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shrubby stalk, dividing into many branches, which are i^arnished 

 with smooth lance-shaped leaves, much smaller and narrower 

 than the first kind [P. Americana] ; a little waved on their edj^ets, 

 marked with very fine, slight, colored serratures, and of an equal, 

 shining green color, on both sides. The blossoius generally come 

 out very thick, and are succeeded by oval, )r often somrwiiat 

 egg-shaped fruit, with a very thin skin, ind £ofr, sweet pulp. 

 There are varieties of this with yellow and .crimson colored fruit. 

 These being natives of the souther-n States are somewhat 

 impatient of much cold." 



73. African. — Medium to rather large, round-oblong, daric red; 

 leaves small, short-oblong-lanceolate. Earl}^ t.> mediuui, C)rigi 

 nated under cultivation by Gr, Onderdonk, tS. Texas, and intro- 

 duced by him in 1870. G. 



74. Ai'kansas Lombard. — Medium, round or round-oblong, red; 

 leaves medium, ovate-oblong. Eaiiy to medium, ripening j\ist 

 before JSiewman. Arkansas. Said to have been introduced by 

 J. D. Morrow^ & Sons. 



75. Caddo Chief. — Medium or rather small, round, red; leaves 

 medium in size, short, ovate-oblong. Very eaily, ripening with 

 Early Richmond clierry. WUd from Caddo I'arlsh, Louii^iana^ 

 Introduced by Cr, W. Stoner. Blooms and ripens very eaily. In 

 northern Texas the fruit is ripe the middle of May. C. 



70, Coletta. — Medimn to lai'ge, round-oblong, light red; leaves 

 small, oblong-lanceolate. Tree somewhat thorny. Early or veiy 

 early. Originated under cultivation in southern Texas by G. 

 Onderdonk, who inti'oduced it in 1871, Kipens with Caddo 

 Chief. C. 



77. Early Red. — Medium, round, i-ed; leaves medium, oblong- 

 lanceolate. Eaily or very eai'ly. Origin southern Texas und»ir 

 cultivation by O. Onderdonk; introduced by hun in 1872. There is 

 a Russian plum (I'runus domestica), intioduced by Professor liudd, 

 known as Eaiiy Red. G. 



78. El Paso. — Medium, round, red; leaves medium, ovate-oblong. 

 Ripens during July and August in southei'n Texas. Originated and 

 introduced by Lee Beaty, Texaa 



