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Maqiioketa. — Fruit medium size, round, oblong; skin tough, dark red, 

 purple bloom; stone clinging, short, pointed, rough; leaves large, smooth, 

 dark green, stalks glandless; stem short, stout, in a very shallow cavity; 

 suture prominent, dividing the plum into halves; season late, the fruit col- 

 ors early but is a long while in maturing. A poor variety. 



Marianna. — Fruit small to medium, round; skin thin, bright red speckled 

 with white; flesh soft, juicy, flavor mildly acid, insipid, poor; stone cling- 

 ing, rough; trees much branched with long slender twigs; leaves oblong 

 lanceolate, small, finely serrate, dark green; season early, last of July and 

 first of August. Of little value. 



Miner. — Fruit large, round, oblong; dark red skin, mottled, thick and 

 tough; flesh firm, sweet, quality good; stone clinging, round, smooth; 

 leaves large, serrate, stalks glandless; trees vigorous and prolific; season 

 medium. An old and popular variety. Miner and Clinton are almost iden- 

 tical, differing only in foliage. 



Moreman. — Fruit small, round; skin thick, dark cherry red with a yel- 

 lowish tinge opposite the sun; flesh firm with a pleasant acid flavor; stone 

 small, circular, a little pointed; leaves rather large, ovate with a long point, 

 serrate, dull green, stalks glandless; trees thrifty, vigorous, and quite free 

 from fungous diseases; season late, fruits not ripening at the same time. 



Newman. — Fruit medium to large, round, somewhat oblong, inclined 

 to be irregular; skin thin, light bright red, without bloom, dotted with 

 spots near the apex, and with a yellow cheek opposite the sun; stem short 

 and slender, cavity small; suture a bright red line; flesh firm, juicy, 

 fibrous, adhering to a small, flat, rough stone; flavor acid, pleasant; 

 trees thrifty, large, round topped, foliage good; leaves large, oblong- ovate, 

 acuminate, finely serrate; season medium. The best variety of the Chicka- 

 saw plums. 



Pottawattamie. — Fruit medium to large; skin thin, bright red with yel- 

 low streaks running partly around the fruit; stem long and slender; flesh 

 firm, juicy, quality fair; cavity small, suture a red line; leaves conduplicate 

 or trough-like, oblong lanceolate, small; stone, large, broad, rough: growth 

 slender, spreading, zigzag; tree very vigorous, prolific; season early, 

 August. 



Purple Yosemite. — Fruit medium to large, round; skin thick, bitter, 

 tough, dark red or purple, covered with bloom; flesh firm, yellowish, stringy ; 

 flavor acid, good; stone large, flat, smooth, inclined to be free; leaves large, 

 ovate, smooth, dull in color; growth upright, strong, spreading into stiff 

 branches; trees productive; season, August. 



Rollingstone. — Fruit large, round, somewhat flattened at the ends; skin 

 tough, pinkish purple, mottled; flesh firm, sweet, good; stone clinging, 

 circular, flat, smooth; leaves large, serrate, smooth, stalk slender, glandular; 

 cavity broad, shallow, suture a line; trees very vigorous and prolific; season 

 early or medium, being about that of De Soto. 



Robinson. — Fruit medium size, round, oblong; skin thin, dull red with 

 yellow blotches opposite the sun; flesh firm, juicy, reddish, quality good; 

 stem short, slender, set in an abrupt narrow cavity; leaves small, oblong 

 lanceolate, stalk short; trees spreading, not branching so much and 

 shoots not so zigzag as in the typical Chickasaw, very prolific; season, 

 August and early September. 



Yellow Yosemite. — Only a shade of difference between this and Purple 

 Yosemite, the color being some lighter than that plum with a quite decided 

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