4o8 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Brackett. Americana, i. Tern^ Cat. 1900. 



One of H. A. Tern^'s varieties coming from a seed of Harrison. Tree strong, up- 

 right and productive; fruit large, pale yellow overspread with dark red; flesh yellow, 

 firm; good; stone semi-clinging. 



Brahy. Domcstica. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 353. 1866. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 901. 

 1869. 3. Mathieu Notn. Poyn. 445. 1889. 



Brahy's Green Gage i, 2. Brahy's Green Gage 3. Reine-Claiule de Brahy i, 2, 3. 

 Reine-Claude von Brahy 3. 



Supposed to have been raised by M. Brahay Eckenholm, at Herstal, near Liege, 

 Belgium. Fruit very large, round; suture distinct; skin 3'ellowish-green, with fine 

 bloom; flesh rich yellow, tender, juicy, ver}' rich flavor; mid-season; a trifle later 

 than Reine Claude, which it otherwise resembles. 



Brainerd. Americana, i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:36. 1892. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 

 144. 1 90 1. Brainerd' s Best 2. 



A wild variety found in Ramsay Count}', Minnesota, prior to 1884. Fruit small; 

 poor; worthless. 



Brandon Ruby. Nigra. Mentioned in Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 43:39. 1903. 

 Brandy Gage. Domestica. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 371. 1866. 2. Fell Cat. 1893. 

 3. Guide Prat. 163,352. 1895. 4. Garden 62:433. 1902. 



Imperiale de Mann 3. Mann's Imperial 1,3. Mann's Brandy Gage 1,3. 



A variety of European origin resembling a small Golden Drop. Fruit small, yellow, 

 with heavy bloom; flesh melting and sweet; good; early. 

 Brant of Naples. Domestica. i. Can. Hort. Soc. An. Rpt. 19:253. 1896. 



Mentioned as hardy. This variety may be the same as Beauty of Naples. 

 Brauman. Domestica. i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 547. 1901. 



An unproductive German variety. Fruit medium in size, globular; stem short; 

 suture a line; skin greenish-yellow; flesh green, coarse, dry, sweet, pleasant; stone 

 clinging; early. 

 Braxinauer Damascenenartige Pflaume. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 



423. 1889. 

 Breck. Triflora X ? i. Vt. Sta. Bid. 67:7. 1898. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 204. 1901. 



First offered for sale in 1899 by F. T. Ramsey of Austin, Texas. Fruit oblong or 

 slightly conical, medium in size; stem short; suture lacking; bright red, indistinctly 

 striped; dots many, small, white, inconspicuous; bloom light; flesh red, fibrous ; cling- 

 stone; much like Wild Goose, but somewhat firmer. 



Brevoort Purple. Domestica. i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 203. 1835. 2 Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Cat. 222, 244. 1858. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 901. 1869. 4. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 448. 1889. 



Brevoort' s Purple 4. Brevoort's Purple Bolmar i. Brevoort' s Purple Washington 

 I, 3, 4. Brevorts 2. Brevort's Purple 3. Brevort's Purple 4. Brevorts' Purple Bolmar 

 4. Brevorts Purple Bolmar 3. New York Purple 3, 4. Rote Washington 4. Rouge 

 de Brevoort 4. Washington 4. Washington Purple 3, 4. 



A seedling grown by Henry Brevoort of New York from a stone of Washington 

 planted in 1819. Fruit large, oval; suture distinct at the base; skin reddish-purple; 



