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slightly astringent next the skin, adheres to the pit, which is nearly round; 

 quality 4, This as well as the entire list of native plums, is only desirable 

 where the domestica varieties prove unsuccessful. 



Maru, ripe August 21 ; size 2 to 3; form round, slightly elongated, tapering 

 to the apex, suture scarcely perceptible; color dark brownish or purplish 

 red; flesh pale amber or orange yellow, tender, very juicy, adhering to the 

 pit, which is small, plump, nearly round; quality about 3. 



Merunka, ripe August 14; form roundish, egg-shape; color dark purple, 

 bloom bluish; flesh pale amber, mild, pleasant. 



Miner, ripe e. September b. October; size 4 to 5; form round, remotely 

 ovate; stem slender, three fourths inch, set in a narrow, regular cavity, 

 suture scarcely perceptible; color dark purplish red, with many minute 

 yellowish gray specks, bloom slight, whitish; flesh pale amber, juicy, mild, 

 adheres to the pit, which is small, roundish, oval; unproductive at the 

 north, apparently on account of defective fertilization of the blossoms. 



Moldavka, ripe August 1 to 4; size 12; form egg-shape, stem rather long, 

 stout; color light yellow, bloom plentiful, whitish; flesh light orange, rich, 

 adherent at one edge only. 



Naples (Beauty of), ripe September 4; size 3; form roundish, one side 

 slightly enlarged, suture very slight; stem one half inch, set in a narrow, 

 regular cavity; color purple, with a slight, bluish white bloom, and num- 

 erous yellow specks; flesh yellowish amber, tender, juicy, sweet, adheres 

 partially to the pit at one edge; quality 3; a very productive market 

 plum. 



Niagara, ripe September 3; size 2 to 3; form oblong, oval, suture scarcely 

 perceptible; color dark purple, bloom slight, bluish white; flesh pale amber, 

 sweet, moderately juicy, parts freely from the pit; quality 3; market. 



Prairie (Flower), ripe e. September, b. October; size 4 to 5; form roundish, 

 tapering slightly toward the apex; stem slender, three fourths inch, set in a 

 narrow, regular cavity, suture very slight; color dark purplish red, with 

 numerous small, yellowish specks, bloom very slight; flesh light yellowish 

 amber, moderately juicy, sweet, pleasant, adheres to the small, roundish, 

 ovate pit; quality 5. 



Robinson, ripe e. August, b, September; size 4; form round, suture a 

 mere line, often none; color dark red, with numerous light, yellowish 

 specks; flesh yellowish amber, tender, juicy, adhering to the small, plump, 

 roundish pit; quality 4. A vigorous and productive tree, the most desir- 

 able of the western native plums yet fruited here. 



Saratoga, ripe September 28; size 2; form oval; color dark brownish red, 

 with a few whitish specks, bloom thin, bluish white; flesh pale amber, 

 separating freely from the rather large, oval, pointed pit. 



Orel 20, ripe August 27; size 3; form oval, or roundish cylindrical; stem 

 slender, three eighths inch; color black; bloom bluish white; flesh pale 

 greenish white, firm, lacking juice and flavor; pit oval, pointed, partially 

 adherent; quality 5; of little apparent value. 



Washington (trees received as Bradshaw), ripe m. October; size 1+; 

 form roundish oval; stem one half inch, in a shallow cavity, suture very 

 slight; color greenish yellow, slightly marbled, with spots of red next the 

 sun, bloom slight, whitish; flesh yellow, very firm, sweet, luscious, free; 

 quality 2; tree vigorous and productive; but fruit often decays on the tree 

 before ripening, for which spraying is like to prove a remedy. 



