464 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Horse. Species? i. Knoop Fmctologie 62. 1771. 2. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831. 

 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:87. 1832. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 263. 1832. 5. Downing 

 Fr. Trees Am. T,oi. 1845. 6. Floy-Lindley 6"M«i^ Orc/i. Card. 303. 1846. 7. F/. 

 Sto. An. Rpt. 13:335- 1899. 



Early Damson 3. Horse Plum 3, 4. 7m/j Horse Plum 2. Large Early Damson 3. 

 Large Early Damson 5. Large Sweet Damson 4. Prune de Clieval i. Ros-pruim 

 Double I. Stweei Damson 3, 5. 



Plums from at least two and possibly three species are known as the "Horse Plum." 

 In New York the Horse Plum used by nurserymen as a stock is undoubtedly Prunus 

 cerasifera. The plum referred to by Waugh, in the preceding reference, is a variety 

 of Prunus domestica. It is difficult to determine the species referred to by the older 

 writers, but from the frequency with which the word Damson appears as a synonym, 

 it would seem that some at least had in mind Prunus insititia. 



The Horse plum brought into this country by the early Dutch or French settlers, 

 propagated by seedlings or suckers was probably an Insititia. During the first half of the 

 last century, this plum was extensively raised in this State and large quantities were 

 sold in the New York market. It is described as follows: — 



Fruit of medium size, oval ; suture distinct; reddish-purple; flesh greenish, firm, 

 sweet, dry; poor; usually freestone; mid-season. 

 Horse Jag. Domestica. 1. Land. Hort Soc. Cat. 1^?,. 1831. 2. Afag. /for/. 9:164. 1843. 



Horse Gage 1,2. 



Fruit small, round or slightly oval, red; stone clinging; mid-season. 

 Hoskins. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bui. 63:42. 1897. 2. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. no. 

 1899. 3. la. Sta. Bui. 46:275. 1900. 



Originated by a Mr. Hoskins of Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, Iowa; and intro- 

 duced by J. Wragg and Sons, Waukee, Iowa, in 1899. Tree productive; fruit of medium 

 size, yellow; skin thin, tough; freestone; mid-season. 



Houston County. Species? Mentioned in Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:79. 1S92. 

 How Amber. Domestica. i. Mag. Hort. 12:398, 399 fig. 1846. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 

 419. 1854. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 384. 1S57. 



How's Amber i, 2, 3. 



A seedling selected from several hundred brought from New Hampshire and grown 

 by Hall J. How of South Boston in 1838. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit of medium 

 size, round; suture shallow; amber, spotted and mottled with rose; flesh coarsely 

 veined, yellow, melting, juicy, rich; good; clingstone; mid-season. 

 Howard. Domestica. i. Cultivator 1:316. 1853. 2. Ibid. 3:20. 1855. 3. Mas Pom. 

 Gen. 2:185. 1873. 



Howard's Favorite i, 2. Howard's Favorite 3. Favorite d'Howard 3. 



A seedling of unknown parentage produced by Elisha Dorr, Albany, New York. 

 Fruit large, necked, yellow, dotted and shaded with carmine; stem verj' adherent; 

 skin thick; flesh coarse, sweet, rich; clingstone; mid-season. 



Howe. Triflora X ? i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 248. 1903. 2. Griffing Bros. Cat. 1906. 

 3. Ibid. 1909. Stumpe 3. Stumpy i. 



