The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-07

Piums.
The. following list of plums contains
some of the most desirable for the state.
Those varieties which are denominated as
Americans are natives of this country
and, as a rule, are harder than either
European or Japanese varieties, says the
Fruit Journal. The American sorts are
subdivided into several classes, but no
classification is attempted here. Because
of reliability most Of them may De safely
planted. but they are less salable than the
European varieties. hence as an orchard
venture, the planting of American sorts
could be easily overdone.
Successful orchard culture of pluIns
must in the future, depend very largely
upon the selection of the best varieties
for market. AS a rule there must be
those bearing the largest and most snowy
fruit, and must be so selected as to cover
as long period or ripening as possible
All of rose named, and many more, have
been grown at the Ohio experiment sta
ton, but the conclusion drawn are not
merely from the station tests, but from
observations elsewhere as well.
German Prune-A reliable variety, es-
pecially valuable for market. Fruit me-
dunn TO large; dark purple; of good quail
d
weak grower and succeeds better If top
worked on some free growing sort.
Ponds Seedling-Fruit large to very
large, of medium quality; bright red; tree
vigorous and prolific, but fruit inclined to
rot. Not regarded as a very profitable
market sort and not high enough in quail
ity for dessert. Season late
Grand Duke-A very fine, large, late
variety; dark blue in color and very at
tractive in appearance. A slow grower
and ought to be grated on some other Wig
orous hardy variety.
Lombard-An old standby. Reliable and
valuable, although considerably inclined
to rot. Med um size; coppery red; fair
quality. Inclined to overbear and needs
close pruning.
Bradshaw-Tree a fine grower and pro-
life, but rather long in coming into
bearing. Fruit large, purple and of good
quality. The earliest of the large sorts and
one of the best for all purposes.
+ Wolf-One of the best of American va
rieties. but inclined to overbear. The
trees begin bearing early and need close
pruning to thin the fruit.
Spaulding-A yellowish green plum of
excellent quality. Choice for home use
but may not be sufficiently prolific for
market. The claim OF the introducer that
it is curculio proof is unfounded.
Yellow Egg-A fine, large yellow plum
quality. Season, medium to late. Inclin-
ed to rot on the tree.
Goes Golden Drop-A large, late ripen-
ing, yellow variety. Tree a slow grower
and should be top worked on some free
growing sort.
Tatge-Said to be very hardy but can
hardly be distinguished from the LON
bard
but excellent for culinary purposes.
American Eagle-One of the best of the
American sorts because of large size and
good quality.
Imperial Gage-A greenish yellow plum
OF the best quality. Especially desirable
for the home garden.
Richland-A reliable midsummer varie-
ty, but too small for market purposes
Missouri Green Gage-A greenish vel
low plum, similar to Green Gage, but a
little larger OF the very choicest quail
ity. Season, med UNI to late
Refine Claude de Bavay-Greenish vel
low; late in ripening. of the best quality
and very prolific. One of the best either
for home use or market.
Arch Duke-A large dark purple. late
ripening sort and very promising but not
fully tested.
Reed-A wonderfully prolific American
variety Fruit of medium size, bright
scarlet; very beautiful and with very
much Of the Damson flavor when cooked
Very ornamental in foliage, flower and
fruit.
Golden Beauty-A very pretty yellow
fruited American sort. Suitable for cam
ming.
Prairie Flower-A medium to large
American sort of good quality with but
little astringepcy. Does not drop as badly
as some varieties of this class and APP
pears to be very promising.
Hawkeye-One of the largest and b. st
of the American varieties, but with rather
too much astringency next to skin and
stone.
Forest Rose Improved-A nttlk later and
larger than Forest Rose and more attrac-
tive In color as we'll
Chabot-One of the best Of the Japanese
varieties. Medium to large yellow nearly
covered with scarlet and of good quality
Later, harder and less incliued to rot tina n
Burbank.
Bailey-Appears to be much like Chabot,
but as we have 1t IL seems 10 be harder
Coda prolific and early bearer; fruit
a clear yellow, partly overspread with
red; medium to large, but not of first rate
quality.
Lincoln-Fruit large TO very large, cop
| perry red and of good quality. Valuable
for home use or market, but slow In
growth and should be worked on some
other variety
Red June-one of the hardest and best
of the Japanese sorts. Especially valua-
bic because of earliness.
Abundance-Tree upright In growth and
prolific; fruit medium to large and of ex-
cellent quality Desirable.
Burbank-Tree a vigorous grower; very
prolific and begins bearing when very
young. Fruit medium to large. snowy and
of good quality. but much inclined to rot.
Guei-A reliable dark purple variety.
Although much inclined to rot ii should
be included in the list Of profitable or
chard sorts.
Moore's Arctic-Rather too small for
market but the fact that II is harder
than most other varieties of It's class
makes its valuable
Wild Goose-On account OF earliness,
great prolifcacy and extreme hardness
this must be ranked as a valuable variety
Plums and Poultry-There is no better
partnership for either poultry growing or
fruit culture than plums aud poultry An
acre to >plum trees Is of Itself worth