VARIETIES OF PLUMS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIES. 33 



Noyes, 14, am. Originated with a Mrs. Noyes, SpriBgville, Iowa, about 1881, and 



introduced by a Mr. Osborn about 1888. 

 Noyes Seedling. See Noyes. 

 Oatey, 14, 37, am. 

 Ocheda. See Ocheeda. 

 Ocheeda, 14, 32, 34, am. Introduced by H. J. Ludlow, Worthington, Minn., in 1892, 



and said to have been found wild in 1872 on the banks of Ocheeda Lake, Nobles Co., 



Minn., by P. L. Hardow. 

 Odegaard. See Odegard. 

 Odegard, 14, 30, 32, n. Originated at Brookings, S. Dak., about 1887, from pits 



sent from Minnesota. 

 Ogeeche, 14, am. Found wild in Georgia and introduced by C. Bourquin. 

 Ogeechee. See Ogeeche. 



Oglesby, 30, am. A variety at one time grown by H. T. Thompson, Marengo, 111. 

 Ohio, 14, 20, mu. Catalogued in 1875 by the father of F. T. Ramsey, and thought to 



have originated in the northern part of Williamson County, Tex. Listed by Mr. 



Ramsey as belonging to the Wild Goose group. 

 *Ohio Chief. A variety offered by the Parsons Nursery Co., Parsons, Kans., and 



probably a native. 

 Ohio Prolific. See Ohio. 

 *Okiya, b X (mu X tr). Said by the originator, N. E. Hansen, to be the sand cherry 



polUnated with Gold Plum [Golden]. 

 Old Gold, 14, am. Introduced by C. W. H. Heideman, New Ulm, Minn. 

 Old Hickory. See Miner. 

 *OUie, h X mu. Originated by A. L. Bruce, in Texas, who says it is a hybrid of 



Way land and Wild Goose. 

 *01son, am. Found on the Vermilion River near Vermilion, S. Dak. Its origin 



indicates that it is an americana. 

 Omaha, 14, amX tr. Originated by Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebr., and said to 



be a cross of Abundance and Brittlewood. 

 *Om.ega, am. Originated by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa, and listed as an americana. 

 *Opata, b X (mu X tr). Grown by N. E. Hansen, of South Dakota, from seed of the 



sand cherry pollinated by Golden and introduced in 1908. 

 Oren, 30, 34, am. "In the fall of 1876, I came from Benton County to this locality. 



Spring Creek Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa, falling on Mr. Bingaman 



(now dead), I noticed a few young plum trees standing in his garden full of 



these plums. I bought a farm adjoining Mr. Bingaman; in the fall of 1878 I moved 



on the farm. Noticing at the edge of some timber and bush a plum tree, apparently 



very old, that bore these plums (it is now dead) and some young trees standing at 



some distance from the old tree, I dug up and planted these young trees. From 



these I plucked the plums I sent you in September." {Statement of Mr. Oren.) 

 Osage, 14, mu. 

 Osage 48. See Osage. 

 *Owanka, b X (mu X tr). Originated by N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. Dak., from 



seed of the sand cherry pollinated with Golden and introduced in 1908. 

 Owatonna, 32, am. A wild variety, originated at Owatonna, Minn. 

 Oxford, 36, n. A Minnesota variety. 

 *Oxheart, mu. A variety listed in 1911 by F. T. Ramsey & Son, Austin, Tex., as 



belonging to the Wild Goose group. 



