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would give them, theoretically, a parentage three- 

 quarters Americana and one-quarter Chicasavv. Or 

 they may be primary hybrids in which the Americana 

 parentage has preponderated. The latter supposition 

 is perhaps the more probable; though one supposition 



BLOSSOMS OF MINER 



might be true for one case and the other for a dif- 

 ferent case. 



The foliage of the plums of the Miner group is 

 much like that of the Americanas, but usually smaller 

 and not so rough, with less conspicuous dentation of 

 the margins. The fruit is usually rounder, the skin 

 less dull colored, thinner and not so tough; the dots 

 larger and more obvious; the stone thicker. 



The varieties seem to be about as hardy as the 

 Americanas. Several of them are of commercial value, 

 especially Forest Rose, Prairie Flower and Miner. 



