The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . cky, that ripen the last of is red, and in all respects like the Langsdon: the otlier only differs inbeing of a lemon-yellow color. Those who admire the Miner and Langs-don should get the tme Early Cherry and those two late varieties, whichwould extend their season to four months. There are one or more orchardsof the Langsdon Plum near Louisville, which are very profitable : all otherplums being out of season, they sell for eight to ten dollars per bushel inthat market, and will bear shipping to the most distant markets
The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . cky, that ripen the last of is red, and in all respects like the Langsdon: the otlier only differs inbeing of a lemon-yellow color. Those who admire the Miner and Langs-don should get the tme Early Cherry and those two late varieties, whichwould extend their season to four months. There are one or more orchardsof the Langsdon Plum near Louisville, which are very profitable : all otherplums being out of season, they sell for eight to ten dollars per bushel inthat market, and will bear shipping to the most distant markets. Iinprovcincnt of tJie Native Plum. 145 The Miner F/urn. — Ihis plum received its name from a Mr. Miner ofGrant County, Wis., who took the trees there from Illinois. I received mytrees from Wisconsin, but have not yet fruited them. I am indebted to agentlemen who has fruited them for the outlines of the fruit as repre-sented in the cut. The leaves and wood are drawn from the trees I has been some controversy as to whether it is a native or Judging from what I have seen of it, I am of opinion that it is a varietyof the Myrobalan or Cherry Plum, and a native. A correspondent of The American Agriculturist pronounces it a Cliickasaw. He is cer-tainly mistaken ; for it resembles it in no respect. The fruit is red, ofmedium size ; is very firm and hard; and has a thick skin, which the curculiofinds it difficult to penetrate. The leaves have on them two pairs of globoseglands, — one pair on the stem, and the other on the margin of the leaf, — 146 Itnprovemait of the Native Plum. a peculiarity not common to plums. In ripens in Southern Illinois in Sej>tember, in Wisconsin in October. Its season makes it desirable ; but, fromall I can learn, its quality is inferior. Muldraugh ^s-hill Pium. — This is a variety of the American or MoosePlum {P. Americana), found wild on Muldraughs Hill, in Hardin County,
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