NOTES ON PLUM CULTURE. 
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COMFORT. (P minus Americana.) 
Of slow growth and straggling habit, very thorny, pro¬ 
ducing many drooping branches; leaves of medium size, 
ovate-lanceolate, sharply and irregularly serrate, stipules 
large and rather broad, soon falling. Hardy. Although 
planted in 1894 the trees have not yet fruited. 
COTTRELL. (P minus Americana ) 
Planted in 1894. Trees vigorous, but irregular in habit, 
hardy; young wood brownish-red, glabrous; leaves above 
average size, dull light green, broad, coarsely and irregularly 
serrate; stalks glandular, rather short and stout, red, pubes¬ 
cent. Fruit medium to large, round-oblong, color red, 
nearly uniform, on lemon-yellow ground, and covered with a 
• thin rosy bloom; skin thin, flesh firm, of superior flavor; 
stone semi-cling, large, smooth, elliptical with a prominent 
rounded margin, convex portion relatively small; stalk long, 
slender. Ripe September 14. Quality and productiveness 
place this among the desirable varieties. 
DEEP CREEK. (Prunus Americana.) . 
Our trees were planted in 1894 and 1895. They are in¬ 
clined to be irregular in habit and are of slow growth as 
compared with Weaver or Cheney. They are very thorny 
and in general appearance resemble wild trees; young wood 
glabrous. Leaves large, oblong-lanceolate, coarsely and 
bluntly serrate, stalks red, slightly pubescent, rarely glandu¬ 
lar. Fruit small to medium, roundish or slightly oblong; 
suture apparent, or in some fruits inconspicuous; color uni¬ 
formly deep red when fully ripe, bloom abundant; stem of 
medium length, slender; skin thick; flesh firm, juicy, sweet 
when ripe; stone semi-cling, oblong, sides strongly convex, 
pointed, smooth. Ripe August 30. Fairly productive. 
Trees planted in 1894 bore a light crop in 1896, a heavy crop 
in 1897 and a light crop in 1898. Fruit fig. 2, plate V; tree, 
plate IX. 
FOREST GARDEN. (P minus Americana .) 
Tree typical of the class; leaves of medium size, light 
green, sharply serrate, the teeth overlapping, stalks reddish, 
nearly glabrous, glandless. Fruit medium in size, round; 
