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accomplished by budding on stocks of the Marianna plum 

 of the cerasifera species, or on peach roots. The follow- 

 ing represent some of the best varieties: 



Abundance, or Yellow Botan (similar to Chase). — 



Fig. 267 — Japanese Plum. Abundance (after Bailey). Botan. 

 Cornell Experiment Station Bulletin 106. 



One of the best of the group, and more widely planted 

 than, possibly, any other species. It ripens its fruit in 

 the latter part of June. The fruit is round-ovate, above 

 the average size, brownish-red in color, with yellow 



