120 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PLUMS. 



President — Mr. Brown, have you your paper prepared on the 

 subject of plums? 



Brown — Mr. President, this has been a serious winter for us ; I 

 have had the " grippe " and couldn't prepare a paper on the subject 

 you mention. However, as I have had some experience with plums 

 I can talk a short time about them. I think for general cultivation 

 our American varieties are superior to those from foreign countries, 

 although there arc two European plums that do very well with us : 

 the Damson and Lombard. 



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Both these varieties are pretty sure bearers and are generally well 

 loaded with their delicious fruit. 



Amongst the American varieties I consider the Forest Garden the 

 best u all 'round 7 ' plum we have; it is the best for self-fertilization, 

 or, in other words, will produce better results if planted alone, than 

 any other variety ; most American plums do not bear well if planted 

 singly or in plantations of one variety only. The Forest Garden is 

 of good quality although not the best, but taking into consideration 

 its heavy bearing qualities, it is one of the most profitable plums for 

 general planting. I find the Forest Garden and Miner good to plant 

 together, as they fertilize each other and both bear better crops than 

 when planted by themselves. 



I have tried the Wild Goose, Polling-stone, Wolf, and Mariana, 

 and think they are all very good plums. The Wild Goose and 

 Mariana are nearly the same in size of fruit, but the Mariana is con- 

 siderably later in season of ripening. I have also tried the Golden 

 Beauty, a light yellow free-stone, a veritable " beauty " indeed. Its flesh 

 is very firm, which makes it one of our most desirable sorts for can- 

 ning. 



President — Has any one fruited the Primus Simonii ? 



Secretary — It has been fruited at Beatrice I believe. At Ogden, 

 Utah, I saw the trees bending down under their load of fruit. 



Brown — The bloom of the Miner will fertilize and be fertilized 

 by any American variety. 



Carpenter — I think not. 



