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87. Schley (Schley's Large Eed). — Rather large, round, red; 

 leaves mediuin, ovate or lance-ovate. Early to medium. Said to 

 have been introduced from Georgia by W. K, Nelson. Much like 

 Roulette except in foliage. Possibly Prunus hortulana. A very 

 spreading and straggling grower. C. 



88. Strawberry. — We are groT^dng but have not fruited a plum 

 under this name, which appears to have been recently introduced. 

 I know nothing of its history. C. 



Warren. — See Newman. 



89. Wooten. — Large, round-oblong, yellow with red markings; 

 lea"\^es medium, oblong-lanceolate. Medium to late. Found wild 

 in central Texas (Colorado river), and introduced by A. M. Ramsey. 

 "Ver}^ sure and prolific." — Munson. Ripe from early to middle 

 July in northern Texas. Possibly P. hortulana. 



90. Yellow Transparent. — Rather large, oblong, lemon yellow; 

 leaves rather small, oblong-lanceolate. Early. Originated in 

 northern Texas by J. L. Freeman. Selected from thousands of 

 varieties grown from wild seed. 



I have plants from Kansas under the name of " Kansas Dwarf 

 Cheny" which are e^ddently a bush-like form of this species. 

 They have not yet borne. 



The * Sand Plum," which is occasionally grown in Nebraska, 

 IS Prunus angustifolia, if I may judge from leaves sent me by Dr. 

 C. E. Besisey, of the University of Nebraska. Dr. Bessey writes 

 as follows of this plmn:* " Occasionally I hear of a ' Sand Plum,' 

 said to gi'ow in the southwestern and western parts of the State. 

 No authentic specimens have been seen, although I have in my 

 collection some twigs and leaves from plants cultivated uuder this 

 name, and thought, by the growers, to have been taken up from 

 wild patches in the State." It is not improbable that this Sand 

 Plum is the same as the Kansas Dwarf Cherry mentioned abova 



The Chickasaw group is paiticularly adapted to the southern 

 States, and it succeeds as far north as Maryland and Kentucky, 

 while some of the varieties are hardy in central New York. The 



* Second Report upon Native Trees and Shrubs of Nebraska, 18. 



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