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\v. c. strong's catalogue. 
PLUMS. 
Price, 75 cents each; $$ per lo. 
It is a great misfortune that a fruit so hardy, so excellent, and so well-adapted 
to our climate should be so suliject to diseases. With care the curculio can be 
controlled. But the fungus of Black Knot is more serious. A paint made of 
whiting and kerosene will kill the Knot. It is believed that syringing the trees 
two or three times during the season with the Bordeaux Mixture will be a sure 
preventive of the disease. Our State Experiment Station is making a special 
study of this fungus, and with full knowledge of its habits we may expect to be 
able to control it. Following are the best varieties. 
Green Gage. Small, yellowish-green, flesh melting, juicy, very sweet, highest 
flavor, liable to crack, slow in growth. Middle of August. 
Reine Claude de Bavay. a similar but later, more reliable and more pro- 
ductive variety, usually sold in the market as Green Gage. September. 
Jefferson. Large, oval, yellow, very juicy, luscious. August. 
Smith's Orleans. Large, oval, reddish-purple, flesh slightly firm, brisk, 
vinous, productive. August. 
Washington. Large, roundish, yellowish-green, with ted marks, sweet and 
rich, tree vigorous and productive. August. 
Lombard. Medium, violet-red, juicy but not rich; reliable and esteemed for 
its hardiness, vigor, and productiveness. August. 
Imperial Gage. Large, oval, green, melting, rich, juicy, productive. Sep- 
tember. 
Coe'S Golden. Large, oval, light-yellow, very firm, rich, sweet, not fine- 
grained; valuable for late .September. 
QUINCES. 
Price, 50 cents each; $4 per 10. 
Orange or Apple. Quite large, roundish, fine golden, excellent flavor, cooks 
tender. October. 
Rea'S Mammoth. Resembles the previous; is larger and perhaps less produc- 
tive, but excellent. 
Champion. Large, oval, good but late. 
Meech, Comparatively new, very vigorous, quality unsurpassed, and thought to 
be the most productive. 
