482 STATE HOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Stickney offered tke followiag, which was adopted': 
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Resolved, That we will forward to the experimental garden, such things as 
we have, that will be useful or desirable therein. 
STANDING COMMITTEES, 
The president then appointed the standing committees for 
the year: 
Nomencla'.ure. —Messrs. Plumb, Findlayson and Tuttle. 
Seedlings. —Messrs. Stickney, Kellogg and Gould. 
Finance. —Messrs. Leitch, Greenman and Peffer. 
Mr. Peffer then read an 
AN ESSAY THE PLUM. 
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There are many varieties of the plum, both native and 
wild, and the cultivated or imported from other parts of the 
world. Among these are found some of the best, finest and 
most luscious of stone fruits. Most of the varieties may be 
raised in this climate, by a little care and attention. I say 
most, though in reality there are but few, compared with the 
great number of varieties, now in the Uhited States, whose 
names are found in the fruit books, and among our horticultu¬ 
ral writers, that can be found here. Therefore, I shall not 
name all the sorts, and shall only give a list of those that have 
been tried and carefully noted. These I shall place in the 
order, as they will stand the climate of this state, marking 
the decree of cold that will destrov the trees with me at 
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Pewaukee. 
Before giving the list, I will premise, that I assume that 
the plum can be easily grown in all parts of this state, as most 
of our wood lands and “ openings ” are, or were covered more 
or less with the native or wild varieties. Many of these are 
of fine flavor and excellent quality, and all may be made use¬ 
ful. Some are early and some are late; some sweet, some 
sour, and some large, others small. All can be improved 
greatly by cultivation, and the production of new sorts. This 
wild plum should be planted more extensively all through 
