The Chicasaw Plums Described 195 



bloom bluish ; skin thin ; flesh yellow ; stone medium size, 

 oval, flattened, cling ; quality good ; season medium to late. 

 Origin unknown. 



Early Honey. — "An early variety, evidently a Chicasaw, 

 which originated in Grayson county, Texas." — Bailey, Cornell 

 Bulletin 38. This variety seems to be lost from the nursery 

 lists. 



Early Red (not the Russian variety of this name). — Fruit 

 round or slightly oblate ; size small ; cavity deep, broad ; stem 

 slender ; suture obsolete ; color clear red with lighter splashes ; 

 dots few, white ; bloom white ; skin thin ; flesh soft, yellow ; 

 stone medium to small, rounded, cling; flavor sprightly; 

 quality good ; season early. 



Originated in southern Texas with G. Onderdonk and 

 introduced by him in 1872. Second or third-rate. 



Emerson (Emerson's Early).— Fruit round or slightly 

 oval; size small; cavity shallow; stem slender; suture not 

 visible ; color bright red, sometimes faintly splashed ; dots 

 many, white ; bloom white ; skin tough ; flesh yellow, soft ; 

 stone medium size, turgid, cling ; flavor sweet ; quality fair 

 to good. 



Found wild in northern Texas and introduced by Mr. 

 Bruce. Said to be a good variety in its native state. 



Emerson Yellow. — A Texas seedling of Emerson and 

 thought to be an improvement on that variety. New and 

 untested. 



Heep. — "Some old variety growing in Mr. Heep's orchard 

 I cannot name. Tree very vigorous, resembling Piram. Bears 

 heavy crops annually, of good-sized, red plums.' — F. T. Ram- 

 sey, Austin, Texas, catalog of 1897-98. 



Hoffman. — "Medium to rather large, round, purple-red ; 

 leaves medium, oblong, lanceolate; midseason to late. A wild 

 variety from southwestern Missouri." — Bailey, Cornell Bulle- 

 tin 38. 



I find no trace of this variety except the foregoing descrip- 

 tion, written by Bailey in i8g2. 



Hughes. — Fruit round or a trifle oblate, medium size, 

 with a shallow rounded cavity and a long, slender stem ; suture 

 marked by a red line; color bright pinkish-red, striped with 

 yellow ; dots large, white ; bloom white ; skin thin ; flesh 

 yellow, stringy, watery ; stone medium size, turgid, cling ; 

 flavor sprightly, subacid; quality fair; season late; tree small, 

 productive. 



Said to have come from northern Mississippi. One of the 

 better Chicasaws. 



