The Wayland-like Plums Described 1 8 1 



IRBY (synonym of Erby September of various catalogs). 

 "Fiery red; glossy, large as Clinton or Parsons (Miner), very 

 similar to Golden Beauty, except in color; ripe August 9 to 

 September 6, about same time as Golden Beauty. Seems to be 

 identical, with Wayland." J. S. Kerr, Texas. 



Named for Mr. Dan Irby of Texas, who found it growing 

 on the grounds of an old Indian settlement in his vicinity. I 

 have not seen the fruit, but the foliage identifies it with the 

 Wayland group. 



KANAWHA. Fruit ellipsoid, medium size, bright cherry 

 red, with a suture line and many white dots and a faint white 

 bloom ; skin firm ; flesh firm and meaty ; stone medium size, 

 cling; flavor sprightly; quality excellent. Introduced by P. J. 

 Berckmans, who received it from J. S. Downer of Kentucky, 

 in 1871. 



LANGSDON. Described by Bailey in 1892 and said to be 

 much like Miner. This evidently was a typographical error, 

 as the Langsdon is an exact duplicate of the Moreman. 



LEPTUNE. Fruit spherical or nearly so, medium size, color 

 deep cherry red with an indistinct suture line and distinct 

 yellowish dots, skin thick and strong; flesh meaty, yellow; 

 stone medium size, cling; quality good. 



"Said to have been introduced by J. D. Morrow & Sons, 

 Arkansas." Bailey. 



MISSOURI APRICOT (Honeydrop). Fruit nearly spherical, 

 small to medium, bright golden yellow with a plain suture line, 

 many whitish dots, which seem to show through the skin, and 

 a whitish bloom, skin rather thick and tough, flesh firm, meaty, 

 yellow ; stone small to medium, cling ; quality fair to good. 

 Bailey says "perhaps the best yellow plum," but this does not 

 accord with our observations. J. W. Kerr says "the fruit is 

 much inferior to Golden Beauty, with which it ripens." 



This variety really ought to pass under the name of Honey- 

 drop, which is the older, and which was changed to Missouri 

 Apricot quite without warrant. It is so much better known, 

 however, under the latter name that convenience may be 

 thought to outweigh priority. The latter name is therefore 

 retained. 



MOREMAN. Fruit spherical, small, bright cherry red, with 

 a faint suture line and many distinct small yellow dots ; skin 

 strong ; flesh firm yellow ; stone usually small, rounded, 

 cling; quality good. Season rather late, last of August. 

 Origin Kentucky. Perhaps the hardiest of this group, and cer- 

 tainly the best known northward, but hardly typical of the 

 group and not the best in fruit. 



NIMON. Fruit oval ; size medium ; cavity very shallow ; 

 suture faint line; color bright red; dots many, large, white; 



