21 8 Plums and Plum Culture 



seems to be certainly Miner. Crimson Beauty belongs to the 

 Wayland group. 



Twenty or thirty other varieties of the same or very simi 

 lar parentage were received from Mr. Bruce. 



Maryland. — A seedling of Utah Hybrid, which see. 

 Primus angustifolia watsoni x P. pumila besseyi. Fruit 

 round or slightly ellipsoid, small, dark red or maroon; stone 

 medium size, pointed, cling. Season July 15-25 (in Mary- 

 land). Leaves large, oval, pointed, rounded at the base, 

 thickish, harsh, smooth above. tomentOUS below, margin irreg- 

 ularly crenulate and minutely glandular, petiole short, strong, 

 with 2-3 prominent glands. 



MAYNARD 



Of no value in the orchard. Originated with J. W. Kerr, 

 Denton, Maryland, and introduced in 1896. 



Maynard. — P. triftora x P. simoni. Fruit oval, obliquely 

 truncate, large to very large; cavity medium deep, broad; 

 stem medium length; suture obsolete; color deep dull red ; 

 dots very many, minute ; bloom thin, whitish ; skin thin ; 

 flesh yellow, reddening from the outside, meaty; stone me- 

 dium large, oval, flattened, roughened, perfectly free ; flavor 

 rich and sweet, quality extra fine. Originated by Luther Bur- 

 bank and named by him in Vermont Experiment station Report 

 12 1226, 1899, Named after Professor S. T. Maynard. A very 

 fine plum. 



