68 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Wild Goose, 64 — Vigorous grower, but killed back every year. 

 Dead in 1896. 



White Nicholas, 97 and 98 — 97, very vigorous, upright, hardy. 

 A gc od tree. Black knot found on one side of trunk. 98. bore 

 a full crop of fruit in 1896. The fruit very closely resembles 

 that of Early Red. It is possible that the two varieties were 

 mixed in the nursery. 



Wolf, 47, 73 an d 74 — Set in 1893. Very vigorous, hardy. 

 Has borne no fruit. 



Wyant, 77 and 78 — 77, hardy, vigorous. Fruit buds well 

 developed. Bore small amount of fruit in 1896. Very late. 78, 

 smaller tree than No. 77 because of injury when young. 



Yellow T-gg, 4 and 5 — 4, badly checked when removed. Now 

 growing vigorously. Bore a few fruits in 1896. 5. tree 

 injured, one-half dead, the other growing vigorously. 



Yellozu Transparent, 58 — Set in 1893 and again in 1895. 

 Killed both times. 



The foregoing notes represent the condition of the plum 

 orchard. The conditions were unfavorable at the time of start- 

 ing the orchard and there have been many failures. From these 

 failures some valuable lessons have been learned. Most of the 

 standard varieties have proved hardy and are at present in a 

 good thriving condition although few of them have yet fruited. 



The Russian sorts have proved hardy and productive, but the 

 quality of those which have fruited is inferior. 



Of the varieties which have been found to be too tender for 

 our winter climate we may note: American Eagle, DeCara- 

 duc, Lone Star, Newman, Osage, Pottawatomie, Robinson, Vic- 

 toria, Wild Goose and Yellow Transparent. 



Of the standard varieties which are especially promising at 

 the present time the following may be mentioned: Duane 

 Purple, German Prune, Hudson River Purple Egg, Imperial 

 Gage, Lombard, McLaughlin, Pond's Seedling, Smith's 

 Orleans and Washington. 



When the orchard comes into full bearing, the several varie- 

 ties will be described more in detail. 



