The Wild Goose is yet perhaps the most profitable of our native plums. Marianna is in no respect superior, and in my opinion, not as valuable; but it may be a valuable stock for better varieties, as it can be grown readily from cuttings. Deep Creek comes soon after the above, is not as large, but far superior in quality ; in fact, it is about the best. De Soto is nearly as large as Wild Goose, and much better in quality. It is an excellent variety. Louisa is one of the best, taking all things into account; large as Wild Goose, three weeks later, dark red and of extra fine quality. Golden Beauty is the latest of all plums, except the Damsons. It is about two-thirds the size of Wild Goose, immensely productive, round inform, and is beautiful, sweet and pleasant, but not high flavored. It should be picked from the tree before fully ripe. These are all I have fruited, except except one, the Bassett, a sweet little free-stone of no practical value.

As to profit I can not say much, as we have never sold many. When peaches fail they may be profitable, if people will eat and use the Wild Goose, which is perhaps the most profitable of all our natives. They rot under the trees by the bushel with us, as the price they bring will not warrant us boxing and shipping. The Lombard is my choice for profit.

I have the Caddo Chief, Shipper's Pride, Early Red from Texas, and Robinson, growing, but not yet fruited. I secured a crop of plums on all my bearing trees the past season by smoking the trees frequently with coal-tar and mouldy hay; the latter seems as good for the purpose as the first, and is easily used.

I am trying all the new natives as fast as they can be obtained. I graft on large native plum trees, and soon have them fruiting. - Samuel Miller, Missouri.

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The native plum is very promising. Some of the later acquisitions are of fine quality, with a quite tough skin. The markets here are well supplied with them in season, and they are of all shades of red and purple ; some have a heavy bloom, while others are entirely free from it. - S. B. Green, St. Anthony Park. Minn.