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The Americana Plums Named and Described 



DVANCE (P. G.)— Fruit oval, trun- 

 cate ; size large to very large ; cavity 

 shallow or none ; suture a line ; apex 

 slightly depressed ; color yellowish- 

 red ; dots many, conspicuous, yellow ; 

 stone large, oval, with a distinct 

 neck, flattened, cling; quality good; 

 season a week after De Soto. 



Originated by Theodore Williams, 

 Benson, Nebraska, and introduced 

 by J. W.- Kerr, Denton, Maryland, 

 1900. 



Alice. — "From seed of Van Buren. First crop in 1893. 

 Tree a fine upright grower, with large, light red fruit of best 

 quality." — From circular of the originator, H. A. Terry, Iowa. 



Allen's Yellow. — "Medium, round, yellow and red, skin 

 thick; cling; Kansas." — Bailey. Probably an Americana, but 

 now lost from sight. 



American Eagle. — Fruit oval, slightly compressed; size 

 large; cavity shallow, abrupt; stem medium; suture a faint 

 line; color dark crimson over yellow; dots many, dull white 



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