THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol XVI. 



1893. 



No. 8. 



ABUNDANCE PLUM. 



|HE Japan plums are quite distinct from either 

 our native, or the widely known European, 

 varieties. In habit of tree they resemble some- 

 what the vigorous Chickasa varieties, but their 

 foliage is peculiarly large and distinct. A few of 

 the Japan plums are fairly hardy, but most of 

 them are better adapted to the Middle and South- 

 ern States than they are to Ontario, and there their 

 introduction has given a fresh impetus to plum 

 growing, owing to their large size, beauty and 

 excellent flavor. 

 There are two varieties which have been considerably pushed by nurserymen 

 through their agents in Ontario, namely the Abundance, which is an American 

 name for one of the Botan plums, and the Burbank. The latter will be treated 

 of later on in this journal ; the former, we have chosen to use as a frontispiece 

 in this number. It is yet too early for any reliable statements to be made con- 

 cerning its adaptability to our Canadian climate ; but, from the fact of its 

 succeeding well during the last three or four years- in New York State, and 

 Michigan, it is natural to infer that it will also be a success if planted in Southern 

 Ontario. 



Mr. Lovett, of Little Silver, N. J., viewing it from a nurseryman's stand- 

 point, says of the Abundance : "This plum is unlike any other. In growth it is 

 strong, and handsome enough to be planted as an ornamental, and equals the 



