow lots of them, and 

 that is what we are doing. If it wasn't for the Japanese 

 plums we would be out of the business. Now I guess the 

 best way for me to do is to go over the list of varieties. Of 

 varieties, I think by this time there are thirty or forty. I 

 will take them up in the order in which they ripen for me. 

 First, I will name the Willard. That is a plum that is nice- 

 looking, and large enough when properly grown, but it is poor 

 in quality, and I would not advise any of you planting it. 

 Still, I am not so sure you might not get something out of it 

 on account of its being so early. It is almost as early as any 

 other plum. Still, if you want a good, salable plum I would 

 not plant it. 



The next in order of ripening is the Georgeson. That is a 

 yellow plum. Yellow is an unpopular color for any plum for 

 market. It is my experience that they do not want a yellow 

 plum. And besides being a yellow plum, they don't want this 

 because it is poor in quality. It is golden yellow and very pretty 

 to look at. I sent some of them into the city last year and they 

 sold for something like 50 or 60 cents a basket, and they thought 

 I ought to be prosecuted for damages for sending that pllim to 

 market. 



