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  AMERICAN 
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  July, 
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  into 
  September. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  fine 
  cropper 
  of 
  most 
  

   beautiful 
  fruit, 
  but 
  the 
  tree 
  is 
  exceedingly 
  

   sprawling. 
  Sultan 
  or 
  Occident 
  grows 
  a 
  little 
  

   like 
  Burbank, 
  and 
  the 
  fruit 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  very 
  

   best 
  of 
  the 
  Burbank 
  sorts. 
  It 
  falls 
  from 
  the 
  

   tree 
  when 
  ripe, 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  dull 
  red 
  color, 
  while 
  

   the 
  flesh 
  is 
  deep 
  blood 
  red. 
  Gold 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  

   late 
  plum, 
  keeping 
  for 
  weeks 
  after 
  picking. 
  

   The 
  quality 
  is 
  very 
  satisfactory. 
  Apple 
  is 
  a 
  

   large 
  and 
  attractive 
  plum, 
  really 
  looking 
  like 
  

   a 
  medium-sized 
  apple. 
  The 
  Mesh 
  is 
  red, 
  qual- 
  

   ity 
  good, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  another 
  splendid 
  keeper. 
  

   Bartlett 
  I 
  have 
  not 
  yet 
  ripened, 
  but 
  I 
  know 
  it 
  

   to 
  be 
  a 
  medium-sized, 
  dark 
  red 
  fruit, 
  of 
  the 
  

   richest 
  quality. 
  The 
  tree 
  grows 
  as 
  erect 
  as 
  a 
  

   Lombardy 
  poplar. 
  America 
  is 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  an 
  

   acquisition. 
  It 
  bears 
  good 
  crops, 
  of 
  only 
  mod- 
  

   erate 
  quality, 
  and 
  not 
  nearly 
  as 
  good 
  as 
  Bur- 
  

   bank. 
  I 
  am 
  growing 
  First 
  and 
  Combination. 
  

   The 
  trees 
  prove 
  hardy, 
  and 
  from 
  Mr. 
  Bur- 
  

   bank's 
  recommendation 
  I 
  think 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  a 
  

   valuable 
  addition 
  to 
  our 
  garden. 
  Wickson 
  

   has 
  not 
  proved 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  any 
  value 
  in 
  this 
  sec- 
  

   tion. 
  I 
  get 
  some 
  fruit, 
  but 
  not 
  enough 
  to 
  call 
  

   it 
  a 
  crop; 
  while 
  the 
  tree, 
  a 
  very 
  upright 
  and 
  

   vigorous 
  grower, 
  is 
  liable 
  to 
  die 
  at 
  any 
  time. 
  

   We 
  owe 
  Gonzales 
  and 
  Waugh 
  to 
  the 
  men 
  

   whose 
  names 
  they 
  bear; 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  two 
  of 
  

   our 
  most 
  promising 
  fruits. 
  They 
  prove 
  entire- 
  

   ly 
  hardy, 
  and 
  the 
  quality 
  of 
  the 
  fruit 
  is 
  ex- 
  

   cellent. 
  

  

  Of 
  native 
  plums 
  I 
  think 
  that 
  an 
  ordinary 
  

   gardener 
  or 
  orchardist 
  would 
  be 
  satisfied 
  with 
  

   De 
  Soto, 
  Hawkeye 
  and 
  Milton, 
  adding 
  possi- 
  

   bly 
  Forest 
  Garden, 
  Robinson 
  and 
  Weaver. 
  

   De 
  Soto 
  is 
  bright 
  red 
  and 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  ; 
  

   Hawkeye 
  of 
  decidedly 
  good 
  quality 
  and 
  firm 
  

   for 
  market. 
  Milton 
  ripens 
  very 
  early 
  and 
  is 
  of 
  

   large 
  size 
  and 
  good 
  quality. 
  Robinson 
  is 
  

   hardy, 
  a 
  light 
  red 
  and 
  early, 
  but 
  rather 
  small. 
  

   Weaver 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  purple 
  plum, 
  a 
  good 
  bearer, 
  

   and 
  tree 
  very 
  hardy. 
  Wild 
  Goose 
  is 
  so 
  en- 
  

   tirely 
  unable 
  to 
  self-poilenize 
  itself 
  that 
  it 
  

   should 
  not 
  be 
  recommended 
  for 
  general 
  plant- 
  

   ing. 
  Hawkeye 
  also 
  fails 
  in 
  being 
  a 
  perfect 
  

   self-pollenizer. 
  

  

  As 
  a 
  rule 
  grow 
  your 
  plums 
  in 
  clay 
  soil, 
  if 
  

   you 
  can 
  ; 
  although 
  the 
  Japanese 
  and 
  hybrids 
  

   take 
  well 
  to 
  sandy 
  soil. 
  Give 
  good 
  drainage, 
  

   and 
  never 
  set 
  out 
  a 
  tree 
  without 
  adequate 
  

   mulching. 
  This 
  law 
  holds 
  especially 
  good 
  in 
  

   the 
  Southern 
  States, 
  and 
  in 
  sandy 
  soil. 
  Plum 
  

   trees 
  will 
  do 
  very 
  well 
  for 
  lawn 
  trees, 
  and 
  

   grown 
  in 
  groups 
  about 
  your 
  outhouses 
  and 
  

   sheds. 
  A 
  common 
  farmer's 
  yard 
  may 
  give 
  him 
  

   an 
  enormous 
  crop 
  and 
  a 
  considerable 
  income. 
  

   The 
  Bleeckers 
  will 
  serve 
  perhaps 
  best 
  of 
  all 
  

   around 
  farm 
  houses, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  Dam- 
  

   sons, 
  and 
  growing 
  very 
  close 
  together 
  ; 
  but 
  it 
  

   must 
  be 
  remembered 
  that 
  both 
  of 
  these 
  varie- 
  

   ties 
  sucker 
  badly, 
  and 
  if 
  these 
  suckers 
  are 
  al- 
  

   lowed 
  to 
  grow 
  you 
  will 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  years 
  have 
  

   only 
  a 
  thicket. 
  If 
  grown 
  in 
  garden 
  or 
  orchard 
  

   plant 
  from 
  fifteen 
  to 
  twenty 
  feet 
  apart, 
  and 
  

   even 
  then 
  the 
  Burbanks 
  and 
  some 
  other 
  varie- 
  

   ties 
  will 
  need 
  to 
  be 
  shortened 
  in. 
  Such 
  short- 
  

   ening 
  should 
  be 
  done 
  with 
  common 
  sense, 
  and 
  

   with 
  the 
  understanding 
  that 
  you 
  cannot 
  com- 
  

   pel 
  such 
  trees 
  to 
  absolutely 
  obey 
  you. 
  Wick- 
  

   son 
  must 
  be 
  sharply 
  thinned, 
  and 
  Bartlett 
  the 
  

   same. 
  Prune 
  during 
  the 
  winter 
  or 
  early 
  

   spring, 
  but 
  keep 
  out 
  useless 
  growth 
  at 
  all 
  times. 
  

   You 
  cannot 
  get 
  ideal 
  or 
  model 
  heads 
  on 
  plum 
  

   trees. 
  A 
  few 
  varieties, 
  like 
  Field 
  and 
  Pond 
  

   and 
  Guii, 
  are 
  very 
  shapely, 
  so 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  are 
  

   Coe's 
  Golden 
  Drop 
  and 
  Bleecker, 
  and 
  some 
  

   of 
  Mr. 
  Burbank's 
  newer 
  seedlings. 
  

  

  Spraying 
  should 
  be 
  done 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  as 
  well 
  

   as 
  in 
  the 
  spring, 
  and 
  very 
  thoroughly 
  — 
  with 
  

   Bordeaux. 
  For 
  curculio 
  spraying 
  will 
  not 
  

   suffice. 
  The 
  trees 
  must 
  be 
  jarred 
  with 
  sheets 
  

   spread 
  under, 
  and 
  the 
  curculio 
  must 
  be 
  caught 
  

  

  