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Quackenbos is a medium late, roundish blue plum of firm 

 yellow flesh and fair quality. It should be especially recom- 

 mended to those persons who wish to have a blue canning 

 plum. 



Damson : Under this name several diflferent varieties are 

 gTOAvn, all of which are considerably alike, however. The 

 fruit is small, hard, sour, and fit only for culinary purposes. 

 It is a great favorite with many housewives, however, and 

 should be included or omitted on the recommendation of the 

 cook. 



Japanese Plums. — Abundance is one of the favorites in 

 this class, especially for home use. It comes early, ripening 

 here late in July, usually being eaten b}^ the birds. It is 

 good quality, but the skin is soft and easily broken. 



Red June conies about the same time, or a little earlier. 

 It is prolific and a good tree, but the fruit is not of high 

 quality. 



Burbank is probably the best of all the Japanese plums 

 for this section. The tree is a sprawling grower, and very 

 prolific. The fruit is round, slightly pointed, yellow, cov- 

 ered with red, firm and of good quality. It is an excellent 

 canning plum. 



Chabot has not been much planted in Massachusetts, but 

 is an excellent variety, much like Burbank in fruit, but with 

 a better, more upright tree. 



Satsuma is a large, red-skinned })lum, with very dark 

 blood-red flesh. It is, however, regarded by many house- 

 wives as excellent for cannino-. It will not succeed in cer- 

 tain locations, but seems to do well in most parts of this 

 State. 



Wickson is commonly classed as a Japanese plum, al- 

 though in reality it is a hybrid, and only half Japanese par- 

 entage. It is a large, handsome, red-and-yellow plum; the 

 tree is upright, and comparatively slow in coming into bear- 

 ing. In some places it seems to bear heavily, in others 

 sparsel} . 



Cherries. — Nearly all the amateurs in this country are 

 still trying to grow sweet cherries, but as a matter of expe- 

 rience it may be said that they do not usually pay for the 



