ON NEW PLUMS AND PRUNES 



carefully, otherwise the tree would be crushed 

 with its weight of fruit. It has been grafted into 

 numerous older trees, and appears to be a strong 

 grower. Having originated from such an unusu- 

 ally hardy wild stock on one side, it will no doubt 

 produce a crop of fruit almost anywhere. In it- 

 self, however, this will never prove of much com- 

 mercial value, as it lacks firmness of texture. 



THE BEACH PLUM IN OTHER COMBINATIONS 



The wild Beach plum was also crossed with 

 my Combination plum, which has in its ancestry 

 plums of almost every type. The resulting seed- 

 lings were not as good as had been anticipated, 

 but two were very much liked by a well-known 

 California fruitgrower, and were sold to him in 

 1908. 



One of these was given the name "East." It is 

 a prolific variety. The fruits are globular, pale 

 yellow, half covered with a crimson bloom and 

 numerous indistinct dots. The flesh, pearly yel- 

 low in color, is of good quality, though probably 

 inferior to some of the best Japanese hybrid 

 plums. The fruit ripens here from August first 

 to fifteenth. 



This was tried at San Jose for several years, 

 but found to be too soft for shipping. It is, how- 

 ever, a desirable variety for home consumption. 

 It has never been offered to the public. 



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