The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-23
JAPANESE PLuMs.

Mcchan's Monthly.
For several years past L has been
known that this Jnpuucac rlums were sue
ceeding remarkably well IN tho southern
states. II has been nearly twenty years
since their introduction there. Those who
were the frst to sot them out have becn
more than pleased with them, an they
have cxcelled. In most all respects. both
the foreign and the native kinds hereto
fore planted The excellence. as reported
| from the South. consists In the surety OF
"a crop, its abundance aud tho good quail
ity of tho fruit, ono Of tho first to be
tried was the Kelsey. This Is II very large
plum. being often seven to nine Inches In
circumference and of reddish yellow
color. 1T has found Its way 90 Northern
markets. for several yNnrp past, but UNI
fortunately the trco itself has not proven
hardy FOR general cultivation AT the norm.
There are, though, varieties thnt WIN
| thrive North. and OF late years quite u
with hardly an exception hay" had muoD
satisfaction. Among INC sortf f't,rreu 10
are the following botan mrhank mn
| bot, Ogon and Sa,sumH These have been
growing Ia the vicinity OF Geneva, ". ",
~ great plum growing center, aud nothing
| but Subtraction seems TO have followed
| tho attempt, quite recently. when taxing
| a run through South Jersey | tounu seY-
crnl fruit growers there dolighted with
their success with ihese plumn. Al nrseed
| on their excellence. hut what pleased thcin
most of all, Was tho vain attempt OF the
| ourcullo 10 effect Judgment Ia them. 10
| the Northern fruit grower, pcstcred Tor
years 10y the curcullo, until plum culture
| had to be abandoned the new race IL
| hailed with delight. one grower had set
| out smal lot Of the Botan, or Abund-
nnce, ns II Is being called and had already
been rewarded by GOOD deal of fruit.
| Another had set out quite a number o.
0gon, aud had trees breaking down with
| fruit, And l. must rot he forgotten that
no spraying had been done In reply 70
al inquiry OF mine as to the work OF The
c0rcuiio. | was told that hardly n ituit
had been hurt by H. In fact, so few had
| dropped from that cause. thHt more nigh,
have fallen to the advantage Of the tree
as II was overloaded There we're marks
Of curoulio attacks on many Of the piuma
but tho eggs. which 4 II presul ed the,
laid, never hatched This apparent prcoi
| against tho curculio Was noticed IRON
the start. when these .plums we're ,irsl
| Int reduced from japan but II was deemed
| by many TO be accidental. and accuinu
| litiug evidence seeins TO show thatNthtA
Jersey planter referred TO had been 50
| blessed with had been recommended e
him because Il lowered late. thereby run
mig n good chance Of escaping late irostn
and from tho fact of It's being nr onrlS
riuencr. On both OF these points he haf
been more than satisil I'd, and his abundan
aud early crop had Melted him cconsd
cradle pront. This n y"llowish fieshe.
plum, with n rounded shape and usually
"a pointed apex. II r. a juicy suh-nclt
sort, with somewhat OF an apricot flavor
and II proves quite hardy IN the North
Before forgetting II. | must say that thi
sort bore this large crop OF piuns whel
other trees OF the ordinary European
sorts growing near II failed 10 produces
any, the curculio destroying the who'll
crop. The Burbank has been triod IN
more moderate way In the North. am
with good results. II IL OF a cherry-re'
color. large and well favored. These con,
parntiyely new plums seem destined L
be OF great use In the North, as thoy hav
already proved TO be In tho South, and
would be good policy to set out a lew o
them.