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Wild Goose. — Large, round-oblong, light red, skin thin; cling; stone long 

 and narrow, prolonged above into a sharp point and below into a narrow base, 

 finely pitted; flowers medium to large, stalked; leaves oblong-lanceolate, peach- 

 like, not prominently pointed, the margins finely and evenly serrate, and the 

 stalks usually bearing two to four small glands. Early. Quality poor, but on 

 account of its productiveness, earliness, beauty, good shipping qualities and its 

 early introduction it is the most popular of the native plums. The Wild Goose 

 was first brought to notice by James Harvey, of Columbia, Tenn. Some time 

 before 1850 a man shot a wild goose near Columbia, and on the spot where the 

 carcass was thrown this plum came up the following spring. It was introduced 

 about 1850 by the late J. S. Downer. 



Willard (Botan No. 6). — Medium, roundish, dark red, numerous small yel- 

 low dots; flesh yellow, sweet; free. Productive; very early. (Thomas.) 



Wolf. — Medium, round, yellow mottled red; skin thick; flesh yellow, firm, 

 fibrous, good; free. Tree strong grower, prolific. Good for home and market. 

 Iowa. (Thomas.) 



Wyaut. — Trees stocky, forming round heads, of slower growth than Wolf or 

 Weaver. Leaves medium, crisp in texture, sharply serrate, dark green; stalks 

 pubescent and glandular. Fruit large, round-oblong, flattened at apex; cavity 

 large and deep ; color purple red on yellow ground; stem short, stout; skin thick; 

 flesh firm, of good flavor; stone free or nearly so, large, oblong, flat. Ripe Sep- 

 tember 18. 



Yellow Eg"g". — The White Magnum Bonum, or Egg plum, as it is almost 

 universally known here, is a very popular fruit, chiefly on account of its large 

 and splendid appearance, and a slight acidity, which renders it admirably fitted 

 for rdaking showy sweetmeats or preserves. When it is raised in a fine warm 

 situation, and is fully matured, it is pretty well flavored, but ordinarily it is con- 

 sidered coarse, and as belonging to the kitchen and not to the dessert. Branches 

 smooth, long. Fruit of the largest size, measuring six inches in its longest cir- 

 cumference, oval, narrowing a good deal to both ends. Suture well marked. 

 Stalk about an inch long, stout, inserted without cavity in a folded border. Skin 

 yellow, with numerous white dots, covered with thin white bloom; when fully 

 ripe, of a deep gold color. Flesh yellow, adhering closely to the stone, rather 

 acid until very ripe, when it becomes sweet, though of only second-rate flavor. 

 Stem long and pointed at both ends. A pretty good bearer, though apt in light 

 soils to drop from the trees before matured. Middle of August. (Downing.) 



Yosete (Earliest of All). — Small, conical, distinct suture; dark purple-red; 

 flesh yellow; free. (Thomas.) 



