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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 desirable 

 for growing in the northern and eastern states : Bradshaw, Imperial 

 Gage, Lombard, McLaughlin, Pond, Quackenbos, Copper, Jefferson, 

 Italian Prune (Fellenberg) , Shropshire, Golden Drop (Coo 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 the}' 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. 



