The Americana Plums Described 165 



whitish ; skin thin ; flesh yellow ; stone medium size, oval, 

 cling; quality good; season late; tree upright. 



Said to be a seedling of Weaver crossed with Miner ; 

 grown by E. W. Tucker, Williamsfield, Illinois, about 1895. 



VAN BUREN. Fruit round oblong; size large; color 

 purplish-red ; bloom blue ; skin thick ; flesh yellow ; stone 

 cling ; season medium to late ; young shoots pubescent. 



An Iowa seedling introduced by J. Thatcher. 



U. S. (Brittlewood No. 2). Spherical, large to very large, 

 dark purplish-red, cling, medium to late. 



Originated with Theodore Williams, Nebraska. 



VAN DEMAJ*. Fruit oval, compressed; size large; cavity 

 shallow; stem short and stout; suture a line; color dull red 



STODDARD 



over green, with red specks ; dots many, minute, yellow ; 

 bloom bluish ; skin thick ; flesh yellow ; stone medium size, 

 oval, somewhat flattened, cling: quality good; season late. 



Grown by H. A. Terry, Iowa, from seed of Hawkeye, 1891. 

 Not generally reported favorably. 



VERMILLION (Le Due Vermillion). Fruit round oblong: 

 size medium ; color bright red ; bloom bluish ; skin thick ; 

 iiesh yellow ; stone cling ; quality good ; season late. 



Origin same as Le Duc( ?) 



WARREN. "Grown from seed of Hawkeye. Produced first 

 crop in 1897. Fruit large, light mottled red with white bloom. 

 Excellent quality. Season late in August (in Iowa)." From 

 advertisement of the originator, H. A. Terry, Iowa. 



WATROUS (Captain Watrotis). "From seed of Harrison's 

 Peach. First crop in 1897. Tree an upright, vigorous grower 



