Are hlawn in winds or dropped in ram. 



Mariana Stock for the Peach. — The Mariana plum 

 has recently been recommended as a good stock for the 

 peach. Stark Bros., of the Stark Nurseries, Louisiana, 

 Mo., write us, however, that the peach does not make a 

 permanent union upon Mariana. Peach buds take well 

 upon it, but many of them perish during the first sum- 

 mer and others the next year. The white fleshed 

 peaches appear to survive longer than the yellow flesh- 

 ed, but few will live to produce fruit. Others have had 

 similar experience. The Starks are strong in their ad- 

 vocacy of the Mariana stock for prunes, plums and apri- 

 cots, however, particularly for arid regions. They 

 have large orchards near Denver upon Mariana roots, 

 planted in 1888, and now loaded with their second crop. 

 Lombard, Prune d' Agen, McLaughlin, Imperial Gage 

 and others thrive there admirably upon Mariana 

 wholly without irrigation. It is interesting to know 

 that the Japanese plums, Prunus Siinnui, Pond, Ship- 

 per's Pride, Bradshaw and many of the natives are not 

 hardy in that climate. 



Japan Plums in Texas. — This section is to be a 

 great fruit country. It was considered only good for 

 pasture until a few years ago; very little had been done 

 in horticulture or general farming ; both are now in 

 their infancy. I planted in the spring of 1887 some 

 Kelsey plum, one year old stock. They have done 

 splendidly. They produced some fine fruit last year. This 

 year the crop was very large for the age of the trees ; 

 some which I measured, were 8 inches in circumference. 

 I feel so well pleased with them that we shall plant 

 about 1,000 trees of the Japan kind next winter. 

 Grapes have also done well with me. — H. Heldemfels, 

 Bee Co., T'exas. 



Strawberries in Maryland. — In this county the 

 strawberry crop was a partial failure, the late frost 

 almost totally destroying some varieties on high land' 

 On this farm the different varieties proved to be about 

 as follows : Michel's Early equaled Crystal City and 

 Hoffman in earliness, and was larger, of better quality 

 and twice as productive as either ; a fairly good shipper 

 and a good grower. It is our best early variety. 

 Lovett's Early is a good grower, and on our spring set 

 plants the fruit seemed of fair size, good shape and solid. 

 Stevens, a good grower, early as Hoffman, about same 

 size, equally as solid and more productive. Alabama is 

 a little later and a little larger than Stevens, otherwise 



about the same. Lady Rusk, spring set plants have 

 seen no fruit ; plants grow well. Edgar Queen resembles 

 Bubach No. 5 ; a better grower. Tippecanoe grows 

 well, is a good yielder, of large size, fine form and 

 flavor; valuable. Felton rusts badly; a few large 

 berries ; not profitable here. Mrs. Cleveland is one of 

 the finest plants we have ; fruit medium to large ; good 

 quality and productive. Florence is no good. Great 

 Pacific promises to be valuable ; is thrifty, productive, 

 of large size and fine form. Of Parker Earle we only 

 had a few bunches in fruit, but I think such large quan- 

 tities of berries were never before seen to the plant as 

 were on these ; size medium to large, quality good ; 

 season medium to late. Crawford is one of our best 

 late kinds when given good soil and high culture ; will 

 not bear neglect. Saunders spring-set plants were 

 vigorous ; berries large and fine. Beder Wood 

 (Racster), spring-set plants promise well and gave 

 some very fine fruit. Shaw is Sharpless or Great On- 

 tario renamed. Viola is old Monarch of the West 

 renamed. Bubach No. 5 is one of the best ; gives a 

 large yield of large berries that command a good price ; 

 is a little soft and must be well handled and picked 

 often to give best results. Haverland is my choice of 

 all the berries I have seen ; if confined to one variety it 

 is the most profitable market berry on my farm ; large 

 size, fine form and color ; a good carrier and immensely 

 productive. Bessie is a new variety from Alabama that 

 promises well from spring set plants ; a sturdy, free 

 grower ; fruit large size and early. Eureka is not much 

 good here ; moderately productive and of large size, but 

 too soft for practical purposes. Daisy is moderately 

 good, but there are many better. Gandy is a good late 

 sort of fine flavor and large size ; season late, but 

 short. Pearl is a fine berry ; early, above medium 

 size; good form and color; solid and a good market 

 berry ; rusts in summer but does not seem to affect the 

 fruit. The crop of Jessie was all killed by frost ; in three 

 years have found it of little value here. Pineapple 

 is good quality, irregular in shape ; color of brick dust ; 

 soft, and of little value. Warfield No, 2 is medium 

 size, well-colored, immensely productive and valuable 

 for market ; one of the most certain to bear a full crop. 

 Niama is no good. May King is usually a good berry, 

 but a failure this year, late frosts destroying the fruit. 

 Hoflman is one of the best shippers in cultivation ; 



