Miscellaneous Varieties Described 233 



Mirabelle. — This is one of the oldest varieties known in 

 Europe, belonging probably in the same group with the 

 Myrobalan. It is not much known in this country, but speci- 

 mens grown in Iowa by J. L. Budd are described as follows 

 by Craig: "Form oblate, flattened laterally; size small, 

 cherry-like, sometimes two-lobed ; cavity quite large; suture 

 outlined; apex depressed; surface smooth, not shiny; color 

 yellow ; dots toward stem end, red ; bloom very thin, lilac ; 

 skin thin, tough ; flesh fairly firm ; stone small, oval, perfectly 

 free; flavor sweet, melting; quality good to best." 



Monona. — "A plum grown by Mr. Christian Steinman of 

 Mapleton, Iowa, reported to be the size of Miner, ripening two 

 weeks earlier, and to have been very profitable; blooms about 

 three days later than Miner." — Goff. 



Okaw— Named in Bailey's Annals of Horticulture, 

 1890:175. 



Parker. — "Reported as very productive and regular in 

 bearing, large size, good quality and early, by Mr. Wedge of 

 Minnesota, who considers it very promising." — Goff. 



Pearl. — Fruit oval, somewhat flattened; size medium; 

 cavity very shallow ; stem slender ; suture a line ; color red 

 over orange, sometimes spotted ; dots minute ; bloom blue ; 

 skin medium thick ; flesh tough ; stone medium size, round 

 oval, slightly flattened, nearly free; quality fair; season me- 

 dium late. 



Fruit received from J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. 



Piper (Piper's Peach). — A Minnesota variety, and highly 

 spoken of by a few growers in that state. 



Potter. — Originated in Cherokee county, Iowa. Probably 

 an Americana. 



Purple Panhandle. — Another of the same lot with Red 

 Panhandle and Yellow Panhandle, but not mentionably dif- 

 ferent from them as far as fruit is concerned. Tree rather 

 small, but a rapid grower. One of the Watsoni group. 



Rareripe. — "A dark red plum, a little smaller than De 

 Soto, but inferior to Harrison's Peach. Hardy." — Keffer, 

 South Dakota Bulletin 26. Probably not propagated at present. 



Red Panhandle. — Fruit irregular oval; size small, about 

 three-fourths inch in diameter; cavity shallow; stem slen- 

 der; suture a line; color dull dark red; dots scattered; 

 bloom thick, bluish: skin tough; flesh reddish-yellow; stone 

 large, round oval, slightly flattened, cling; quality very poor; 

 tree straggling and uncomely in habit. 



This variety was brought from the Panhandle of Texas 

 and introduced in 1893 by A. M. Ramsey & Son. then of 

 Burnet county. Glowing accounts are given of the wild plums 



