148 Plums and Plum Culture 



dots many, reddish; bloom blue; skin thick; flesh yellow, 

 firm; stone oval, slightly flattened, cling; quality superior; 

 season medium; August 5-20 in Maryland, September 1 in 

 western New York. Tree not a very good grower and inclined 

 to overbear. 



Found wild on the Mississippi at De Soto, Wisconsin, and 

 according to Bailey, introduced by Elisha Hale of Lansing, 

 Iowa, in 1863 or 1864. Probably the most generally grown of 

 any plum of the Americana group. The quality is unsur- 

 passed and the productiveness almost too great. Trees should 

 be highly fed and the fruit thinned, or the fruit will be small 

 and the trees will soon kill themselves by overbearing. This 

 has been found to be a profitable market plum as well as an 

 excellent sort for home use. J. W. Kerr reports that the tree 

 blights badly in Maryland. 



Diaxa. — "Grown from seed of Hawkeye and produced 

 first crop in 1893. Tree a vigorous, rather spreading grower 

 and a wonderful bearer of the choicest fruit of large size ; in 

 color a dark red on yellowish ground ; a very fine variety. 

 Ripe August 20th to 30th." — Advertisement of the originator, 

 H. A. Terry, Iowa. 



Dunlap (No. 1). — "Above medium size, slightly oblong, 

 red, free; August 25, September 15. A good variety." — J. W. 

 Kerr, Maryland. 



Eldora. — Another of Mr. Terry's seedlings, described as 

 "medium to large, fine bearer, fine quality." Not yet gen- 

 erally known. 



Emma. — A new variety originating in 1896 with H. A. 

 Terry, Iowa. Yet unintroduced in 1899. "Fruit roundish; skin 

 thin ; size fair to medium ; flesh very meaty for one of this 

 class; stone large, adherent; flavor rather acid; quality 

 good." — Craig. 



Etta. — "Parentage unknown. Produced first crop in 1895. 

 Fruit large, bright yellow, nearly overspread with bright 

 crimson. Tree a slow grower, but very productive. Ripens 

 midseason." — H. A. Terry, originator, Crescent, Iowa. 



Fairchild. — Fruit oval ; size medium ; color red ; dots 

 large; quality fair. Grown by J. H. Fairchild, Iowa, in 1891. 

 Introduced in 1899 by A. Snyder & Son, Center Point, Iowa. 



Forest Garden. — Fruit nearly round; size large; cavity 

 shallow ; suture obscure ; color purplish-red over orange ; 

 dots many, minute, yellow ; bloom thin, blue ; skin thick ; 

 flesh yellow or slightly reddened next the stone ; stone round, 

 but little flattened, cling; quality good to best; season of De 

 Soto and Wolf. 



Taken from the woods at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by Thomas 



