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The Hybrid Plums Named and Described 



LABAMA (Normand No. 5).— Prob- 

 ably a hybrid of Japanese stock with 

 Wildgoose or Chicasaw. 



Named by Bailey and described as 

 follows : "Fruit of medium size, 

 round conical or heart-shaped; color 

 light bright red when ripe, with 

 perhaps a faint pinkish cheek, cov- 

 ered with a very thin bloom; flesh 

 soft, sweet and juicy, cling; ripe the 

 14th of September. The latest of 

 the plums reported in this bulletin. 

 The fruits drop before fully ripe, but developed an excellent 

 quality after they have fallen. On account of its lateness, it is 

 possible that this plum may have commercial value. The habit 

 of the tree is like that of the Georgia." 



Alhambra. — Probably Satsuma x Agen (Petite d'Agen, 

 or French Prune) ; that is, Prunus triiiora x P. domestica. 



Fruit egg-shaped, large or very large; cavity medium 

 shallow, abruptly rounded ; suture shallow ; apex pointed ; color 

 dark dull red ; dots many, small, yellowish ; bloom thin pur- 

 plish ; skin firm; flesh yellow inside, reddish outside; stone 

 medium to large, flat, pointed, nearly smooth, cling; flavor 

 brisk subacid ; quality first-rate. 



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