146 Plums and Plum Culture 



wide; suture wanting; surface smooth; color yellow ground, 

 covered by red ; dots none ; bloom light lilac ; skin thick ; 

 flesh yellow, fairly firm, melting; stone circular, thick, lat- 

 erally adherent to flesh ; flavor sweet, luscious ; quality best." 



A wild plum taken from the woods by W. Christie, Vil- 

 lisca, Iowa, in 1887. 



City. — Fruit irregularly spherical ; size medium large ; 

 cavity medium deep ; stem medium ; suture shallow ; color 

 dark dull red ; dots very minute ; bloom blue : skin thick 

 and tough ; flesh yellow ; stone large, oval, slightly flattened, 

 cling ; quality good ; season medium to late. 



A variety introduced by H. Knudson, Springfield, Minne- 

 sota, and highly regarded in that section. New. 



Colorado (Colorado Queen). — A large-fruited variety 

 found in some collections, but not a favorite anywhere. 



Comfort. — Fruit oval ; size very small ; cavity shallow ; 

 suture a line ; color dull red ; dots many, minute, conspicu- 

 ous ; bloom blue; skin thick; flesh yellow; stone small, oval, 

 flattened, partly free; flavor sweetish; quality fair; season 

 of Wolf. 



Introduced by M. J. Wragg, Waukee, Iowa, in 1879, and 

 thought highly of in Iowa. The foregoing description is from 

 specimens from J. W. Kerr, Maryland, with whom the variety 

 is excessively worthless. 



Comptine. — Fruit spherical ; size very small ; cavity 

 shallow : suture a line ; color light red ; dots many, minute ; 

 bloom blue ; skin tough ; flesh yellow ; stone small, oval, 

 scarcely flattened, cling; quality bad; season medium.^ 



Originated at Knoxville, Iowa. Without exception the 

 poorest named plum I ever saw. 



Cook's Choice (The Cook's Choice). — Fruit round; size 

 medium ; color red over yellow ; bloom bluish ; skin thick ; 

 flesh yellow; stone cling; quality good; season medium. 



Originated with H. A. Terry, Iowa, 1891. Ought to be 

 renamed or suppressed. 



Cottrell. — Large, round oblong, mottled red and yellow, 

 the red predominating ; skin thin, parting readily from 

 flesh, which is pale yellow, sweet and rich, adheres moderately 

 to the sharp-edegd, strongly-margined stone. Ripe last of 

 August. Described by Goff from samples from O. M. Lord. 

 Seedling raised by R. L. Cottrell. Dover. Olmsted county, 

 Minnesota, and introduced in 1888 by O. M. Lord, Minnesota. 



Cyclone. — "Grown from seed of Harrison's Peach. First 

 crop of fruit in 1897. Tree a vigorous, spreading grower, and 

 a fair bearer of fruit of large size, dark red color, and most 

 excellent quality. Ripe August 25th to September 10th." 

 — Description of originator, H. A. Terry of Iowa. 



