130 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



Moore Arctic plum, (a native of Ashland, Aroostook county), 

 because ot its productiveness and extreme hardiness, is planted 

 more extensively than any other variety in northern Maine. It is 

 not, however, of the best quality. The Japanese varieties, Abund- 

 ance and Burbank, are being tried to a limited extent in the southern 

 portions of the state, but they can succeed only in the southern 

 counties. McLaughlin, originated at Bangor more than forty years 

 ago, is still one of our most valuable dessert plums. It is, how- 

 ever, rather tender for market purposes. 



DeSoto, Forest Oarden, Wolf, and some other varieties of the 

 native "horse plum'' or "pomegranate" (Prunus Americana), 

 promise to be of some importance for the colder portions of the 

 state. 



Small fruits, though not largely grown for market, do well in all 

 of the central and southern counties. The cool moist climate is 

 specially adapted to the wants of the currant and gooseberry. Even 

 as far north as Houlton, Aroostook county, the gooseberry is a 

 profitable market crop ; and if, as now seems probable, the English 

 varieties will succeed in this climate, a very profitable industry is 

 opened along this line. 



The widely varying conditions existing in different parts of the 

 state render a general statement as to the value of any given variety 

 only approximately correct. Varieties which may be of merit in 

 the southern portions of the state are not sufficiently hardy for the 

 middle and northern counties. On the other hand, some sorts con- 

 sidered specially valuable in Aroostook county are unknown in 

 York In the accompanying catalogue we have assigned separate 

 columns for the value of each variety in the northern and the south- 

 ern parts of the state. The first column, marked '-North," includes 

 Aroostook, Piscataquis, and the northern parts of Somerset, Penob- 

 scot and Washington counties. The column marked "South," 

 in eludes Oxford, Kennebec, Waldo, and all of the southern counties. 



The value of any given variety is indicated thus : Two stars 

 (* *) indicate a variety of special merit, one to be recommended 

 for general culture. One star (*) shows that the variety is worthy 

 of cultivation, though not superior. A dagger (f ) indicates a new 

 and promising variety, or an old variety not fully tested in this 

 region. A dash ( — ) shows that the variety has been tried and 

 found wanting. 



