s and
foliage are generally healthy and very hardy. This variety will be
planted very extensively just as soon as enough stock can be supplied to
fruit growers.

The Burbank crossed with Wolf, hybrid plums. There have been several of
these sent out to trial stations, and as premiums to members of the
Horticultural Society. I will mention them in order as to size of fruit.
No. 5, 12, 4, and 6 will measure 1-3/4 inch in diameter. Nos. 21, 10,
17, 9, and No. 1 are nearly as large. The kinds which have given best
all around satisfaction up to the present time, are Nos. 1, 6, 9, 10,
12, 17, 21 and 25. One or two years more trial should give us an idea
which ones will be worthy of general propagation.

There are also several varieties of Abundance and Wolf crosses which
have fruited for several years. The quality of the fruit of these
hybrids is probably somewhat better than the Burbank and Wolf hybrids,
but the fruit in most cases runs smaller. No. 35 is probably one of the
best; its fruit is about 1-1/2 inch in diameter, colors up all over
before it is ripe, and will stand shipping a long distance, as they can
be picked quite green and still are colored up all over. There are
several numbers equally, or nearly, as promising as No. 35.

Sand cherry X Satsuma plum No. 145 is in the same class as Sapa. The
color of the fruit is bluish black when ripe, the flesh purple, pit
small and nearly freestone; fruit ripens first part of August. This tree
is a strong grower and makes a large tree. We also have another plum,
Compass cherry X Climax, about the only variety which fruited this year.
The color of the skin is almost blue when fully ripe; the meat is green
and of a very pleasant flavor. The pit is small and clingstone; size of
fruit is about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. The tree is a strong, upright
grower. This variety has been propagated this summer. I will not try to
describe any more as there are some 2,000 hybrid plums on the place and
only a small per cent have fruited.

[Illustration: Ornamental Purple Leaf Plum, originated at State
Fruit-Breeding Farm.]

In grapes we have several varieties worthy of propagation, but I will
just mention two varieties. One is a red grape about the size of Wyoming
Red. The bunches are large and very compact; the season for ripening is
about with Moore's Early; the quality is good enough to make it a table
grape. The vine is just as hardy as Beta grape, of which it is a
seedling. It has