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three-year-old were fertilized the first and second years with 
crushed cottonseed entirely. The trees matured a very large 
crop of fruit the third year, and the fruit was simply per¬ 
fection. I was astonished at the perfection of all of the fruit, 
as the trees were loaded down until the limbs lay on the 
ground. There was but little, if any, fertilizer put on the 
third year, so the strength, size and ability of the trees to 
matu- e a very large crop of fine fruit was from the feed of the 
first and second years. 
Discussion on Peaches and Plums. 
G. L. Taber —In his paper Col. Harvey conveys the im¬ 
pression that the Burbank and Abundance plums are very 
much alike, if not identical. I presume he intended to say 
that the Botan and Abundance were similar, if not the same. 
Botan is the name of a class of plums, and is applied rather 
indiscriminately to a number of varieties. 
Mr. Harvey —I referred to the Burbank and Abundance 
as being alike. As I have these varieties I see no difference. 
I got my Burbanks from Mr. Taber, and my Abundance from 
another source. 
Mr. Taber—I think the Colonel will find upon investiga¬ 
tion that he received more Burbanks under the name Abun¬ 
dance, and 1 think upon investigation he will agree wit h me 
that the two varieties are quite distinct, differing markedly 
both in fruit and foliage. The Abundance was first sent out 
as the Yellow Fleshed Botan, by which name it is still com¬ 
monly known. Of the Japan plums in my orchard I esteem 
Burbai.ks and Abundance as two ol the best varieties. 
John W. Harding— I would like to ask Mr. Harvey if any 
of the peaches referred to in his paper are free stones? 
Mr. Harvey— Yes, sir. 
W. W. Hawkins —I would like to ask in regard to plums. 
I have a large plum tree of the Kelsey variety, it blooms 
fully every year and never bears. What is the trouble ? 
Mr. Harvey — I could not tell you what the trouble is. 
The species you mention, the Kelsey, is not a good variety. 
J. W. Hendry —Have you given any attention to apricots ? 
