NEW PLUMS AND PRUNES 139 



The unique form of the Apple plum, the de- 

 lightful Bartlett pear flavor of the Bartlett 

 plum, the appetizing color of the Santa Rosa, 

 and the large size and remarkable shipping 

 qualities of the Wickson would not have been 

 developed had it not been for the use of the Jap- 

 anese species, Primus triflora. 



TRIBUTE FROM THE ORIENT 



Indeed, the Japanese plum stands as part con- 

 tributor to forty-three varieties added to Amer- 

 ican horticulture. These have been sent out 

 from my farms, and few nursery catalogues list 

 more than two or three Japanese plums other 

 than these varieties, although several have been 

 developed by other workers. 



China, as well as Japan, has furnished ma- 

 terial for the development of highly valuable 

 plums. The well-known varieties, Maynard, 

 Climax, Chalco, Santa Rosa, and Formosa, and 

 many other newer seedlings, have in their make- 

 up the blood of Prunus Simonii, the apricot- 

 plum of China. 



This fruit takes its name from Eugene Simon, 

 who introduced it into France from China in 

 1872. It was distributed in this country about 

 1881. It is peculiar in shape, being a large, flat, 

 tomato-shaped plum, with dark orange-brown, 



