DESCRIPTIONS OF POPULAR PLUMS 281 



Bulgarian. "An undetermined variety grown under this name, chiefly in the 

 vicinity of Haywards, Alameda County ; above medium size ; almost round ; dark 

 purple; sweet and rich, with pleasant acid flavor; tree a vigorous grower, and 

 an early, regular and profuse bearer." John Rock. 



Coe's Golden Drop (English). Very large, oval, suture distinct, one side 

 more enlarged, necked; light yellow, often dotted red to the sun; stalk three- 

 fourths inch, rather stiff; flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, and rich, closely adhering 

 to the pointed stone; shoots smooth, rather glossy. A standard late variety for 

 canning. 



Silver Prune (Oregon). Originated with W. H. Prettyman, who says: "It 

 is a seedling from Coe's Golden Drop, which it much resembles, but it is much 

 more productive." Profitable as a bleached prune, but defective in bearing in 

 some California districts. A red variety by bud variation is reported by Mr. J. G. 

 Grundel of Alma. 



Golden Prune. Originated from the seed of Italian prune by Seth Lewelling, 

 of Milwaukee, Oregon, and described by him as larger than Italian; light golden 

 color ; exquisite flavor ; dries beautifully. Chiefly grown in Contra Costa county. 

 Good for drying and canning. Requires short pruning. 



Santa Rosa. By Luther Burbank, described by S. F. Leib as follows : "It is 

 a fine grower, the wood is very tough and the limbs will not break. It is a sure, 

 regular bearer and bears always most abundantly. It does not have any off 

 years. The fruit runs remarkably fine, even in size, and astonishingly smooth 

 and clear of any defects. It is beautiful, delicious, and a very fine carrier to 

 Eastern markets. It will keep well in hot weather for a week after it is ripe, 

 so there is no occasion to pick it half ripe in order to ship. I intend to plant it 

 very largely myself, and to the exclusion of all other shipping plums." Intro- 

 duced by George C. Roeding. Largely planted for shipping purposes. 



Formosa. "Unusually large, thick, healthy, light green foliage ; strong, hard, 

 wiry wood; blooms with the Burbank and Abundance, and always escapes late 

 spring frosts, and alwavs bears profusely even when continuous rainy weather 

 prevents full pollination in most other plums. No disease has ever found lodg- 

 ment with Formosa. The fruit is of uniform size, averaging about six inches 

 in circumference one way by eight the other. Fruit yellow with a pale bloom until 

 nearly ripe, turning to a clear rich red. Flesh pale yellow, unusually firm, sweet, 

 rich, delicious, with a delightful apricot flavor, nearly freestone. Formosa has 

 been very thoroughly tested for its keeping qualities, which are unequaled except 

 by Santa Rosa, Wickson, Burbank. and a few others." Luther Burbank. This 

 variety is notably making good in the Placer County foothills as a shipping plum. 



Gaviota. Burbank cross of Japanese and native American ; very large, deep 

 red ; flesh yellow, firm and sweet ; pit small ; rather late bloomer. Favored in the 

 Vacaville district for shipping. 



Bavay's Green Gage; syn. Reine Claude de Bavay (French). Large, round 

 oval, greenish yellow, spotted with red, with small violet-colored longitudinal 

 veins; flesh rather firm, juicy, sugary, rich, of fine quality, adhering slightly to 

 the stone ; shoots smooth, leaves roundish, shining ; a free grower and very pro- 

 ductive. 



Ickworth Imperatrice (English). Large to medium obovate, purple, with 

 irregular streaks of fawn color; stalk medium; flesh greenish yellow, sweet, 

 juicy, rich, mostly adhering to the rather small stone; shoots smooth; very late, 

 hangs long on the tree, and keeps well ; endures long shipment well. 



Fellenberg, syns. Large German Prune, Swiss Prune, Italian Prune. Medium 

 size, oval, pointed and tapering at both ends ; suture small, distinct ; dark purple, 

 with dark blue bloom; stalk one inch, scarcely sunk; flesh 'greenish yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, delicious, parts from the sto*; tree a free grower and very productive; 

 late, excellent for drying. But little grown in California, but largely in Oregon. 



Coe's Late Red; syn. Red St. Martin. Size medium, roundish, suture distinct 

 on one side ; skin light purplish red, or dark red ; bloom thin, blue ; stalk three- 

 fourths inch, scarcely sunk; flesh rather firm, crisp, rich, vinous; very late, 

 shoots downy. 



