150 Plums and Plum Culture 



Gold (not the Gold of Stark Brothers). — Originated sev- 

 eral years ago with H. A. Terry of Crescent, Iowa. Described 

 by J. W. Kerr of Maryland as "large, oblong, golden yellow, 

 blushed around the stem end with light red, cling ; August 

 15-25. A very handsome plum of good quality." Appears to 

 be a good plum, but not generally grown. 



Gold-Colored. — A variety with this very unacceptable 

 name was reported to Professor Goff by Edson Gaylord of 

 Iowa. If it is to be introduced to the trade it must certainly 

 have a better name. 



Grace. — Fruit oblong ; size above medium ; color yellow, 

 striped with red, mottled and washed with dull purple; dots 

 numerous, yellow; bloom thin; skin thick; flesh yellow, 

 melting, juicy; stone oval, cling; flavor rich and sw.eet; 

 quality very good ; season September in Kansas. 



HAMMER 



Originated with W. R. Grace, Garden City, Kansas, but 

 apparently unknown to the nursery catalogs. 



Haag. — "Originated by Jacob Haag, Sioux county, Iowa. 

 Tree of medium vigor, but an early and profuse bearer; fruit 

 medium size, red and very early in season and extremely high 

 in quality. Ripens on my grounds next to Pottawattamie." — 

 Description made for Professor Goff by Mr. Hinkley of Iowa. 



Hammer. — Fruit round oval; size medium to large; 

 cavity very shallow ; suture a line ; color crimson ; dots 

 many, minute and a few larger, yellow; bloom blue; skin 

 thick; flesh yellow; stone small, round, slightly flattened, 

 nearly free ; quality very good ; season after Wolf and 

 Weaver. 



Originated with H. A. Terry, Iowa, who says it is a seed- 

 ling of Miner, but thinks it has "an admixture of Americana 

 blood." Whatever its parentage it is best classified with the 

 Americanas. A fine variety. 



