The Americana Plums Described 163 



Rue (J. B. Rue). — Fruit round; size small; cavity shal- 

 low, flaring; stem short, slender; suture a line; apex slightly 

 flattened ; color red over orange ; dots very small, white ; 

 bloom blue ; skin tough ; flesh yellow ; stone round, not 

 flattened, free ; season medium late. 



Comes from Iowa. 



Sada. — Fruit spherical ; size medium or larger ; cavity 

 shallow; stem medium; suture a line; color red; dots many, 

 conspicuous, medium size ; bloom blue ; skin thick and tough ; 

 flesh yellow; stone medium size, round, slightly flattened, 



SMITH 



cling; quality fair to good; season medium; tree upright, 

 productive. 



Grown from seed of Van Buren by H. A. Terry, Iowa. 

 First crop in 1893. 



Silas Wilson. — Fruit irregular oval ; size large ; cavity 

 very shallow; stem stout; suture a line; color dull yellowish 

 with a crimson blush, or in the sun, red all over; dots many, 

 red and yellow ; bloom blue ; skin thick, tough ; flesh yellow ; 

 stone large, oval, flattened, cling; quality fair to good; season 

 medium to late. 



