The Hybrid Plums Described 22 1 



A good-looking early market plum, somewhat the size and 

 form of Wildgoose, but firmer, darker and more pointed. 



Specimens received from F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. 

 This plum belongs to the same series as Holland and Yates, 

 Originated with D. H. Watson, Brenham, Texas, and intro- 

 duced by W. A. Yates, 1897. 



Occident (Sultan of Burbank,.— P. triflora, perhaps 

 crossed with some undeterminable species. Fruit nearly 

 spherical, very large ; cavity medium deep ; stem short, stout ; 

 suture shallow; color rather dull red over greenish; dots 

 many, yellow; bloom blue; skin medium thin; flesh dark 

 red; stone medium large, round, turgid, rough, winged, free. 



OCCIDENT 



Specimens received from the originator, Luther Burbank, 

 California. It is a fine, large, long-keeping fruit, with flesh 

 strongly suggesting Satsuma. Does not seem to be different 

 in any important particular from Apple, which see. The 

 name Occident was substituted for Sultan by the writer 

 because the latter was previously occupied. See Downing, 

 Fruits and Fruit Trees, Appendix, p. 157, 1876. 



Ollie. — Wayland x Wildgoose, according to Mr. Bruce. 

 Fruit oval ; size medium ; cavity shallow ; suture faint line ; 

 color dark red; dots invisible; skin rather thin; flesh yel- 

 low, with some reddish lines; stone medium size, round, flat- 

 tened, cling. 



