. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. oils, while others of thisgroup prefer the rich, heavy soils. In trying to select a type tosuit the soil of any particular region it is well to consult the exper-iment station authorities in your state. Some varieties will domuch better than others in any locality. 228 CHERRIES AND PLUMS Location and Exposure.—Plums, like peaches, should be grownon the northern and eastern slopes to
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. oils, while others of thisgroup prefer the rich, heavy soils. In trying to select a type tosuit the soil of any particular region it is well to consult the exper-iment station authorities in your state. Some varieties will domuch better than others in any locality. 228 CHERRIES AND PLUMS Location and Exposure.—Plums, like peaches, should be grownon the northern and eastern slopes to help retard the blossomingseason and prevent danger from late spring frosts. If such exposurecannot be secured for the plum orchard it should at least be plantedwhere there is good air drainage, so that the cold air on frostynights in the spring will not kill the pistils of the blossoms at thecritical time. Types and Varieties.—Three main types of plums grown incultivation are (1) the Japanese group, including Burbank, Abun-dance, Satsuma and many others. This group is abundantlygrown in California as well as in all other sections of the countiy. (2) The domestica, or European plums, are represented by. Gig. 157.—Miner variety of American plum. A good red fruit, and the variety is used asstocks for American plums. (Iowa Station.) Lombard, Bradshaw, Yellow Egg, Green gage, Rheine Claud,Quackenboss and many others. Prunes and Damsons belong inthis group. This group of plums is more popular in the northernand eastern plum growing sections than in any others. (3) Plums of the American tj^pe are natives of America. Theyinclude the common wild plums and the improved varietal forms ofseveral species. In this group are usually grown such varieties asWild Goose, Wayland, Miner (Fig. 157), Golden Beauty (), Newman, Moreman, Lone Star, Caddo Chief, Milton (Fig. 159)and many others. The Apricot or Simon plum is so distinct in character that it isoften not classified as a plum
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