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red, juicy, tender at the skin, becoming tough at 

 the center, sweet, with an almondlike flavor; of 

 good quality; stone semiclinging or clinging, 

 seven-eighths inch by five-eighths inch in size, 

 oval, strongly pointed, rough, tinged red; 

 ventral suture narrow, winged, dorsal suture 

 grooved." 



DESCENDANTS OF THE SATSUMA 



The red-fleshed plums because of their unique 

 appearance have found a place especially in 

 home orchards. On some markets, particularly 

 in the northern part of the United States and 

 Canada, there is a good demand for them as 

 shippers. Eastern markets of the United States 

 generally prefer plums of a lighter colored 

 flesh. 



So far as known, no one else has taken up the 

 work of the production of red-fleshed plums. 

 Nine others, however, in addition to Satsuma, 

 have been introduced from my farms. These 

 include Delaware, Santa Rosa, Beauty, Apple, 

 Duarte, Hermosillo, Rubio, Prize, Sultan, and 

 some ten or twelve others. 



The quality of some of the red plums is un- 

 excelled by any others, and they are especially 

 liked for making jellies, jams, etc., adding a 

 richness of color which is not obtainable with 



