VARIETIES OF PLUMS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIES. 29 



Manitoba (No. 6), 14, am X n (?). Grown by N. E. Hansen from Manitoba seed. 



The foliage appears intermediate between nigra and americana, and is the only 



variety studied appearing to have such origin. 

 Mankato, 14, 36, 37, am. Originated on the farm of L. J. Eider, near Mankato, 



Minn., and introduced by S. D. Richardson & Son, Winnebago City, Minn. 

 Maquoketa, 14, 30, 34, 36, 37, h mi. Said by H. A. Terry ^ to be a seedling of Miner. 



Others have said it was found wild along the Maquoketa River in Iowa. This 



locality is north of the known range of the species, and the origin given by Terry 



may be the correct one. 

 Marais des Cygne, 13, am. Introduced by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md., in 1900. 

 Maranokita, 29, h. 

 *Marble, h X h mi. Originated with A. L. Bruce in Texas and said to be a cross of 



Miner and Crimson Beauty. 

 *Marble, am. Received by J. S. Harris, of Minnesota, from H. Knudson, Spring- 

 field, Brown Co., Minn. From the origin and description it is apparently americana. 

 Marcellus, 14, 26, am. A seedling of Van Buren, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, 



Iowa. 

 Marcus, 14, 36, 37, am. Originated in Cherokee County, Iowa, from seed of fruit 



found growing on Little Sioux River. It was named for the town from which it 



was disseminated. 

 Margaret, 1, tr X an. From seed of Kelsey planted in 1895. 

 Marianna, 14, an v (?) X c. An accidental seedling on the grounds of C. G. Fitze at 



Marianna, Polk Co., Tex. 

 *Marion, am. A variety grown at one time by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md., and listed 



as an americana. 

 *Marjorie, am. A seedling of Lottie, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. 

 *Marth.a, tr X- A variety listed in 1901 by G. Onderdonk as a hybrid of Japanese 



and native. 

 Mary, 11, SO, am. A seedling of Van Buren, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. 

 Maryland, 14, (b X an w) X am. Grown about 1882 by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md., from 



seed of Utah. 

 Mason, 14, 20, an v. Originated with Messrs. Mason, near Leander, Williamson Co., 



Tex. 

 *Math.ews, h. Originated with B. A. Mathews, Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa. First 



discovered in a nursery row of root-grafted Peach Leaf plums, the original tree 



being planted in the orchard about 1886. Listed as hortulana by E. E. Little. 



Matthews. See Mathews. 



Maude Lacey, 14, am. A seedling of Hawkeye, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, 



Iowa. 

 McCartney, 14, 20, an v. A variety grown by F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Tex. 

 *McKiniey, am. Originated ^ on the farm of a Mr. McKinley, Lucas County, Iowa, 



and said by M. J. Wragg, Waukee, Iowa, to be an americana. 

 *McPherson, an (?). A variety grown at the Texas station and from the description 



probably angustifolia. 

 *McRea, tr X. Originated near Lake City, Columbia Co., Fla. It is probably a 



hybrid of Kelsey with either munsoniana or angustifolia. 



1 Terry, H. A. Transactions of the Iowa Horticultural Society, 1890, p. 55. 



2 Wragg, M. J. Transactions of the Iowa Horticultiural Society, 1899, p. 161. 



