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such grafts will suffice, but on large trees at least four should be placed. 
ta grafts will eventually thicken and form a complete trunk for the 
Fig. 14. 
Myrobalan plum tree. A. The flower. B. The fruit. 
The Myrobalan, or cherry plum (Prunus myrobalana), has of late 
come into great favor as a stock for the prune. It is claimed by some 
growers that the fruit on Myrobalan stock is smaller than on peach 
stock, but that its flesh is more solid and dries heavier. The influence 
of the root on the cured fruit is, however, still a mooted question. 
The Myrobalan stock comes from France. It is a wild plum of great 
thriftiness, and is used very extensively in that country for budding 
stock of the prune. It grows readily from seed and cuttings, and is 
easily propagated. The seeds are generally sent to this coast in the 
middle of October, and then they are at once sprouted. There has been 
considerable discussion during the last few years as to what is the true 
Myrobalan, and it must be acknowledged that some of the refined dis- 
tinctions which have been mooted do not seem to be well placed. 
Seedlings grown from the seed of the Myrobalan vary, as do other fruit 
seedlings, both in fruit and in foliage and habit of trees; and perhaps 
this fact has given rise to the distinction between “true” and “false” 
Myrobalan, so called. Practice has proceeded without much reference 
to the discussion, and whether grown here from seed of trees imported 
long ago, or from cuttings of the same, or whether seedling stocks are 
imported directly from France, as large quantities are, the Myrobalan 
of French origin is now the accepted plum stock for California. It has 
largely displaced the St. Julien and the Mirabelle, as well as the peach. 
Though described by some authorities as a dwarfing stock, it is found 
to be sufficiently free growing in California to suit all purposes, and to 
form a good foundation for full standard trees. Such prominence has 
been attained by the stock that we introduce an engraving of the typical 
Myrobalan tree. Its leaves are smaller and its shoots finer than the 
cherry plum tree, grown for its fruit in this State. 
Whether Myrobalan shall be grown from seed or from cuttings is an 
