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Plums and Plum Culture 



JENNIE LUCAS. Fruit irregular, spherical ; size medium ; 

 cavity shallow ; suture a line ; color light yellow ; dots many, 

 large, white ; bloom white ; skin thin ; flesh yellow and soft ; 

 stone large, round, flattened, cling; flavor sweetish; quality 

 fair; season medium early. 



Another of Mr. Onderdonk's Chicasaw seedlings, intro- 

 duced in 1875. Texas. 



LONE STAR. Fruit oval, pointed; size medium; cavity 

 broad, shallow ; stem slender ; suture obsolete ; color clear 

 red; dots many, white; bloom white; skin thin but strong; 

 flesh soft, yellow ; stone medium size, oval, slightly flattened, 



HUGHES 



cling ; flavor rich and sweet ; quality good ; season medium 

 early. 



Originated with E. W. Kirkpatrick, Texas. Said by J. W. 

 Kerr to be a profitable variety. 



LUDOR. "Above medium size, oblong, bright red ; skin 

 very thin ; flavor rather acid unless fully ripe ; tree fairly vig- 

 orous and productive." R. H. Price, Texas Bulletin 32. 



MASON. Fruit above the medium size, round or somewhat 

 oblong, bright red, quite firm, fine flavor when ripe, cling. 

 Early or very early. 



Orginated with Messrs. Mason, near Leander, Williamson 

 county, Texas, and introduced about 1896 by F. T. Ramsey ( ?). 

 Thought to be a good variety. 



