. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. FRUIT CULTURE. 277. .>-' low Egg, Lombard and Reine Claude will be found among-st the hardiest, notably the two first. Among the native plums, Wolf, De Soto, Hawk- eye and Rollingstotie may be recom- mended. These are very hardy, comparatively free from disease, and though small, are excellent for can- ning purpases. In the milder sec- tions the following list of the Euro- pean class are suggested for com- mercial purposes, in order of ripen- ing; Bnidshaw, large blue ; Imperial Gage, greenish-yellow; Washington
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. FRUIT CULTURE. 277. .>-' low Egg, Lombard and Reine Claude will be found among-st the hardiest, notably the two first. Among the native plums, Wolf, De Soto, Hawk- eye and Rollingstotie may be recom- mended. These are very hardy, comparatively free from disease, and though small, are excellent for can- ning purpases. In the milder sec- tions the following list of the Euro- pean class are suggested for com- mercial purposes, in order of ripen- ing; Bnidshaw, large blue ; Imperial Gage, greenish-yellow; Washington, large greenish-yellow ; SmitKs Or- leans, hXwo. \ Lombard; Yellow Egi^: German or Italian Prufie,blue; Relnc Claude, green ; Coe's Golden Dmp and English Damson. For the planter's own use, Hul- ings Superb and McLaughlin mav he- added, both plums of the gage kind, and of the highest quality. Other excellent sorts are Prince of Wales, Duanes Purple and Goliath. Lombard, the Diseases.—Monilia, or rot, is b\ far the most commonly grown plum, is probably worst thing to contend with in plum culture, over-planted. It is a vigorous grower, pro- It has been referred to under the peach, ductive and fairly hardy. On the other Thinning will tend to lessen it, as will sys- hand, it comes in at a bad time—mid-sea- tematic spraying with Bordeaux mixture. son—is very subject to rot and black-knot, When the plums are ripening, all specimens and is of poor quality. It needs good care showing rot should be gathered separately and thinning to do really well. The Japan- and destroyed. None should be left on the ese types are proving as hardy as many of tree, as the shrivelled plums that pass the the European class, but many of them are winter on the tree will undoubtedly carry of inferior quality. Abundance (see Fig. the spores of the fungus to the next year's 46a), Red fline and Burbank, are the ones crop. recommended here. The Abundance is an Black-knot is also a fungus, maturing its upr
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