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Americana plum with as tender a skin as the European, of good flavour and having a 

 free stone. The nearest approach to this is the Welcome plum, originated at the Cent- 

 ral Experimental Farm, and described in the report for 1903. Stones of this have been 

 planted in the hope of getting an improvement in the next generation, 



Togo (seedling of Red June). — Form roundish, somewhat heart-shaped; size 

 above medium; cavity narrow, medium depth, abrupt; suture an indistinct, some- 

 times distinct, line, no depression; apex slightly flattened; colour deep red ; dots 

 numerous, small, indistinct; bloom moderate, bluish; skin moderately thick, tough; 

 flesh yellow, firm, juicy; stone medium size, oval, slightly flattened, cling; sweet, acid 

 next skin ; quality good. A promising plum. Larger than Red June and better in 

 quality. Handsome. Xamed Togo August 31, 1904, in honour of Aim.rai Tcgc. 

 Triflora group. 



Oyama (Bot^n seedling). — Form roundish to broad oval ; size medium ; cavity 

 narrow, medium depth, abrupt; suture a distinct line, not depressed; apex rounded; 

 colour deep red all over; dots obscure; bloom thin, pale bluish; skin moderately 

 thick, moderately tender, bitter; flesh yellow, firm, juicy; stone small, oval, cling; 

 sweet, not of rich flavour; quality, medium to above medium. Not specially promis- 

 ing. September 12, 1901. May be useful on account of hardiness of fruit buds, 

 Triflora group, 



Gloria (Wolf seedling).— ^Form oval to oblong, somewhat flattened; size large; 

 cavity narrow, shallow, abrupt; suture a distinct line; apex rounded; colour imiform- 

 ly bright red all over, or yellow mottled with red; dots few, yellow, small, distinct; 

 bloom thin, bluish; skin thick, tough; flesh deep yellow, juicy; stone large, almost or 

 quite free, oblong, considerably flattened; sweet; quality good. Owing to its large size 

 and the almost freeness of stone, this is a promising variety. Americana group. 



Swift (De Soto seedling). — Form broad oval, much flattened ; size large ; cavity 

 narrow, shallow; suture merely an indistinct line; apex slightly flattened; colour yellow, 

 mottled and washed with deep red; dots obscure; bloom slight; skin thick, m'-.clcrately 

 tough; flesh rather pale yellow, juicy; stone above medium, oval, semi-cling, aim st 

 free; flavour sweet, pleasant. A good plum and worth propagating. Americana gr^up. 



Fitzroy (Rollingstone seedling). — Form roundish, slightly heart-shaped, flattened; 

 size above medium to large; cavity narrow, shallow, abrupt; suture a distinct line, no 

 depression; apex rounded; colour yellow, well washed with deep red; dots numor,>us, 

 small, yellow, distinct; bloom moderate; skin thick, moderately tender; flesh rat^'cr 

 pale, yellow, juicy; stone above medium size, flattened, roundish to oval, practicall.y 

 free; sweet; quality good. A good plum, but cracks some, which may be against it. 

 Freeness of stone a good point. Americana group. 



Admiral Schley. — Form roundish; size very large; cavity narrow, shallow; suture 

 a distinct line; apex rounded; colour yellow, well washed with deep bronzy red; dots 

 numerous, small, yellow, distinct; bloom thin, bluish; skin moderately thick, tough; 

 flesh deep yellow, juicy; stone large, oval, flat, cling; sweet, of a rich flavour; quality 

 very good. One of the best Americana plums yet tested. An improvement over 

 Hawkeye. Americana group. 



Bomberger. — Form roundish to broad oval; size very large; cavity shallow, nar- 

 row; suture a distinct line; apex rounded; colour yellow, more or less covered with 

 deep lively red; dots few, small, yellow, distinct; bloom medium; skin thick, tough; 

 flesh deep yellow, juicy; stone medium size, oval, flat; sweet and rich; quality very 

 good. A very handsome plum. More attractive than Hawkeye. Promising. Ameri- 

 cana group. 



