The Americana Plums Described 145 



large, round oval, pointed above and rounded below, glabrous 

 above, rather roughly tomentose over the entire lower surface, 

 margin coarsely, deeply irregularly doubly-jagged toothed, 

 petiole strong, with one or two glands. 



Originated and named by Theodore Williams, Benson, 

 Nebraska. See Vermont experiment station Bulletin 67:8, 

 1898. 



California (California Seedling). — Fruit slightly oblate; 

 size medium ; cavity medium deep, flaring ; stem long ; suture 

 a line; color bright red; dots many, minute, white; bloom 

 blue; skin thick, tough; flesh yellow; stone medium size, 

 nearly round, slightly flattened, cling; quality good; season 

 medium. 



Carver. — Fruit round oval ; size small ; cavity, shallow ; 

 stem slender ; suture a line ; color red ; dots many, small ; 



bloom blue; skin tough; 

 flesh yellow ; stone medi- 

 um size, oval, scarcely 

 flattened, cling ; quality 

 fair; season late. 



Introduced by Charles 

 Luedloff, Cologne, Min- 

 nesota. Not a promising 

 variety. 



Champion. — Fruit 

 round oval ; size large ; 

 cavity medium deep, 

 rounded ; suture a line ; 

 color red over yellow ; 

 dots many, large, white; 

 bloom white; skin firm; 

 flesh yellow; stone large, 

 oval, flattened, cling ; 

 quality good ; season late. 

 Seedling of Hawkeye, 



grown by H. A. Terry, Iowa, and generally regarded as a 



good variety. 



Cherokee. — "Above medium size, mottled red, round 

 oblong, cling, Aug. 15-25. Tree lacks vigor and the variety 

 will be dropped." — J. W. Kerr, Maryland. Said to have been 

 found wild in Kansas. 



Chippeway. — Fruit oblong ; size small to medium ; color 

 deep red ; skin medium thick ; flesh firm, yellow ; stone small, 

 thickened, pointed, free ; flavor sweet. 



Generally held to be a poor variety. 



Christie. — The following description is from Craig: 

 "Form round truncate; size medium; apex flattened; cavity 

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