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Brown rot : Consult Chapter XI. 



Leaf -blight or spot: Often called "shot -hole" 

 fungus. See Chapter XI. 



Plum pockets : A fungous disease which causes 

 the fruit to become distorted, enlarged and unhealthy ; 

 finally it turns dark in color, becomes wrinkled, and 

 drops off the tree. No pits are found in these diseased 

 fruits. Remedies : Early sprayings with Bordeaux ; 

 prune the trees and cut off as much as possible of the 

 wood which bears diseased fruit. 



COMBINATION SPRAYING SYSTEM. For most 

 insects (except borers, lice, etc.), and all fungous 

 pests, I suggest that you turn to Chapter XII and 

 use the complete system there advocated for peaches. 



BARK -BURST, SUN-SCAI,D, GUM. See Chapters 

 IX, XI and XII. 



VARIETIES. Those marked with a star are espe- 

 cially suited for market. 



R. O. Graham, an Illinois plum grower, has had best success 

 with : *Wild Goose ; *Miner ; *Wolf ; *De Soto. 



E. Iy. Mason, Missouri, has had good success with : *Green 

 Gage ; *L,ombard ; *Niagara ; *Shipper's Pride ; *Damson ; etc. 



For Alabama, Mississippi, etc., W. H. Ragan recommends: 

 *Chabot ; *Cumberland ; *Golden Beauty ; Red June ; Yellow 

 Transparent ; *Abundance ; *Burbank ; *Kelsey ; etc. 



For a commercial orchard in New York, George T. Powell 

 recommends : *Reine Claude ; *Giant Prune : *Peter's Yellow 

 Gage ; *Quackenboss ; *Fellemberg ; *German Prune. 



For Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, etc., Pomol- 

 ogist W. H. Ragan suggests : *Reine Claude (Bavay's Green Gage); 

 *Bradshaw ; *Coe 1 s Golden Drop ; *Damson ; Black Diamond ; 

 *German Prune ; *Grand Duke ; Gueii ; Imperial Gage ; Yellow 

 Egg; *Fellemberg (Italian Prune); *I,ombard; *Quackenboss ; etc. 



