222 Plums and Plum Culture 



Fruit received from the originator, A. L. Bruce, Basin 

 Springs, Texas. Does not appear to be of value. 



PENDENT. Said to be from seed of Pottawattamie polli- 

 nated by Forest Garden. This would be P. angustifolia x P. 

 americana. I have seen only the leaves and these seem to be 

 intermediate between the supposed parents. 



Leaves medium large, long, ovate, taper-pointed, rounded 

 at the base, rather stiff and harsh, especially harsh on the under 

 side, margin medium, finely double-serrate, with an occasional 

 minute gland, petiole slender, usually with two small glands. 



PRESIDENT 



Originated with Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebraska, 

 and introduced by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, 1898. 



PENNOCK. From seed of Rocky Mountain cherry thought 

 to be pollinated with Arctic. This would be Prunus pumila 

 besseyi x P. domestica. The meager specimens which I have 

 examined show a preponderance of the cherry characters, but 

 also suggest P. domestica in some respects. 



Mr. Pennock describes the fruit as follows: "Nearly 

 round, about an inch in diameter, deep blue in color with a 

 bloom, having a slight suture, flavor between a plum and 

 cherry, excellent to eat out of hand or for preserves or can- 

 ning ; tree of dwarfish growth, but upright. Was raised from 

 seed planted in 1893." The leaves are medium size, ovate, 

 tapering at both ends, rather coarsely serrate, flat and thickish, 



