THE! PLUM. 205 



with Miner plum. Fruit about one inch in diameter, nearly round, 

 bright cherry red in color, and good in quality for culinary use. When 

 loaded with its highly colored fruit the small trees are ornamental. 

 Hardy far north. 



Cottrell. Large, roundish oblong; color mottled red and yellow, 

 with thin rosy bloom ; stem one inch long, inserted at one side of the 

 perpendicular. Flesh firm for a native, rich; quality best. Season, 

 first half of September. Americana. Minnesota. 



Curry. Large, oval, flattened laterally; cavity deep; color pur- 

 plish red; dots gray and small; bloom lilac-colored. Flesh yellow, 

 firm; quality very good. Season, first half of August. Valuable 

 south of forty-second parallel. Hortulana. Iowa. 



Cottrell. De Soto. 



Davenport. Medium to large, oval, often conical, and flattened 

 laterally; color yellow, with pink blush on sunny side. Flesh yellow, 

 firm; skin thin, not astringent; stone small; quality best, with a su- 

 gary flavor, reminding one of the German Mirabelle; pit free. From 

 seed of the De Soto, planted by N. K. Fluke, of Davenport, Iowa. 

 Americana. 



De Soto. Large, oval, slightly compressed; color orange, over- 

 laid with crimson; dots numerous, with thin blue bloom; stalk short, 

 slightly curved, in shallow cavity. Flesh quite firm, juicy, high- 

 flavored ; one of the best natives in quality; cling. Widely cultivated, 

 but fails in sections subject to protracted drought. Americana. 

 Wisconsin. 



Downing (Charles Downing). Large, roundish oval; color bright 



