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3630. Eastern early wild plum. — The fruit of Prunus americana Marsh. Native 

 of the eastern and central United States. Collected by H. H. Rusby at 

 Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 



3631. Another specimen of the same. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Nashville, 

 Tennessee, August 20, 1913. 



3632. Wild yellow, or Canada, plum. — The fruit of Prunus nigra Ait. Native 



of northeastern North America and the Lake Region. Collected by H. H. 

 Rusby at Ulsterville, New York, September 5, 1896. 



3633. Another sample of the same. Collected by Ray Knight at MarlDoro, 



New Hampshire, August 29, 1919. 



3634. Chickasaw wild plum. — The fruit of Prunus angustifolia Marsh. Native 

 of the southeastern and south central United States. Collected by H. H. 

 Rusby at Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 



3635. Oregon wild plum. — The fruit of Prunus subcordata Benth. Native of 

 northern California and Oregon. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hornbrook, 

 California. 



3636. California wild red plum. — Another variety or form of the same, of the 

 same region. Same locality, date and collector. 



3637. Beach plum. — The fruit of Prunus maritima Wang. Native of the eastern 

 United States sea coast. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hyannis, Massa- 

 chusetts, September 7, 1912. 



3638. Green gage plum. — A choice cultivated variety of Prunus domestica L. 

 Native of Asia. Acquired at Redlands, California, August 24, 1909, by 

 H. H. Rusby. 



3639. Burbank sugar plum. — A cultivated variety of plum. Obtained at Redlands 

 California, by H. H. Rusby, August, 1909. 



3640. Copper plum. — A cultivated variety derived from Prunus triflora Roxb. 

 Native of Japan. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, of Marlboro, 

 New York. 



3641. Damson plum. — Another of the same, especially desirable for preserving. 

 Grown and presented by James A. Staples, of Marlboro, New York. 



3642. Plum jam. — Presented by F. H. Leggett & Company, of New York. 



3643. Sloe. Black-thorn. — The fruit of Prunus spinosa L. Native of Europe. 

 Fruit mostly used for distilling an alcoholic liquor. From the New York 

 market. 



3644. Apricot. — The fruit of Prunus armeniaca L. Native of Asia and widely 

 cultivated. 



3645. Wild red, or bird, cherry. — The fruit of Prunus ■pennsylvanica L.f. Native of 



eastern and central North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Marlboro, 

 New Hampshire, July 19, 1919. 



3646. White oxheart cherry. — A favorite cultivated variety of Prunus Avium L. 



Native of Europe and cultivated in many forms. This specimen shows 

 some black fruits, due to the influence of the black cherry stock in which the 

 white variety was grafted. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, of Marl- 

 boro, New York. 



3647. Black Tartarian cherry. — Another cultivated variety of the same. Same 

 donor. 



3648. Yellow Spanish cherry. — Another cultivated variety, of the Duke type. 



Grown by H. H. Rusby, at Newark, New Jersey, June, 1920. 



