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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL. 
October, i ' too. 
m.> major IO "i ft”' dome* Uens .•mil 
Japanese sorts are very Kiitojert to fniit 
ml, while ip ii8l of tin 1 natives iut nearly 
r'Mtnjil. Of fill Jnpnuesr k i ii.Im ItiuTiailk. 
Satsmn.-i imil Al'IWflnriof' urn pm-lleularlv 
lmfl; so miiiTi so Hull if nvjtilWH cmi*ld- 
erable skill to get au.i fi’ltlt at all (min 
flip lln-f anil second In nufaviiniUlir sea- 
sons. of tlip itniiip'tii ,iv 1 • on l i.i 1 1 1 it noil. 
Yellow Egg anil I'mid's SomlJliic are nrai 
Iv ii-' had. If may 'm- 'alii ■•(' I In "i I IV I 
groups that tu rot U t lie riilo. ami (lip 
exception* are run* i fu Tito oflioi hand, 
flu natlvp sort* a it ofti'ii lfflleted b) Him 
disease knm\ u a- plum kc>» un<l are 
subject tu n 1 wig blight iinl r.m ml ii|toii 
Hip donipsHi’a- Black kimf i* alinc-1 un- 
known among (tu: native v..iictlc-. ns 
well as Die ■lii|iiltiii‘ l Inn is v pc.v ■ 'omnnoi 
with flip Europpiin kinds. Tint slmf IiuIp 
fungus Is found iiiuslb upui> tin* domes 
lien varieties', where If nftru dues much 
iinrin. The euroullo alia. I,- Hip va rlefltw 
nf all classes, l-.ur dmm umst lunm upon 
those of the dumps! li‘ii giollji. 
Hardiness. 
T nnuoKtlonaljlj - the Aincrleana Is flip 
hardiest group of all. Iitd lliere need be 
no (ear In lids respect regarding nuj nf 
Hie native sort The Japanese soils will 
nut endure onr severest win lei's, nor will 
very many of the European varieties. 
Moore’s Arctic is decidedly hurdler Ilian 
must others, and Hm Yellow Egg l< re- 
garded as eornpumtlvely hardy The Jap- 
iinese Burl* Idonni very early and nrc often 
killed li.v frost in Hie spring, hence are ttol 
safe lu niauy bu n 1 1 tie*. 
A° a Knit of suunjutrv of the nliovc li 
will mu fie oul uf piece to name vortiUu 
varieties that are .adapted tu peculiar pm- 
Good Maikct Plums. 
flip following Is a good market list, 
keeping In mind, however, the fiiet Thai 
varieties vary more nr leas pee.. riling in 
soli and treatment did Unit market* are 
tint alike ns to reipilrenieuis: 
Krndshavv. la.mbnrd l.lnenln. Prince nf 
Wales. Ouell, Heine rliim|,> i|e Havti.v, 
1 ■I'HIld I Mike, l-'clh'Uhciy:, Yi'lllIM Egg. 
Uiilinlatiee. Hill'd nr 1 1 k h:|l|u| Hell Jmip. 
Wild lionse. Pisih '. Pride. Prulrif Klmier. 
The list I*, of cnui'se. bin lung lull one 
need not go much Hillside of || to gi t the 
best for rill* stall d ibloi. 
Plums lot Home Use. 
I'or home use (lie following are iiitiutig 
I lie choicest : Heine f'lauile «|e Hu\ n.V Eel 
h idierg. Iniperiiil tinge. Yellow Egg. 
Vlilllidaiiee, Ited .1 line. Prole 1' 'lower 
itieldaiid. peed llawkeye, Vltiet'icflu 
Eagle, t.'liuinpiou. 
Yellow Egg, lVutrte ITow.-r, l’ollcuberg 
and Richland arc pat li. iilarh recommend 
ed for 'aiming and the Herd fur jelly , Jl * 
tor this purpose o is iillsuipiissi'd 
largely. I, III they nliclll In have a repIT.vetl 
tatioli rids elass lias a special place, 
planted a Ins 1 or two ol a kind for liolne 
use. pnrrietiliirl.v fur eating raw. 
In selei-||lig variolic* of pluni" one 
iiilClit especially fm llnilte Us. , i'Iuimmp for 
pa l 0, ilia ■ Ijilitlllb - Old t In- led Is so large 
thal tills Is ,-i»!ly and sailsfacbirily done, 
fur market mie must -eteei ucronliiig to 
the demand a* well us to hate in view 
Which VO Holler are likely to mii need 
Plum cult lire is advancing r.ipldlv and 
uetv varieties ate coiidug lorwanl In 
ipli.k Mill cession, and lull'll that fs rill Id 
today will need revision tomorrow. lienee 
I do Hoi .Miami romnotied tor any leutili 
• d time to any sbiloinetil* herein niaile. 
Summary 
As a tttlul suininlug up It may he said 
Huo 1 he dnuiesiha group has more good 
market iniietles than uioNt oilier*, except 
l"i localities W in re o ilr.es uni .tic.v.-.l. 
I he Japanese group Is pressing lull'd for 
,1 pill" ami -nine I.r tin varieties are IU.I 
ly I., become gaud market sort* In amny 
loialll le* (nil* native e lan.es arc full Ilf 
-.•oil kinds. but fur l Id* hit I tilde pul main 
■ t them have Jiwl the ijualltlev „f market 
'iirii-tlcB iilthniigh noun are lies tilled O 
111! Important places II would not lie 
wise In plant Ibtou exehiKi > ely , mu' men 
HOW TO PLANT A FRUIT TREE. 
1 1 I'rttlt tree" Hflje liecfrmo dried nr 
shriveled licl'iilr planting I hey should lie 
Ininier-sed m nflter for a few hplUK or 
hurled all mer m moist earth rm a day or 
I to restore the moisture In Hie wood 
Moisture Is iihsolulely ess.-nlial and till' 
most i in port a ii l pan of Hu cmidltlntis uf 
transplanting. To Iomscij the leinilreinpntB 
or the tree. «r always shorten In The lops 
wo.v much, leaving only nnir-thlvd or less 
of each hrnncli. 
thir nest nmclderutlou In hi jtut tlie 
root- into the best poasihle cumllMnu to 
absurh moiMturc TIiIh we do by cutting 
ofi' the bruised end* of all roots of any 
k|y a s the fresh m end. will much nmi" 
icadllv alisorh liltlfst lire than Hie Pnilsed, 
broken and d. ad root ••mis as they 
are left III 1 1ll* /ii.hi sm of digging mid 
ha lulling H u U"t the aggregate ronoiini 
"I I'lM. I oil Ihe Irei that Is Hie most val- 
uable in planting but rather Hie gi'enlest 
'imoitlty of ends of i-»(?|m II w at llie 
ends "t Hie roots where luairl.v all Hie new 
grow th lakes plftte and where rant lets 
in II "l he f'lrtuiHl in i)imrish i lip in.'c, 
liw-riv tree slmnld have iK mots well 
puddled In thin mini Ills! before being pill 
' " 1 " hole III ,,i .III II 
moil soli, make a •mull hide a font deep, 
into whl' li pniii a pailful or Uvo of water 
mid mis with .tunic line earih mini about 
Hi. eiiiisluti'iu ) ..I till, k . ream After ih«' 
We. i., pm ,| (f . ,.ii, ah should he trmn 
pled iii hard niomnl tlir iwiim and loos., 
email he lefl to enter tip' Mitt I'aie 
V very common runup of (allure aft.-r 
pi an I 111 g is to leave (he Irecs In growing 
grain ai.d giro mi rnltm'o. |> cult trees 
should always t «• volilvatctl -Hvcral limes 
I'hl tiling until July wlii<n soioe 
.over , aop <an h* grown nit the ground, 
»' a good mulch he given in < let Oiler, II M 
a protei t ton to III,, rnotsv dining tlx- win 
let'. 
To protect the Mallllvs Irotn hot w hirls 
mnl HUH. wrap tin- trecM nhiillt with rye 
i-traw . set )| on end m'xmnl Hie truitjis 
‘"" l ,l, ‘ ib '•'"nil plans with common 
Wool twine 1 |. Hall'll al Nur-on men’s 
1 ooveutloli 
to ihc Station tor testing or which have 
I 'eiai Miiired from the lidroiltleerN. Some 
"f them have hndsevernl years' trial, while 
"th.lv have fruited bill II -Ingle s.ai- 
M"n, AlHlimgll the seaMun ns a whole was 
'Itllle fiivoralde fur Ihe hurry crop, the 
Ktm vvlii'iv, v plain* on the station grounds 
gave the pi nicest ii'miiIIs for many ymrs. 
Raspberries gave a good nop, hid hlaek- 
heiTles for Milne reavoji fell fm helow tin- 
average for a .series of year* If Is a m. 
( I'a-ahle fact that while there arc many 
new varieties of si i: i wherries put upon 
the Itimkel every year, very few of them 
thul a place alongside nf Rub.-ieh, Ilnvcr- 
Ininl, Warfield f 'lyalc. < .'reetivllle, tjiitnly 
aml a lew others In Ihe eotmucrolul grow- 
ers' Held Many of lliem an. adapted to 
" I tall! soils and loealliiiiN only, mid can 
mil lie reeoimuciideil for general citltitro. 
It I* also well known to eottimerolal grow- 
ers. that cell fllll varieties may do Well one 
sen son and he almost a failure the nevt: 
so Unit a single season's trial is ind to 
he relied upon exc. pt as an indication of 
"hut they mar do under favorable or mi- 
lavovahle eoudltlons. as the case imiy lie. 
Ileiue the necessity for repealed trliils. 
Strawberries. 
°i*r list of strawberries Comprises 
clgbly-r wo varieties, a few ,.f tin* newer 
"i.e* me men tinned hi detail, while the 
■•in lie list of Hio8e which have frlillcd, Is 
given in (he following table. Helow W a 
""''"''I nf the varieties as maile op al the 
llm- or fruiting. 
It", oil.' I'.* Till* nil* urlgluiici.il Mv Mr t'lirls- 
1 11,11 "'ll.., a ml It continue-' p, "i o I ■ i > ii In Us 
*,*•»« 11,1 i"'"" 1 ' Bail pmtliic’tlvx'umi, while 
h "tight to Il.nl favor 
"ini rii»* i •/innu'ni.il groft iT. 
l! '.’v. I! 1 HI* l» if ilie cn rtli-st t,. run. it : 
l.lai.i rigorous ok! prinhietlvc, rn.lt I urge and ,.r 
A ' ,r> 
Hlsmnrk. Ii. This Inis fruited toil n single 
""*• gruuntl... but pmmlsen vve.l it 
" nl t' 1 IiIch ftulmoh, hot U of belter 
•l i'illlv onl I, ring self fort lie. i| pronils..- n, 
-111.., Honor-, wlfh (tint Old and ,vd| tried va- 
liovt. ' ln-tc, I-,. TUls K of Inti- origin no.t Is 
Jl,,., . «f If Inilill or t.rarlng Its 
.. .... ... II. Mill III IM-ni llU' |iM 
f. i'.!- 1 '.. °.i l : , "«T ru ." n - 
... "I "Ills II Hl.lll.'- 
"'""'"I'fc" lll'llcr JOa 1 1.- to ll.nl respect Ii 
, I t'l'iis ''.u'l.v unit tiroudM. v VV. II 
, ' o', 11 ' u , I 1 ' 1 * 1 * u "''"tidy ope ,.( ttic i,„„t 
!mn. n,l ‘l des.'ii ... „ p| „ 
" marl.,. . varlollcs. n, |, 
' . l ! , “ k " 1 «»irr, l>nt II. 
. 7 lollin' I iiiiiiv 1 1 1 1 1 l 
f ;’ l " , I" ell - , "Inss mat-,- U a V.llll- 
t.l tieri v t „r it... getieri.l gruvrrr 
TESTS Of SMALL FRUITS 
In I ayrlte. Im) llulleflli S;j 
Hy .lollies Tiimp, 
Indian, i Agt icultnral EHpirlm id Hfntmn 
Ihe foil.. IV trig me the I'csllllg „f , 
'' vis ,.t t.il'lHle, of small I'ruit* during 
It", prevent season Tile IJsl hi, duties uillliv 
t Uriel i. H vv |i | cm ha ve in en n purteil In- 
" also Inclndi - vm Idles which 
ren( by the orlrfllin tnr- 
••• gi'in-ral groncr 
m i'.-'. 1 JT "'"re ,.l"alo.-,t from SI.IJ' 
,,„o '“ware, Ilia in..- t 
' r"‘ n "' I run Is large 01,1 
j 1,11,1 non tin plmil • llrotig III, I 
A > igi.fi.ii* n prnmt*p> well. 
,1 ‘'’."If '■"H'-'J original. ..I In till 
oid on- Mi. nod for ll.oi II VI | ,ii|,| n, p,,oi 
11 hUnol. IliiMlCnirmtil Sn.'IHr' VVlille 
It l,.o. , r , 1 | , ; , l n sh.gte r „ , m"", 
HU' Mian, r ">'l • „ gr.-a I IHloPlir. at h'i|s|. 
I III n U "» , '<;U' | « | . | lin» glrru .1 l.y g,.,.,,.|s 
' 'll" PM III Is v.-r. al r.oi ■ u »d vluo 
uu " 
im'} " 1 n.^filrs^p'::;’ 
•UfruM 
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Mal l ’lt t n l iu , | , .i ^ -mnJSn' ' 
•I n. in rlnlletlll Ni 
-"it -lert!" 1 ''" Il, ‘" ,nrl **y '* J'lrtlllnlc nr 
" "HI I. I. Id m-S DO I or self ferlM" 
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