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pests to make serious trouble. If after a few days the insects seem to 
have disappeared, it will not be necessary to continue the hunt. In 
some years, especially in those succeeding a very heavy crop, it may be 
necessary to run the curculio-catcher every morning for four or five 
weeks; but, as a rule, it will not be necessary to use it oftener than two 
or three times a week during that season; and sometimes the season 
may be shortened by one half. The insects fall most readily when the 
weather is cool, and it is best, therefore, to get through the whole or- 
chard, if possible, before noon. On cloudy days, however, the insects 
may be caught all day. A smart man can attend to 300 or 400 full- 
bearing trees in six hours if the ground has been well rolled or firmed, as 
it should be before the bugging operation begins. The same,treatment 
applies to the saving of peaches and rarely, also, of sour cherries. 
Varieties of the plum. 
The following varieties of European origin will be found sirable 
for growing in the northern and eastern states: Bradshaw, Imperial 
Gage, Lombard, McLaughlin, Pond, Quackenbos, Copper, Jefferson, 
Italian Prune (Fellenberg), Shropshire, Golden Drop (Coy Golden 
Drop), Bavay or Reine Claude, Grand Duke, Monarch. 
Several of the Japanese varieties are also well adapted to growing 
in these sections, as well as in the states farther south. The trees are 
generally hardy, but they bloom early, and are likely to be injured by 
late frosts in some localities. Among the better kinds are the Red 
June, Abundance, Chabot, Burbank, and Satsuma. 
Few of the above sorts are hardy in the Northwest, and growers 
there have to rely on varieties of native species. Among these are: 
Forest Garden, Wyant, De Soto, Rollingstone, Weaver, Quaker, and 
Hawkeye. Farther south still other classes of plums have been intro- 
duced, among them being Wildgoose, Clinton, Moreman, Miner, and 
Golden Beauty. And still farther south, Transparent, Texas Belle 
(Paris Belle), Newman, Lone Star, and El Paso are grown. 
Quince. — Although not largely grown, quinces generally find a 
ready sale, and they are desirable for home use. The trees are usually 
planted about 12 feet each way, and may be trained either in a shrub or 
tree form, but it will generally be best to grow them with a short trunk. 
