222 Plums and Plum Culture 



Fruit received from the originator, A. L. Bruce, Basin 

 Springs, Texas. Does not appear to be of value. 



Pendent. — Said to be from seed of Pottawattamie polli- 

 nated by Forest Garden. This would be P. angustifolia x P. 

 americana. I have seen only the leaves and these seem to be 

 intermediate between the supposed parents. 



Leaves medium large, long, ovate, taper-pointed, rounded 

 at the base, rather stiff and harsh, especially harsh on the under 

 side, margin medium, finely double-serrate, with an occasional 

 minute gland, petiole slender, usually with two small glands. 



PRESIDENT 



Originated with Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebraska, 

 and introduced by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, 1898. 



Pennock. — From seed of Rocky Mountain cherry thought 

 to be pollinated with Arctic. This would be Primus pumila 

 besseyi x P. domestica. The meager specimens which I have 

 examined show a preponderance of the cherry characters, but 

 also suggest P. domestica in some respects. 



Mr. Pennock describes the fruit as follows: "Nearly 

 round, about an inch in diameter, deep blue in color with a 

 bloom, having a slight suture, flavor between a plum and 

 cherry, excellent to eat out of hand or for preserves or can- 

 ning ; tree of dwarfish growth, but upright. Was raised from 

 seed planted in 1893." The leaves are medium size, ovate, 

 tapering at both ends, rather coarsely serrate, flat and thickish, 



