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Show .'B'ilSDY JAPANESE PLU )l 1 Plums of the Japanese variety are t pojjuJai; with most growers, particularly partic-ularly In the east, because thej arc hardy and come on early. Manj of ' thce varieties are the earliest In tho market, and ns they are alv avs of good color, cither cherry reds or light ello.ws. they sell readily and bring good prices. They will grow well on almost any I kind of decent soil, and do not need to bo. particularly coddled, although they should have all the care that any good fruit-tree deserves-. Mr and ?.Irs- Fullerton. of the Long Island Railroad Experiment Farm. M.edford. N. Y., have a number of those plum trees. These trees wero planted four years ( ago In sofj, from which plno scrub had I been grubbed only a few weeks be- ' , 'lore. Tho trees are bearing well and tshovy flno color nnd great vigor. The Japanese plum differs from tho domestic varieties In that its leaves aro longer, thinner, and smoother, and it has a greater tendency to produce lateral fruit-buds on the annual .growth. Its- fruit Is mostly short, iroupd and plump. The Japanese plnin Is'les-s liable to Injury from ciircullo and black-knot tha.n the domestic variety. Mr. Fullerton Ful-lerton says that up to this tfmo his trees have shown no signs of disease or attack from insects of any kind. Jnrjniicso Plum from Four-Year-Old Trees. |