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Origin. Color. Texture. Season. 
Merveille de Sept’ - - - | France Light Firm August 
Nouvelle Royale - - - do Red Tender July 
Noir Precoce de Strass - - Black do June 
Ohio Beauty (Kirtland) - - Ohio Light do do 
Olivet, new (ready Fall ’76) - | France Red do do 
Osceola (Kirtland) - - Ohio Dark red do do 
Planchoury~ - - - - | France Red do July 
Pontiac (Kirtland) = - Ohio Black do June 
Powhattan (Kirtland) - - do Dark do July 
Rivers’ Early Amber - - England | Light do June 
Roberts’ Red Heart - - - | Mass. Red do do 
Rumsey’s Late Morello - - NGG do do August 
St. Giles Morello - - - | England 
Tecumseh (Kirtland) - - Ohio Dark do July 
The Doctor (Kirtland) - - do Light do June 


SELECT PLUMS. 

STANDARD PLUM TREES. 
These are generally four to five feet in height, and like all the stone fruits, should 
have heads near the ground, making what we term Dwarf or low Standards. 
DWARF AND PYRAMIDAL PLUM TREES. 
These are adapted to Garden culture, being just as easily grown in the Bush or 
Pyramidal form as the Pear or Cherry. The trees furnished by us, for this purpose, 
are from two to three feet in height. 
DISEASES AND ENEMIES OF THE PLUM. 
The prevalence of that disease of the Plum, commonly called the ‘‘ black knot,” 
and of the insect known as the curculio, has of late discouraged people generally 
- from giving to the Plum its merited share of attention. It is not to be denied that 
these are obstacles of considerable magnitude to indifferent, slovenly cultivators ; 
but we are satisfied from actual experience, that nothing more than ordinary industry 
and perseverance is required to overcome them entirely. Western New York is not 
exempt from these difficulties any more than other localities; we hear complaints 
about ‘‘ knots” and ‘‘ curculio”’ allaround us. Yet we are able to fruit, in the most 
successful manner, some 70 or 80 varieties of Plums annually; getting not merely a 
few scattering fruits, but full crops, weighing down the branches, as all will 
acknowledge who have seen our trees. 
This success of ours is not due to any extraordinary skill, nor to any peculiarity of 
soil or climate, but to reasonably good care and culture. 
Nothing is more favorable to the growth of the black fungus, or knot, than neglect. 
We have seen trees growing in grass in some uncultivated door yards, transformed 
into a mere mass of black knots, while trees in neighboring gardens under good cul- 
tivation, were entirely exempt. In our specimen Plum Orchard we have never lost 
a tree by this disease; it does occasionally make its appearance, but we instantly 
remove it. Our preventives and remedies are good, clean culture and prompt 
amputation. 
As for the cureulio, we find no difficulty in protecting the crop from it, by merely 
employing a little extra labor. When the trees blossom, and as the fruit begins to 
