Japanese Plums. 



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HuNN. — Figure iiS! 



i^Burbaiik No. i.) 



Early, ripening just after Red June — August 26 with us this 

 year — but keep- 

 ing until Sep- 

 tember 3. A 

 small plum, wilh 

 a slight point as 

 in Abundance, 

 deep claret red 

 with .many 

 minute golden 

 dots; flesh thin 

 and juicy, sweet 

 and of medium 

 quality ; cling. 

 Fruiting on 

 Lombard ; a})- 

 parently produc- 

 tive and of up- 

 right habit. It 

 may deserve a 

 place among the early plums 



118. — Himn. {Bicrbank No. I.) 



Louisiana. — Figure 119. 



iyNormand No. 15.) 



Tree a spreading and rather weak and slender grower, with foliage 

 and spray very strongly suggesting hybridity with the Wild Goose 

 type of plum. Plum green in color even when fully ripe, dotted with 

 light specks and marked with a faint and dull red blush in the sun ; 

 medium size ; pointed or heart-like ; flesh juicy and sweet at the 

 center while it is still hard and rind-like near the exterior ; fruits run- 

 ning very uneven in size and shape, some of the specimens on our 

 tree being much misshapen (see figure 119). A curious fruit, in some 

 respects suggesting Kelsey. Falls from the tree very early. Perfectly 

 hardy with us thus far. Mr. Normand says that it is a " seedling of 

 a Japanese crossed with a native plum." 



