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States are the Bartlett, Seckel, Anjou, Sheldon, and 

 Kieffer. 



227. Peaches. Peach blossoms are very sensitive to 

 frost. The hardiest varieties are the Greensboro, Car- 

 men, Belle of Georgia, and Elberta. The special enemy 

 affecting the peach is the peach tree borer. Its presence 

 can readily be recog- 

 nized by the gum and 

 bits of wood exuding at 

 the base of the tree or 

 near the base. This pest 

 can best be controlled 

 by digging it out with a 

 knife. The cuts should 

 be made lengthwise 

 along the burrow. 



228. Plums. A va- 

 riety of plums intro- 

 duced into Hungary 

 from Turkistan about 

 the year 1461, thence 

 into Germany and 

 France, and finally into 

 Canada by the French 

 colonists, is best adapted 

 to drying. This is our most valuable plum, and is known 

 as the prune. 1 Our other most valuable plums are the 

 Green Gage, Yellow Egg, Red June, Burbank, and 

 Abundance. 



229. Cherries are classed as sweet and sour. Sour cher- 

 ries are the more hardy and more common. The favorite 

 varieties of the sour cherries are the Morello, May Duke, 



ORCHARD TOOLS. 



1 Other plums when dried are sometimes called by this name. 



