The Americana Plums Described 153 



Homestead. — A northwestern variety mentioned by Goff. 

 No description is at hand. 



Honey. — Fruit oblate; size small; cavity shallow; stem 

 short, slender ; suture a line ; color crimson or yellow ; dots 

 minute and indistinct ; bloom blue ; skin thick ; flesh yellow ; 

 stone round, slightly flattened, cling; quality poor; season 

 medium to early. 



Conflicting reports are received concerning this variety. 

 The quality is usually said to be high, but I have not found 

 it so. Some find it productive ; others unproductive. 



Hoskins. — Described by J. W. Kerr, Maryland, as follows: 

 "Medium size, yellow, freestone; Aug 15-25." 



Hunt. — Flattering reports are received of this plum. I 

 have not seen it. It is said to have come from seed of Wild- 

 goose, "supposed to have been pollenized by Lombard." Some 

 Americana plums also grew in the vicinity of the parent tree. 

 Mr. G. B. Brackett says that this variety "appears from foliage 

 to be a hybrid between Americana and Domestica. As I have 

 seen it growing I do not hesitate to call it pure Americana. 

 Originated with Henry Hunt of Dallas county, Iowa, about 

 1885. Introduced by M. J. Graham, Adel, Iowa, 1897. De- 

 scribed by Craig as follows : Form roundish, oval, truncate at 

 stem end ; size medium ; cavity shallow ; suture clearly defined 

 but not depressed; apex lobed slightly; color garnet; dots 

 large, numerous ; bloom heavy lilac purple ; skin thin, free 

 from astringency ; flesh yellow ; fairly firm, keeps well ; stone 

 ovate, winged, large; quality good; a desirable cooker. 



Ida. — Fruit truncated, oval, irregular; size medium, cav- 

 ity shallow ; stem short ; suture a line ; color dull red ; dots 

 hardly visible; bloom thick, blue; skin thick; flesh light 

 yellow; stone round, flattened, cling; quality fair; season 

 medium. 



Originated with D. B. Wier of Illinois. 



Iona. — Fruit oval ; size small to medium ; cavity shal- 

 low; suture a line; color dull red; dots many, fine, yellow; 

 bloom bluish ; skin thick and tough ; flesh yellow ; stone 

 medium size, oval, only a little flattened, cling; quality fair to 

 good ; season late. 



Originated with D. B. Wier of Illinois. 



Iowa. — An Iowa variety unknown to me except from 

 young grafts. 



Iowa Beauty. — An Iowa variety which I have seen only 

 as nursery stock. Said by John Craig to be "small, regular 

 oval, moftjed yellow, flesh sweej:, mating, s^sqn early, quality 



