262 PENNYP ACKER— ON THE BEACH PLUM 



Buds Alternate, conical shaped, sharp pointed, brown to gray, 



covered with numerous triangular scales, puberulous along 

 the margins; covered with a silvery gray epidermis which 

 is shed in the early spring. 



Flower buds lateral, more precocious in early spring, chest- 

 nut brown, rather abundantly scattered along the twigs, 

 frequently compounded with a single leaf bud. 

 Leaf buds smaller, more pointed, dark gray and terminal, 

 bursting after the bush is in full bloom. 



Leaf Scar Crescent shaped, with three small inconspicuous fibro- 

 vascular bundle scars. 



Leaf Ovate to obovate, alternate, 3.5 cms. wide 6.8 cms. long, 



petiole .8 cms. long and finely pubescent; acute, finely 

 and sharply serrate with small dark brown glandular tipped 

 teeth, rounded and biglandular at the base with two dark 

 brown stalked glands; pubescent along the midrib and 

 slightly along the leading veins on the upper surface, while 

 on the lower surface pubescent only along the midrib; 

 stipules lobed, glandular serrate, and early deciduous. At 

 maturity thick and firm, dark green above, paler below. 



Flower Appearing May 1 to 15 before the leaves, 15 to 20 mm. 



broad on pubescent pedicels 15 mm. in length, usually in 

 3 or 4 flowered umbels, sepals ovate, rounded at the apex, 

 green pubescent, cayx tube campanulate, 2 mm. deep, 

 glabrous on the inner surface, pubescent on the outer; 

 petals white, rounded at the apex, contracted at the base 

 into short claws; stamens 30, from 8 to 12 mm. long, gla- 

 brous, inserted on the calyx tube, style 15 mm. long, gla- 

 brous, with a truncate stigma, carpels simple, ellipsoid, 

 glabrous. 



Fruit Ripening August 10 to 30, of a deep yellow color developing 



a pinkish tinge when fully mature, spherical to slightly 

 flattened at the blossom end 17 x 16 mm. covered with a 

 light waxen bloom, flecked with numerous light colored 

 spots; weight 2.7 to 3.25 grams, flesh of a watery yellow 

 color, pulp decidedly free from the stone, sweet and pleas- 

 ant, tannin layer slight, much less than in the preceeding 

 varieties, stone oval, slightly compressed, yellowish in 

 color, 10 mm. long and 9.5 x 7.5 mm. thick, weight .35 to 

 .45 grams, slightly ridged on the ventral, slightly grooved 

 on the dorsal suture. 



