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SUCCESS IN FRUIT CULTURE 



For commercial purposes choose fewer varieties and hence 

 have more of the same kind. Pears, especially dwarfs, enjoy 

 high culture. 



PLUMS 



Plums are grown in a limited way in most sections of the 

 state. There are many varieties to select from, all of which 



Fig. 14. — The Moore's Early Grape (Dark Blue color). 



do well. The plum is very valuable for canning as well as a 

 dessert fruit. The following list we recommend : 



Burbank, 



Abundance, 



Lombard, 



Bavay (New Green Gage), 



Wickson, 



Chabot, 



Pond, 



Golden Drop, 

 Grand Duke, 

 Bradshaw, 

 Niagara. 



Jar for the curculio, cut out and destroy the black knot, 

 and spray with the Bordeaux mixture. 



For the colder sections of the state the following varieties 

 are recommended : 



