. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. ,Pa., some twenty odd years, from a seed ofGreengage. The tree is enormously prolific anda vigorous grower. The specimens are of mediumsize, specimens having been raised to weigh fourounces. Give your opinion of the plum throughthe Gardeners Monthly. There is somethingin this plum. Further particulars if wanted. Some wise pomologist has written that he whonames another fruit without being able to showthat it is better than the thousands already exist-ing, is an enemy of mankind. As we have alwayshad a great fear of the enemy of mankind, we havenot b
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. ,Pa., some twenty odd years, from a seed ofGreengage. The tree is enormously prolific anda vigorous grower. The specimens are of mediumsize, specimens having been raised to weigh fourounces. Give your opinion of the plum throughthe Gardeners Monthly. There is somethingin this plum. Further particulars if wanted. Some wise pomologist has written that he whonames another fruit without being able to showthat it is better than the thousands already exist-ing, is an enemy of mankind. As we have alwayshad a great fear of the enemy of mankind, we havenot been over-anxious to have the GardenersMonthly often in the ranks of new Iruit the present instance we venture there, believingthis plum is a valuable addition to the list. Incomparing it with the first-class varieties to which . AND HORTICULTURIST. 47 it is related, one would look for Duanes Purple,Nectarine, the Purple Favorite or the Goliath, fromall of which it differs, either in size, form, quality,or season of It is very large: 2)4 o^- ^^ measuring 5>^inches in circumference. The form is roundishoval, with a very light suture, with the slender. differences of opinion as to whether it was or notwise to plant on old sites. Imperfect Fertilization.—Mr. Green ob-serves: Your say our correspondent wants theexact meaning of imperfect fertilization. The hon-est answer is, we dont know.* The truthis that with the experienced and learned whatwe do not know will outbalan ce what we doknow, regarding plant growth and plant T. V. Munson holds that the pollen of thegrape is attracted to adjacent blossoms by someunknown attraction. It must be likewise withother blossoms, for while the Crescent strawberryyields no fruit grow-n by itself under glass, it bearsa partial crop, planted in fields a long distancefrom any other variety. Whether it is desirablefor fruit growers to keep bees for fertili zing flowershas not been discussed to my knowledge
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