. Catalogue of grape vines and nursery stock. Nursery stock New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Viticulture Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Grapes Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 16 Lewis Roesce, Nurseryman. PLUMS. See Price List on Page 30. Plums do best on strong, rich soil, containing considerable clay, or at least a clay sub-soil. If soil is light, plant trees budded on peach roots, and deep, to avoid the borer. The most successful plum growers cultivate thoroughly, fertilize and prune annually, and are ever on the watch for the black knot, which is promp
. Catalogue of grape vines and nursery stock. Nursery stock New York (State) Fredonia Catalogs; Viticulture Catalogs; Fruit-culture Catalogs; Grapes Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 16 Lewis Roesce, Nurseryman. PLUMS. See Price List on Page 30. Plums do best on strong, rich soil, containing considerable clay, or at least a clay sub-soil. If soil is light, plant trees budded on peach roots, and deep, to avoid the borer. The most successful plum growers cultivate thoroughly, fertilize and prune annually, and are ever on the watch for the black knot, which is promptly cut off and burned. The curculio is shaken oft daily into sheets and destroyed (for four weeks from the time the blossoms fall), or else the trees are treated to two or three applications of a very weak solution of Paris green by means of a force pump. The plum is particularly impatient of neglect, but is all the more liberal to the careful and painstaking cultivator. Plant fifteen feet apart each way. Oriental piiinjs. This class of plums have been introduced from Japan within a few years, and are remarkable for their great vigor, hardiness, productiveness, early bearing, freedom from black knot, and their curculio resisting ability. They are free from worms, although the curculio may have left his trade-mark all over them. The fruit is large, sweet and of excellent flavor and aroma, Pit small. Flesh thick, firm, and skin tough, making them good shippers. Very popular wherever tested. Abundance (Botan)—Very large and early,* aromatic flavor. One of the best and most pro- of a beautiful, bright cherry color. One of the fitable. Late August. finest and handsomest growers. Very hardy. Red june_(Red Negate)-A vigorous An early and abundant bearer. Middle of Aug. hardy, spreading tree and very prolific. Fruit medium to large, of a deep vermillion red, and very showy. Good, pleasant quality, slightly sub-acid Aug. 1st. Satsuma—Hardy, vigor- ous and productive. Fruit large, p
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