The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-03
mics of the peach and the best treat,
ment for these.

Bulletin 131, of Ithaca, N. z, Sta
tion, is entitled ''Notes Upon Plums. F"
1t opens with the statement that except
in Western New York and on the Pa
cific slope, plum culture in the United
States is yet in the experimental stage,
and there is less literature upon the
plum. than on any of our other import
ant fruits.
The bulletin classifies plums into 10
types, namely: 1st, the DomestiCa, or
Europeans, embracing Green Gage,
Lombard, Bradshaw, Yellow Egg, the
Damsons, etc. %, Myrobalan, or
Cherry Plum, native to Southern
Europe and adjacent parts of Asia, en-
bracing Golden Cherry, and probably
Mariana and DeCardene, ar d mostly
used as stocks upon which to bud other
varieties. Sd, Japanese types, many
varietils of which are becoming popu
lar in the Southern States, and few
throughout the country. 4sh, the Apri
cot, or Simon type, native to China
but little gro wn in this country, except
in California. 9th, American, or wild
plum common in all the United States
east of the Rocky Mountains. 9th
Wild Goose type, which are by brids
embracing Wild Goose, Wayland,
Moreman, Miner, and Golden Beauty
7th, Chickasaw type, native to the
Southern States, and embracing New
man, Lone Star, Caddo Chief, etc. 9Th,
the Sand plum, of Kansas, and Ne
braska, bush like species little known
to cultivation. 9Sh, tbs Beach plum,
native to the Atlantic coast from VIr
ginia to New Brunswick, but one vari
ETY. (Bassett's American) is cultivated
for it's fruit, though others are cult
waited as ornamentals 10th, the Pacific
Coast plum, native to Oregon and Cali
fornia, also chiefly known in cultiva
tion by single variety Sisson
plum.
This bulletin is confined to the frst
type mentioned, the Domestica, or
European plums, which are the chief
kinds grown from Lake Michigan
eastward and north Of the OHIO river
They are treated under four classes
Damsons, Green Cages, Large Yellow,
and Large Red, or purple plum.
These are less hardy than any other
type except the Japanese, but they are
so superior in sizs and quality that
they will continue to be more largely
grown in New York than any others,
till a new collection of by brids is raised
up to surpess them.
As a market fruit, the plum is Of
secondary Importance, CHASING after
apples, pears, and peaches, and even
after cherries and berries. While it
thrives on & variety OF soils, it prefers
clay loan. As a stock, the Myro
balan is most largely used in the North
ern States. In the South, the peach
and the Mariana are preferred as stocks
upon which to bud plums. A few such
varieties as Refine Claude, German
Prune, and Copper grow so crooked,
that it is best to graft them into the
tops of some straighter growing kind,
rather than to bud them.
Plant plums when two years old
from the bud, in north and south rows,
12 feet apart in rowe 20 feet apart, put
ting no two trees OF the same variety
next to each other in the row.
The only pruning necessary is to
keep the top in shape, cut out dead
branches. and keep down black knot
Give good tiIlage, spray for black knot,
also using the knife, and both jar and
spray for curculio. For fruit rot, both
thin and spray.
Fully half of this bulletin IS devoted
to a description of varieties of the
European type of plums, richly illus
trated by cuts OF the fruits, stones, etc.
Those recommended are Field, LON
bard, Bradshaw, Goes Golden Drop,
Hudson River Purple Egg, Italian
Prune, Empire, Grand Duke, Arch
Duke, Monarch, R9ine Claude, Copper,
French Damson, and Farleigh. Of the
japanese, Red June, Abundance, Bur
bank, and Chase are recommended,
Red June promising to be the best of
all early plume for New York.
Bulletin 81, Of Florida Station, treats
OF experiments in growing pine apples;
and while this industry is confined to
the ext RENE southern portions of Flor
ida and Texas, it possesses wide spread
interest. especially for amateurs, many
of whom have few potted pines under
glass.
The soil used for pine apples st the