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El Paso County, but am convinced that the hardier sorts 

 can, such as the Lombard, Gueye, Yellow Egg, Wild Goose 

 and Miner. The last two are improved varieties of the 

 Chickasaw, or wild plum. 



" I am most favorably impressed with the Lombard, 

 having some twenty fine trees growing on our place. These 

 are perfectly free from blemish, thebark looking as if it had 

 been rubbed and varnished, and the growth has been rapid 

 and exceedingly healthy. I think they will pass through the 

 winter uninjured. There are several parties who have 

 planted the cultivated sorts and they are doing well, but 

 know of none that have yet fruited, the Lombard and the 

 Gueye being the principal varieties. Of the native plums 

 there are many trees in bearing here. The fruit of some is 

 said to be very fine. While I would not recommend the 

 tender sorts for this climate, I unhesitatingly recommend 

 the Lombard and Gueye, of the improved sorts, and almost 

 any of the natives that are worthy of cultivation, as being 

 safe to plant here, and would say to all fruit growers plant 

 the Lombard first of all for vigor of growth, hardiness and 

 productiveness." 



Says J. H. NEWCOMB: "The plum attains its greatest 

 perfection here, being entirely free from disease. The cur- 

 culio, that dreaded foe of the East, has never made its ap- 

 pearance with us. The plum, as every one is aware, is 

 wonderfully productive, producing heavy crops for a long 

 series of years. No fruit with which I am acquainted seems 

 more promising than this." 



E. R. SIZER: My plum orchard now numbers 3,000 

 trees, 700 of them bearing. Since the first crop they have 

 not failed to bear annually full crops of large, fine, well-fla- 

 vored fruit. The winter of 1 880-8 1 was particularly severe. 

 The following did not kill down that season with me, and I 

 unhesitatingly recommend them: 



