The Nigra Plums Described 171 



oval, flattened, nearly free; flavor very sweet; quality good; 

 season medium. 



ITASCA. Fruit oblong; size medium; color dull purplish- 

 red; flesh fine, yellow; stone cling; quality fair; season 

 medium. 



Introduced by P. M. Gideon of Minnesota and by W. F. 

 Heikes ; origin, Minnesota. As I have seen this variety grow- 

 ing in Maryland it is entirely worthless. 



ODEGARD. A new variety of which I have seen specimens 

 but of which I have no description. Originated at Brookings, 

 South Dakota, ten or twelve years ago from seed sent from 

 Minnesota. Introduced by A. Norby, Madison, South Dakota. 

 Seems to belong in the Nigra group. 



OXFORD. "Season early August. The earliest variety 

 fruited here. Good cooker. Size of Forest Garden ; round 

 oval, deep red; rather thick skin; stone large, thin, cling; 

 flesh orange-yellow, fair consistency, good flavor; poor 

 keeper. Tree closely resembles Aitkin in foliage, color of 

 wood, habit of growth and quality of fruit." Harris, Minne- 

 sota, in Goff Wisconsin station Bulletin 63. 



SEPER (Seper's Peach). Fruit round, oblong; size large; 

 color dark red; stone cling. 



Not much grown. I have never seen the fruit. 



SMITH RED. Fruit round oval; size large or extra large 

 for a plum of this group ; cavity shallow ; stem short, stout ; 

 suture a faint line; color dull red; dots minute; bloom thin, 

 blue; skin thick; flesh yellow; stone large, oval, flattened, 

 cling ; quality fair to good : season medium. Tree vigorous 

 with good foliage. 



"The finest variety of the group with me." J. W. Kerr. 



WAZATA. Size small or medium ; color dull red ; skin 

 thick ; flesh yellow : stone cling ; season medium to late. _ 



Found wild in Minnesota and introduced by P. M. Gideon 

 and W. F. Heikes. Worthless. 



WILLIAMS. Described by J. W. Kerr as follows: "Large, 

 oblong, pointed, red, cling; only moderately productive." 



