The Americana Plums Described 155 



Jones Late. — Fruit long oval; size large; color red; 

 stone cling ; season late ; tree vigorous and productive. 

 Origin same as Jones (?). 



Kampeska. — Described by J. W. Kerr, Maryland, as "me- 

 dium size or slightly above, roundish, purplish-red, cling; 

 August 5-15." Generally discarded. 



Kickapoo. — Fruit oval to nearly spherical; size medium; 

 cavity shallow ; stem short ; suture a line ; color dull red ; 

 dots many, conspicuous ; bloom heavy, blue ; skin thick ; flesh 

 yellow; stone medium size, oval, slightly flattened, cling; qual- 

 ity good ; season medium. 



Kieth. — Fruit long oval; size large to very large; cavity 

 shallow; stem short and stout; suture a faint line; color 



orange overlaid with crimson ; 

 dots many, very minute, white ; 

 bloom blue; skin thick; flesh 

 yellow, firm; stone large, oval, 

 somewhat flattened, cling; qual- 

 ity good to best; season of De 

 Soto and Wolf. 

 One of the best Americanas. 



Klondike. — "Golden yellow, 

 freestone, very early." Origi- 

 nated in Iowa by cross-pollina- 

 tion. Introduced 1897 by W. F. 

 Heikes, Hunstville, Alabama. 

 Originated with J. Wragg & 

 Sons, Iowa. 



kieth Kopp. — Fruit round ; size 



large; color purplish-red; stone 

 cling; season of Wolf. 



Not widely known nor highly praised. Introduced by O. 

 M. Lord, Minnesota City, Minnesota. 



Knudson (Knudson's Peach). — Fruit round oval; size 

 above medium ; color purplish-red ; stone cling ; a little later 

 than Wolf and Weaver. 



Reports on this variety are conflicting. It would be safe 

 to plant something else. 



Labert (Labert Red). — Found in some collections. I 

 have not seen it and do not know its history. 



La Prairie. — A wild variety taken into cultivation in 1844 

 at Shopiere, Wisconsin, and reported to Professor Goff* by B. 

 H. Smith. No description. 



Late Rollingstone. — Fruit oblate spherical; size small; 

 cavity shallow; stem medium; suture faint; color red over 



