VARIETIES OF PLUMS 283 



President (H. A. Bassford). Large oval, dark purple, with deep bloom; 

 follows Grand Duke, and stands high as a mid-summer shipper. 



Wickson/-A crossbred by Luther Burbank; form suggests the Kelsey, 

 but more symmetrical; in ripening the color develops from a deep cherry 

 red down to a rich claret as full ripeness is attained. The color is solid and 

 uniform. The flesh is of amber tint, very juicy and translucent; the pit is 

 small and shapely, the flavor is striking and agreeable, but likely to be de- 

 ficient near the coast. 



Yellow Bggrsyns. White Egg, White Magnum Bonum (English). Very 

 large, oval, narrow at ends, necked at base, suture distinct; stalk one inch, 

 not sunk, surrounded by fleshy ring at insertion; light yellow, bloom thin, 

 white, flesh firm, rather acid until fully ripe, and then sweet, adheres to 

 pointed stone. 



Jefferson (New York). Large, oval, base slightly narrowed, suture slight; 

 greenish yellow, becoming golden, with reddish cheek; bloom thin, white; 

 stalk one inch, but little sunk or not at all; flesh rich yellow, very rich, juicy, 

 high flavor and luscious, adheres partly to its long, pointed stone; shoots 

 smooth; tree a slow grower, but productive. 



Columbia (New York). Very large, nearly globular, one side slightly 

 larger; brownish purple, reddish brown where much shaded, with many 

 fawn-colored dots; bloom blue, copious; stalk one inch, rather stout; cavity 

 small; flesh orange, very rich and sweet, free from the stone, which is very 

 small and compressed. 



Satsuma; syn. Blood Plum of Satsuma' Introduced by Luther Burbank of 

 Santa Rosa. Leaves more lanceolate than those of Kelsey; fruit averages 

 about two and a quarter inches in diameter, nearly round, and but slightly 

 sutured on one side; surface dark red, under a thick bloom; dots rather con- 

 spicuous and numerous; flesh dark purplish red; stone very small and pointed. 

 Chiefly grown in Southern California for local use and trade. 



Duarte. Resembles Satsuma, but ripens earlier; said to be the earliest 

 blood plum. 



Red Magnum Bonum; syn. Red Egg. Large, oval, tapering to the stalk; 

 suture strong, one side swollen; deep red in the sun; slight bloom; stalk one 

 inch, slender, cavity narrow; flesh greenish, coarse, subacid; shoots smooth. 



Anita (Millard Sharpe). Very large, oblong, purple with deep blue 

 bloom, flesh yellow, freestone; good for shipping, but capable of drying as 

 a prune; ripens after Tragedy and before Diamond. 



Diamond. Large, deep purple; handsome but not high quality; ripens 

 after Japanese, and sells well at the East as a cooking plum. 



Imperial Gage v (New York). Medium size, oval, suture distinct; stalk 

 three-fourths inch, slightly hairy, evenly sunk; green, slightly tinged with 

 yellow, with marbled green stripes; bloom copious and white; flesh greenish, 

 juicy, melting, rich, and delicious, usually free, from the oval, pointed stone; 

 tree very vigorous and productive; shoots long upright, slightly downy; 

 leaves with slight shade of blue. 



Damson* (English). Small, roundish, oval; purple, with thick blue bloom; 

 melting, juicy, subacid. 



German Prune v ( Common Quetsche, Germany). This name has been 

 applied in this State to numerous plums and prunes which are sold under 

 it. The fruit of the true German prune is long oval, and swollen on one 

 side; skin purple, with thick blue bloom; flesh firm, green, sweet, with a 

 peculiar^ pleasant flavor; separates readily from the stone; inclined to drop 

 before ripening. 



Kelsey (Japan). Trees brought from Japan by the late Mr. Hough, of 

 Vacaville, in 1870, and purchased by the late John Kelsey, of Berkeley, who 

 propagated and fruited them for several years. First wide distribution was 

 made by W. P. Hammon & Co., in 1874, who named the fruit after Mr. Kel- 

 sey. Tree willowy, leaves narrow, twigs brownish gray. Fruit from one 

 and a half to two and a half inches diameter, heart-shaped, with a distinct 

 suture on one side from stem to apex; stem is short, and set in a de- 

 pression at the larger end; colors mixed yellow and purple, which vary in 



