150 Bulletin 175. 



overlaid with splashes, streaks and dots of red, giving a more or less 

 marble appearance, but becoming more or less nniformlj dense red 

 on the cheek ; flesh lirm and meaty, yellow, sweet and rich, cling, 

 the skin not sour nor unusually tough. The Burbank ripened very 

 unevenly with us this year, some of the trees maturing their fruit 

 only three or four days later than Abundance, whilst others were 

 ten to eighteen days later. In 1895, as compared with Abundance 

 on our grounds, it was a week later ; in 1896, it was from one to 

 two weeks later ; in 1897, it was from two to three weeks later. 

 The tree is an exceedingly spreading flat-topped grower and needs 

 strong heading-in to keep it in shape. When well thinned, the fruit is 

 large and of excellent quality, perhaps as good as any of the Japan- 

 ese plums. It is also a good keeper. It usually colors up on the 

 tree some days before it is ripe. Occasional trees ripen their fruit 

 before the main crop of Abundance is ripe. In many cases, the 

 fruit does not become soft and edible, even when apparently full 

 ripe. Heretofoi'e, w^e have regarded Burbank as the best all-around 

 Japanese plum, but we are now inclined to give that place to 

 Abundance. 



The "Wassu, from Normand, was indistinguishable from Burbank 

 in habit of tree and character of fruit in 1897 and 1898. This year 

 a part of the fruit on our tree of Wassu ripened a week ahead of the 

 main crop of Burbank, but some of the fruits were as late as the 

 main crop of Burbank. We believe that it is the same thing as the 

 Burbank. 



13. Geokgeson. — Fig. 35. 



White Kelseij. Yeddo. Mikado. 



Fruit medium or becoming medium to large when well thinned, 

 round or round-flattened in form, usually without a point, the suture 

 distinct ; color deep bright yellow with a heavy whitish bloom ; 

 flesh firm and solid, golden yellow, of fairly good quality, cling. 

 Kipe this year the middle of August and nearly all gone by the time 

 the latest trees of Burbank were ready for eating. In 1897, the 

 same trees ripened their fruit from the middle to the 20th of Septem- 

 ber. The tree is a sprawling and forking grower, intermediate in 

 character between the Abundance and Burbank. The fruit is a 



