THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 469 



Ireland. Domestica. i. Can. //ort. 21:391. 1898. Ireland's Seedling i. 



Fruit of medium size, dark blue; stem slender; cavity deep; suture distinct; 

 flesh green, tender, juicy; good; early. 

 Ireland Golden. Domestica. i. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 3:120. 1896 



Ireland's Golden Gage i. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, productive; good; early. 

 Irene. Hortulana mineri. i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:79. 1892. 2. Waugh Plum Cull. 

 154. 1901. 



Originated by D. B. Wier, Illinois. Fruit of medium size, oval; bright red; skin 

 thick; flesh yellow, firm; clingstone; late. 



Iris. Hortulana mineri. i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:56. 1892. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 

 173. 1901. 



Originated and introduced by D. B. Wier of Illinois. Fruit medium in size, oval; 

 cavity shallow; suture a line; red; bloom thin; flesh yellow; poor; clingstone; late. 

 Ironclad. Americana. 1. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:38. 1892. 2. 7a. S/a. Sh/. 46:275. 1900. 

 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 154. 1901. 



Illinois Ironclad 1,2. Illinois Ironclad 3. 



A wild variety from Illinois introduced by Stark Brothers in 1890. Tree dwarf; 

 fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; stem slender; cavity of medium depth, flaring; 

 suture shallow; dots many, small, yellow; dark red; bloom thick; skin thick; flesh 

 yellow, firm, meaty, sweet; quality fair; stone oval, smooth, flattened, clinging; mid- 

 season. 

 Iroquois. Hortulana mineri? i. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 43:39. 1903. 



From Charles LuedlofT, Cologne, Minnesota. Fruit of medium size, roundish- 

 heart-shaped; cavity narrow; suture a line; dark red; dots numerous, small, yellow; 

 bloom thin; skin thick, tough; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone oval, 

 slightly flattened, clinging. 

 Isaac. Americana, i. Kerr Cat. 1897. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 154. 1901. 



Brought to notice by M. S. Hubbell from a wild tree near Lincoln, Nebraska. Fruit 

 small, roundish, red over a green ground; clingstone. 



Isabella. Domestica. i. Pom. Mag. 3:150. 1830. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 305. 

 1845. 3. Ann. Pom. Beige 6:g3,'Pl. 1858. 4. Hogg Frwti Man. 366. 1866. 

 5 Mathieu Nom Pom. 436. 1889. 



Die Isabelle 5. Prune Isabelle 3. 



An English variety popular sixty-five years ago ; said to produce three crops a year. 

 Tree vigorous; fruit large, oval; suture distinct; deep, dull red, paler in the shade; 

 dots many, dark colored; flesh yellow, rich, juicy, brisk; good; clingstone; mid-season. 

 Isabella. Americana, i. Kerr Cat. 1900. 2. Terry Cat. 1900 



Originated with H. A. Terry, Iowa, in 1893. Tree low, spreading, productive; fruit 



of medium size, roundish; dark red on a yellow ground ; good; clingstone; mid-season. 



Isle-Verte. Domestica. i. Quintinye Com Card 68, 70. 1699. 2. Duhamel Trait. 



Arb. Fr. 2:107. 1768. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:94. 1832. 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 



2:39. 1873- 



