Japanese Plums. 53 



Heikes {Bailey^ Cornell Bulletin 62, j?. 23, 1894), 

 Burbank No. 4. 

 Much like Late Blood, but rather more flattened on the ends, or 

 oblate, mostly darker in color, the flesh acid. Little known. 



Named for W. F. Ileikes, of the Huntsville Nurseries, Hunts- 

 ville, Ala. 



HoUSMOMO. 



Name inserted in "Special Circular" (1895-6) by J. L. Nor- 



mand, without note or comment. (Misprint for Honsmomo? See 



Blood No. 4). 



HoYo Smomo. 



Apparently identical with Bailey, which see. 

 Hytankato : See Douglas. 



Juicy {Burhanl'^ Catalogue^ 1893). 

 Cross of Robinson (a Chickasaw plum) and Kelsey. 



Kelsey ( W. P. Ilmnmon c& Co., OaMand, Col.). 



. Yer}^ large (2-3 in. diam.) and long-pointed, tapering gradually 

 from a heart-shaped base, usually somewhat lop-sided, with a deep 

 furrow-shaped suture ; color, bright red-purple 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 slightly cling- 

 ing to the small stone, more or less hollow above the pit. 



The first Japanese plum introduced into this country, but it did 

 not attract much attention outside of California, until ten or twelve 

 years ago. It was figured, by Mr. Yan Deman in Department of 

 Agriculture Report for 1886, plate X., and again (colored) in report 

 for 1887, plate I. ; in Wickson's California Fruits, p. 351 ; and in 

 my Bulletin 62. Its behavior is not uniform in different years. 

 F. M. Ramsay, of Lampasas, Texas, writes me that in 1888 his 

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

 L. A. Berckraans, Georgia, says* that in 1S87 the Kelsey did not 

 mature until October 1; 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 1 perfectly green specimens were on the 

 trees. It has a more or less prolonged indefinite season of bloom, 



*Proc. 14th meeting, Ga. Hort. Soc. (18S9) 52. 



