xii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER ^^^^ 



mestica plums; liHi. tlic cultivation of Domestiea plums iu 

 North America: !!•", j^^roups of plums; li)S. Prunus insititia 

 described; 1!H), Insititia distinjruislied from Domestiea plums; 

 200, habitat and history of Insititia plums; 201, cultural 

 status of the Insititias in America; 202, jji'oups of Insititia 

 plums; 20:?, botanical descri]>tion of the Myrobalan plum; 204, 

 distribution and use of Myrobalan plums; 205, botanical 

 descri]ition of the Japanese i)lum; 206, botanical differences 

 between Jaj^anese and other plums; 207, status of Japanese 

 plums in American ])omolof2:y; 20S, the botanical characters 

 of Simon's plum; 200, horticultural characters of Simon's 

 plum; 210, the botanical characters of P. americana; 211, 

 horticultural characters of Americana plums; 212, the woolly- 

 leaved American plum; 213, botanical characters of P. hor- 

 tulana; 214, pomolog-ical characters of Hortulana plums; 

 215, the Miner plums; 216, botanical description of P. niofra; 

 217, pomological characters of Ni«:ra plums; 218, botanical 

 characters of P. angustifolia ; 219, the Sand plum; 220, the 

 Variable plum; 221, botanical description of P. Munsoniana; 

 222, pomolog-ical characters of Munsoniana plums. Cherries 

 (key) : 223, Prunus Cerasus, the sour cherry, described; 224, 

 habitat and history of the sour cherry; 225, groups of cher- 

 ries; 226, Prunus avium, the sweet cherry, described; 227, 

 habitat and history of the sweet cherry ; 228, the sweet cherry 

 as a stock; 229, groups of sweet cherries; 230, hybrid cherries; 

 231, Prunus Mahaleb described ; 232, habitat of the ]\rahaleb 

 cherry; 233, pomological characters; 234, Prunus tomentosa 

 described ; 235, the Sand cherry described ; 236, Prunus Bes- 

 seyi described; 237, pomological characters of the Western 

 Sand cherry; 238, the Western Sand cherry a parent in 

 many hybrids. 



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239, The genus Yitis (key) ; 240, description blank for 

 grapes. Rotuxdifolia grapes: 241, Vitis rotundifolia de- 

 scribed; 242, habitat of the Rotundifolia grapes; 243, pomo- 

 logical characters of Rotundifolia grapes. Labrusca grapes : 

 244, the botanical characters of V. Labrusca; 245, the pomo- 

 logical characters of the Labrusca grapes; 246, classification 

 of Labrusca grapes. The Vulpixa grapes: 247, habitat and 

 botanical characters of V. vulpina; 248, pomological charac- 

 ters of Yulpina grapes. The ^^stivalis grapes : 249, habitat 

 and botanical characters of Y. aestivalis; 250, pomological 

 characters of ^stivalis grapes; 251, habitat and botanical 

 characters of Linsecomii grapes; 252, pomological characters 

 of Linsecomii grapes; 253, pomological and botanical charac- 

 ters of Bourquiniana grapes. The Yinifera grapes : 254, bo- 

 tanical characters of Y. vinifera; 255, history and habitat of 

 Yinifera grapes; 256, pomological characters of Yinifera 

 grapes. 



