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Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
A letter dated May 24, 1918, from Mr. H. Ness, Horti- 
culturist in Charge of the Texas Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station reports as follows; 
"Among the goodly number of newly introduced 
fruits which we obtained from your Bureau in February 
1915, Prmu$ sp. No. 31652 has shown itself in fruiting 
this year to be one of the most valuable acquisitions 
in the way of a plum that has come within my experi- 
ence. We have eleven trees. Two of .these bore a heavy 
crop, which ripens during the first week of May, hence 
earlier than any cultivated plum, to my knowledge, in 
existence. The fruit is about the size of the Burbank 
plum, and fully its equal in quality. The meat is 
very firm, dark red, and of good flavor. The trees 
are the strongest growers of any plum that I know, 
and stood last summer's drouth which was so injurious 
to all kinds of plants here, without any apparent in- 
jury. Another excellent feature, which I noticed is 
that the fruit has not been attacked by the curculio, or 
any disease, nor were any diseases visible upon any 
part of the tree during last year's unfavorable con- 
dition." 
