VARIETIES OF PLUMS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIES. 39 



*Sixby, am. A variety disseminated by Edson Gaylord, Nora Springs, Iowa, and 



listed as an americana by E. S. Goff. 

 Six Weeks, 15, an X tr. A variety of Texas origin, supposed to be a cross of Abun- 

 dance with a native Chickasaw. 

 ^Skuya,^ tr X b. Originated with N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. Dak., as a hybrid of 



Red June pollinated with Prunus besseyi, not with De Soto, as originally stated. 



Introduced in 1908. 

 Sloe, 37, am. 



Smiley, 14, mu. Believed to have originated in Alabama. 

 Smith, 14, 37, am. Grown from seed of Quaker by 0. A. Smith, of Caroline County, 



Md. 

 Smith Red, 14, n. Sent to the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station for trial, 



in 1890, by J. F. Gale & Son, then of Waukesha, Wis. 

 Smith's Red. See Smith Red. 

 SneUing, 28, n. Grown by W. H. Snelling, New Edinbiu-g, Ontario, about 1880, from 



a sprout of a wild tree grown at Gatineau Point, Quebec. 



Snooks. See New Ulm. 



*Snyder, am. Originated in 1893 with J. A. Fairchild, Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, 



from seed of De Soto. 

 Sophie, 14, 31, 34, 37, mu X h. A supposed cross of Wild Goose pollinated with the 



German prune and originated with J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. There is, however, 



no trace of doviestica character in the variety, but it shows some indication of hor- 



tulana parentage. 

 *Soiiris. A seedling raised at the Indian Head Experimental Farm, Saskatchewan. 

 *South Cumberland. A variety known for 26 or 27 years previous to 1891 in the 



vicinity of Augusta, Ga. 

 South Dakota {No. 8). See Yuteca. 

 *Southem Beauty. A hybrid, similar in growth and foliage to Mule, according to 



J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. 

 ^Southern Golden. Listed by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station as 



belonging to the Chickasaw class. 

 Speer, 14, 37, am. A wild variety, grown by J. A. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

 Splendid, 30, am. Foimd wild in 1878 by J. K. Teeter, near Magnolia, Harrison 



Co., Iowa. 

 *Springer, am. A wild variety found by William A. Springer in the vicinity of 



Fremont, Wis., and sent to the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station in 1890. 



Listed as an americana by E. S. Goff. 

 *Stanapa, b X c a. Originated with N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. Dak., who says it 



is sand cherry pollinated with the purple-leaved Persian plum. 



State Fair No. 16. See Wastesa. 



Steinman, 23, 30, am. Originated in 1883 by Christian Steinman, Mapleton, Iowa, 

 from a mixed lot of seed of De Soto, Quaker, and Forest Garden. 



Steinman {No. 2). See Steinman. 



Stella, 14, am. Grown by Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebr. 



*Sterling, am. Listed as an americana by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. 



*Stickney, am. A variety grown by Franklin Johnson, of Baraboo, Wis., and ap- 

 parently a native americana. 



1 Hansen, N. E. Some New Fruits, circular of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 spring of 1912. 



