Japanese Plums. 49 



Chabot Blood. 



"A novel and remarkable addition to our fruits. The size is 

 medium, stem very short, and of a brick red or cinnabar color ; 

 flesh firm, fine brick red color; very juicy and sweet, and with a 

 peculiar aromatic flavor." — Catalogue California Nursery Co.^ 

 Fourth Edition {recent : no date). 



Chase {E. G. Chase Co., Catalogue, 1893). Fig. 6. 

 Hattonkin, of some. 

 Yellow Japan, of some. 



Medium to large, heart-shaped ; under-color yellow (like Abun- 

 dance), deeply overlaid with dull red and showing many golden 

 dots, finally becoming uniformly dull red all over ; bloom thick ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, rather juicy, sweet and good ; skin rather tough ; 

 cling. The coloring is that of the Burbank, but the plum is more 

 pointed and it is two or three weeks later, ripening in this latitude 

 the first or second week in September. 



This very excellent plum was bought by the Chases for Abun- 

 dance, but is about a month later than that variety. It is of the 

 Chabot type and may not be distinct (see remarks under Bailey). 

 The tree is a strong upright-spreading grower, and productive. It 

 is considerably disseminated in New York under the name of 

 Yellow Japan, although it is a red plum. Chase Co. speaks of the 

 tree as "a good grower" and blooming "two weeks later than 

 Abundance, thus escaping the spring frosts." 



Delaware {Burhank, Catalogue, 1893). 

 "Roundish, conical, medium in size, purplish bronze in color 

 with a white bloom ; flesh wine-color, juicy, combining many 

 flavors. Trees semi-dwarf, very productive. Catalogued amongst 

 Luther Burbank's novelties, 1893. Said to be a cross of Satsuma 

 and Kelsey." — Bidletin 62. 



Douglas {R. H. Price, Bull. 32, Texas Exj). Sta., jp. 488, 1894). 

 Munson, of Bailey, Bull. 62, p. 27. 

 Hytankayo, of "Whitaker. 

 Hattankio, of some. 

 " Size rather large, conical, yellow with purple tinge ; skin tough ; 

 flesh firm, fiavor very good. Tree upright vigorous grower, 

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