134 Plums and Plum Culture 



very juicy; stone medium size, oval, cling; quality good; sea- 

 son a week to ten days after Abundance. 



Grown by J. J. Biery, Covington, Louisiana, who received 

 it from California as Longfruit. Notes taken from United 

 States pomologist report, 1895, p. 45. 



BOTAN. There have been several varieties under this 

 name introduced into the American trade. Nearly all have 

 now been renamed. The most important are Abundance and 

 Berckmans. Botan is not a variety name, but a Japanese class 

 name, something like Gage, Damson or Prune. In a general 

 way it appears to stand for a large, round, latish plum, but 

 the application has been very careless, even in Japan, and has 

 been infinitely confused in the introductions to this country. 



BURBANK. Fruit roundish, conical; size large to very 

 large; cavity rather deep and abrupt; suture shallow or 

 absent ; apex somewhat pointed ; color bright, dark, metallic, 

 red on a yellow ground ; dots numerous, small ; skin medium ; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, firm; stone, medium size, roundish, 

 pointed, cling; flavor rich and sugary; quality good to very 

 good; season medium; tree a very strong, spreading, way- 

 ward grower and requires severe cutting back to keep it within 

 bounds : an early and profuse bearer, requiring heavy thinning 

 to secure fruit of reasonable size. 



Imported from Japan in 1885 by Luther Burbank. Intro- 

 duced to the trade generally in 1890. This is one of the best 

 and most popular Japanese plums. Its early and heavy bear- 

 ing, its freedom from insects and disease, and its large size 

 and attractive color make it a desirable market fruit. It has 

 been found successful in many parts of New England, New 

 York and the central states. It does not appear to do so well 

 southward, where it rots badly, and is held in very low esteem 

 by some southern plum growers. 



CHABOT (Bailey Yellow Japan, Furugiya, etc). Fruit 

 strongly heart-shaped ; size large ; cavity abrupt, rather large ; 

 stem short, very stout ; suture faint ; apex rounded or 

 pointed; color, dull red on a greenish-yellow ground; dots, 

 many, yellowish ; bloom blue ; skin strong ; flesh firm, yellow, 

 juicy; stone medium size, oval, pointed, hardly flattened, 

 cling; flavor sweet and rich; quality good or better; season 

 late ; tree a strong, upright grower and a good bearer ; prob 

 ably the best Japanese plum of its season. 



Imported from Japan by Mr. Chabot of Berkeley, Cali- 

 fornia, but introduced to the trade by Luther Burbank in 1886. 



DELAWARE. Fruit ellipsoid ; size medium to large : cavity 

 shallow, rounded : stem medium ; suture a faint line ; apex 

 rounded ; color deep, dark, dull red ; dots many, dull yellow ; 

 bloom whitish; skin medium; flesh rather soft, light yellow 



