The Miner-like Plums Described 173 



EMERSON. Professor Goff mentions a plum under this 

 name which he refers to the Miner group. This cannot be 

 the Emerson described in this work with the Chicasaws. If 

 it is a separate variety of any importance it should have 

 another name. 



ESTHER. Fruit round oval ; size medium ; cavity shal- 

 low ; stem strong ; suture a line ; color dark red ; dots many, 

 large and small, yellow ; bloom thin, bluish ; skin thick, firm ; 

 flesh yellow; stone small, oval, slightly flattened, cling; 

 quality good ; season medium early. 



Introduced by H. A. Terry, Iowa, 1885. 



FOREST ROSE. Fruit oval ; size large ; cavity very shal- 

 low ; stem stout ; suture a line ; color dull red ; dots many, 

 small, yellow ; bloom thin ; skin medium thick ; flesh yellow ; 

 stone medium large, oval, hardly flattened, cling; quality 

 good ; season medium late. 



"A Missouri wild variety introduced by William Stark in 

 1878." A fine plum, perhaps the best of the Miner group. 



IDALL. Fruit irregular round oval; size large; cavity 

 shallow ; stem strong ; suture a line ; color red ; dots many, 

 minute and some large ; bloom blue ; skin thick and tough ; 

 flesh yellow; stone large, round, hardly flattened, cling; 

 quality good; season late. 



Said by the originator, D. B. Wier of Illinois, to be a 

 cross between Miner and Wildgoose. Spelled also Idol. Mr. 

 Wier himself used both spellings. 



INDIANA (Indiana Red). Fruit oval; size medium to 

 large ; cavity shallow ; stem slender ; suture a line ; color 

 red ; dots many, small, white ; bloom thin ; skin tough ; flesh 

 yellow; stone large, oval, little flattened, cling; quality fair; 

 season late. 



"Said to have been an Indiana wild variety and to have 

 been introduced by Dr. I. Cramer." Bailey. 



IRIS. Fruit oval ; size very small ; cavity shallow ; suture 

 a line ; color crimson ; dots many, minute ; bloom thin ; skin 

 tough; flesh yellow; stone small, oval, not flattened, cling; 

 quality poor ; season medium to late. 



Originated and introduced by D. B. Wier, Illinois. 

 Worthless. 



MAQUOKETA. Fruit round oblong ; size medium to large ; 

 color red; skin thick; stone cling; quality good; season 

 medium to late. 



Found on the Maquoketa river in eastern Iowa. Reported 

 not hardy in Minnesota. A good variety. 



MINER (Parsons). Fruit round oblong; size medium, 

 often small; cavity shallow; stem slender; suture a line; 



