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Bulletin 62. 



16. Kelsey. — Very large (2-3 in. diam.) and long-pointed, 

 tapering gradually from a heart-shaped base, usually somewhat 

 lop-sided, with a deep furrow-like suture ; color bright red -purple 



Kelsey. Three-fourths natural size. 

 on a yellow ground, more or less marked with dots, very showy ; 

 flesh light yellow and rather firm, rich and pleasant in flavor, free 

 or only slighth^ clinging to the small stone, more or less hollow. 

 The first Japanese plum introduced into this country ( see page 

 3), but it did not attract much attention outside of California 

 until about ten years ago. It was figured by Mr. Van Deman in 

 Dept. of Agr. Rept. for 1886, plate X, and again (colored) in 

 Report for 1887, plate I ; also in Wickson's California Fruits, p. 

 351. Its behavior is not uniform in different years. F. M. Ram- 

 sey, of Lampasas, Texas, writes me that in 1888, his Kelsey 

 ripened in September, in 1889 in July, and in 1890 in June. L,. 

 A. Berckmans, Georgia, says* that in 1887 the Kelsey did not 

 mature until October ist; in 1889 it ripened in July ; in, 1890 it 

 ' ' began to ripen the latter part of July and continued for eight 

 weeks," and on October ist perfectly green specimens were on the 

 trees. I shall expect to learn that under some conditions the tree 



*Proc. 14th meeting, Ga. Hort. Soc. (1889) 52. 



