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well upon the \\'il<l Goose, and Mr. Bassetl writes me 

 thai he has a tree on such roots which is fifteen feel 

 high. It was brought to notice largely through the 

 efforts of the Etumsou aurseries, in New Jersey, where it 

 was worked upon the myrobalan plum and the peach. 

 I have seen a vigorous, Large tree at Mr. Kerr's, in 

 Maryland, grafted upon the Richland, which is Prunus 

 domestica. Mr. Kerr also finds thai it grows upon 

 the Chickasaws. The variety lias small merit. 



The beach plum type is variable, and Small has 

 recently described a new species of it. Prunus Qravesii, 

 from Connecticut 



Tin Pacific Coast Plum 



The wild plum of the Pacific coasl is the nearesl 

 approach to the European type of any plum in the 

 American flora. There is a reason for this in the 



similarity of climate of our western COasI to that of 

 Europe, for similar conditions develop similar plants. 

 It i> interesting to note, also, that the pomology of 



California — with its wine ami raisin grapes, olives, 

 tiu r -. almonds, ami citrous fruits — is more akin to that 



of Europe than it is t<» that of eastern America. 

 This wild Pacific plum i- Prunus subcordata (Fig. 

 ■ ll) It grows W68l of the mountains in northern 



California ami southern Oregon. The typical form 

 grows either as a tall Bhrnb or a Bmali tree, hut usu- 

 ally not reaching above three to >i\ feel high. The 

 fruit varies from nearly globular to oblong, ami is 

 usually dark red ami Bubacid, the flesh clinging 

 tightlj to the flat, -u th b1 It is osuallj nnpalal 



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