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take its turn in superseding all others, on account of its great 

 productiveness and fine quality. It seems like a nice berry, 

 good color and shape. All these varieties have grown well 

 the past season, and another summer should reveal more con- 

 cerning their characteristics and real value. 



Cobden Queen has been longer tried by one of our large 

 growers, who reports it as early, large at first, but soon run- 

 ning small and tapering off to nothing. 



Klondike is a rather late berry, rather dark in color, large 

 size but a trifle soft, somewhat irregular in shape and not 

 equal in quality to some others, but productive. 



Pokonokc seems a good mate for Sample, being perfect 

 flowering and similar in color, perhaps a little darker, more 

 flatly conical, of better flavor and productive. 



Moi'cJiousc is a late berry of the Parker Earle type, which 

 has not been much advertised by its originator, whose name 

 it bears ; but on the rather light soil where the Parker Earle 

 and Arnaut do not succeed well, this variety grows and yields 

 far better than either. Otherwise it has the same general 

 characteristics. 



Su/^crior seen on spring-set plant only, cannot well be 

 judged, but is an exceedingly firm berry, good color I should 

 say, and I think promising. 



.Among the newer and little known plums a few may be 

 worth keeping, while many are not worth planting; varieties 

 having been multiplied and introduced beyond reason, so far 

 'as the soil and climate of this state is concerned. 



Shiro belongs in the first class, being a large transparent 

 yellow plum (Japanese), ripening about with Abundance, or 

 even with Red June, and ccjutinuing as long as Abundance ; 

 thus having a longer season and being a better keeper than 

 most early plums. Tree a good healthy grower, quality good, 

 and valuable where a yellow plum is desired. 



A large number of American varieties in the various 

 groups of Americana, Chickasaw, Miner. Wild Goose, Way- 

 land, etc., are being tested by Bro. G. S. Butler of Cromwell. 



They are products of various crosses, with each other 

 and with Japanese. These seem to be remarkable mostly on 



