NOTES ON PLUM CULTURE. 
color dark purple-red; stem long, slender, skin thick; flesh 
moderately firm, of sub-acid flavor; stone semi-cling, rounded 
at lower end, sides convex, prolonged into a flattened point 
at upper end, roughish. Ripe September 16. Tree a heavy 
bearer. 
FOREST ROSE. MINER GROUP. (Primus hortulana var. 
Minevi •) 
Represented by two station-grown trees. They were 
grafted in the spring of 1894, one on Myrobalan stock, the 
other on Americana stock; grown one year in nursery and 
set in orchard in 1895. Both fruited in 1897. The trees are 
alike except that the one on Myrobalan stock is slightly 
larger than the other. Both are of good form and vigorous 
growth. Leaves medium, rather broad, dull light green, 
sharply serrate; stalk slender, puberulent, glands commonly 
wanting. Fruit medium in size, round, or somewhat oblique, 
dark red on yellow ground which shows as minute dots; 
stem long, slender; skin thin, suture obsolete, flesh firm, 
sweet and of fine flavor; stone cling, circular, but drawn into 
a point at the upper end, somewhat rough. Season medium, 
ripe September 4. A good and productive variety. Fruit 
fig. 1, plate VI; tree, plate X. 
GARFIELD. WILD GOOSE GROUP. {Primus hortulana.) 
Trees planted in 1894 have killed back so badly each 
winter that we may class this as too tender for this locality. 
HAMMER. {Primus Americana ) 
Four trees planted in 1894 are of erect habit, but of slow 
growth, nearly free from thorns. Kills back at the tips to 
some extent and has not fruited. Leaves large, oval-ob¬ 
long, doubly crenate, light green, flat, stalks glandular; 
young wood light-red, glabrous. 
HARRISON. HARRISON’S PEACH. {Primus Americana.) 
Trees of moderate vigor, forming round symmetrical 
tops; hardy. Leaves large, broad, margins loosely crinkled, 
very irregularly and sharply serrate; stalks stout, glandu¬ 
lar, densely puberulent. Fruit medium to large, round- 
