40 Bulletin 139. 



Chase : see Chabot. 



Douglas : see title-page illustration. 

 [Sweet Botan of some. Hattajikio of some.) 



This is the plum which I called Munson in Bulletin 62, but which 

 Price renamed Douglas (Bull, 32, Texas Flxp. Sta.) because there 

 was already a Munson, one of the natives, upon the lists. The fruit 

 is medium to l^rge, oblong, deep dark purple ; flesh firm, quality 

 good ; freestone, or very nearly so. Tree upright and vigorous, 

 making a rather close, round head. Ripened with us this year a 

 week ahead of Abundance. Looks like a promising early plum. 



Earliest of All. 

 {Yosehe of Bulletin 106.) 



We shall drop the name Yosebe (which see) and take up Stark 

 Bros.' name. Earliest of All, for the variety which we illustrated in 

 figure 13, Bulletin 106. It is a strongly marked type, both in tree 

 and fruit, and ripens here late in July. The description under Yosebe, 

 in Bulletin 106, is characteristic. Fruit falls from the stem as soon as 

 ripe, and can be gathered by shaking the plums onto sheets, or into a 

 curculio catcher. No doubt useful for very early, but quality poor 

 with us. 



Engre. 



Ripens with Earliest of All, but a half larger and (juality distinctly 

 better. Fruit flattened at both ends, the cavity broad and deep; 

 color dark- red, with many minute white specks, and a delicate bloom. 

 Promising for very early. 



Georgeson. — Figure 115. 



Most of the plums passing as Hattankio belong here. It seems 

 to be the only clear yellow Japanese plum knovv'n in this rotate, 

 except Ogon. It assumes various forms. In Bulletin 106 we showed 



