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THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Originatccl in Iowa. Fruit small, round-oval; suture a line; dull red over yellow; 

 dots many, minute; flesh yellow; quality poor; stone small, semi-free; mid-season 

 Dewey. Americana, i. Terry Cat. 1900. 2. III. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 136. 1903. 



Admiral Dewey i, 2. 



A seedling of De Soto grown by H. A. Terry of Crescent, Iowa. Fruit large, round, 

 dark red on an orange ground; clingstone; tree productive. 



Diademe Imperial-Isabelle. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 42-}. 1889. 

 Diamond. Americana, i. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 121. 1890. 



A seedling grown by John A. Hogg, Shelton, Nebraska, about 1880 from pits of 

 a wild plum found in Buffalo County, Nebraska. According to Mr. Hogg, the variety 

 "grows fully as large as most of the tame varieties; ripens the last of September and 

 when fully ripe gets bright red on one side." 

 Diana. Americana, i. Wis. Sta. Bui. 63:35. 1897. 2. 7a. Sta. Bui. 46:268. 1900. 



A plum of the Van Buren type grown from a seed of Hawkeye by H. A.Terry, Cres- 

 cent, Iowa; first fruited in 1893. Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading; fruit trun- 

 cate, conical or oval; suture distinct; cavity small, shallow; stem short, stout; yellow, 

 washed and spotted with purple-red; dots indistinct; bloom thin; skin thick and 

 tough; flesh yellow, meaty, sweet and rich; good; stone large, flat, oval, clinging; 

 mid-season. 



Diapree Blanche. Domestica. i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 578. 1629. 2. Langley Pomona 

 95, PI. XXIV fig. IV. 1729. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:104, PI- XX fig. 11. 

 1768. 4. Kraft Pom. Aust. 2:44, Tab. 198 fig. 2. 1796. 5. Noisette Matt. Comp. 

 Jard. 2:500. i860. 6. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 405. 1881. 



Diaper'd Plumb 2. Diapree Blanche 4. Diapree Weisse 6. Die Weisse Bunt- 

 farbige Pflaume 4. Prune Diapree Blanche 5. White Diapred i. Yellow Diaprc^e 2. 



This plum has been mentioned by European writers for three centuries. Fruit 

 of medium size, roundish; suture a line; cavity nearly lacking; skin tough; yellow; 

 bloom thin; flesh firm, yellow, sweet, rich; quality good; mid-season. 

 Diapree Nouvelle De Kook. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:155. 1873. 2. Mathieu 

 Nom. Pom. 438. 1889. 



Kook's Gelbe Diapree 2. Kooks Neue Diapre i. Kook's Neue Diapree 2. 



This plum originated as a second generation seedling with a Mr. Kook of New 

 Brauenfels, Texas, and was named by Liegel to whom he submitted the variety. The 

 fruit is small, oval; cavity small; skin clear yellow; flesh yellow, tender, aromatic; 

 quality good; stone free; season early. 



Dictator. Domestica. i. Mag. Hort. 6:92. 1840. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 403. 

 1857. 3. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 55. 1878. Corse's Dictator 3. 



A seedling raised by Henry Corse of Montreal about 1834. Tree hardy, vigorous; 

 fruit large, brownish-purple; flesh juicy, rich; good; stone small. 

 Diel Grosse Weisse Damascene. Insititia? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 427. 1889. 



Ak Erik i. .4/ Erik i. Dschaii Erik i. Frithe Weisse Aprikosenpflaume 1. Gros- 

 Damas Blanc. 



Mentioned without description in the preceding reference. 



