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medium growers, and almost without exception as 

 poor bearers. Such records as these are typical: 

 "No. 10 Poor grower; fruit small. No. 14 

 Strong grower and poor bearer. No. 16 Poor 

 grower and poor bearer. No. 18 Medium grower 

 and poor bearer." 



This is not as discouraging as it might seem on 

 the face of it. All of the trees represented by the 

 above numbers bore regularly; they produced a 

 fair crop every year. Moreover, there were others 

 that were listed as "medium" bearers, and even as 

 "heavy" bearers. 



One of these now fruiting produces such an 

 enormous quantity of fruit that it would seem im- 

 possible for the tree to hold it; the branches are 

 literally crowded with plumcots from base to tip. 



Quality also is good. So this variety gives a 

 good basis for more seedlings and for crosses that 

 will produce regular and abundant bearers of 

 fruit of superior quality. 



The plumcot was at first slow of improvement 

 owing to the comparatively few seeds available, 

 and the time it took those to come again to bear- 

 ing, yet a number of varieties which combine the 

 pleasing quality of the apricot with the hardiness 

 and productivity of the plum are already in 

 existence. 



The larger proportion of the successful crosses 



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