Miscellaneous Varieties Described 233 



MIRABELLE. This is one of the oldest varieties known in 

 Europe, belonging probably in the same group with the 

 Myrobalan. It is not much known in this country, but speci- 

 mens grown in Iowa by J. L. Budd are described as follows 

 by Craig: "Form oblate, flattened laterally; size small, 

 cherry-like, sometimes two-lobed; cavity quite large; suture 

 outlined; apex depressed; surface smooth, not shiny; color 

 yellow; dots toward stem end, red; bloom very thin, lilac; 

 skin thin, tough; flesh fairly firm; stone small, oval, perfectly 

 free; flavor sweet, melting; quality good to best." 



MONONA. "A plum grown by Mr. Christian Steinman of 

 Mapleton, Iowa, reported to be the size of Miner, ripening two 

 weeks earlier, and to have been very profitable ; blooms about 

 three days later than Miner." Goff. 



OKAW. Named in Bailey's Annals of Horticulture, 

 1890:175. 



PARKER. "Reported as very productive and regular in 

 bearing, large size, good quality and early, by Mr. Wedge of 

 Minnesota, who considers it very promising." Goff. 



PEARL. Fruit oval, somewhat flattened ; size medium ; 

 cavity very shallow ; stem slender ; suture a line ; color red 

 over orange, sometimes spotted ; dots minute ; bloom blue ; 

 skin medium thick ; flesh tough ; stone medium size, round 

 oval, slightly flattened, nearly free; quality fair; season me- 

 dium late. 



Fruit received from J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. 



PIPER (Piper's Peach). A Minnesota variety, and highly 

 spoken of by a few growers in that state. 



POTTER. Originated in Cherokee county, Iowa. Probably 

 an Americana. 



PURPLE PANHANDLE. Another of the same lot with Red 

 Panhandle and Yellow Panhandle, but not mentionably dif- 

 ferent from them as far as fruit is concerned. Tree rather 

 small, but a rapid grower. One of the Watsoni group. 



RARERIPE. "A dark red plum, a little smaller than De 

 Soto. but inferior to Harrison's Peach. Hardy." Keffer. 

 South Dakota Bulletin 2.6. Probably not propagated at present. 



RED PANHANDLE. Fruit irregular oval ; size small, about 

 three-fourths inch in diameter; cavity shallow: stem- slen- 

 der; suture a line; color dull dark red: dots scattered: 

 bloom thick, bluish: skin tough: flesh reddish-yellow; stone 

 large, round oval, slightly flattened, cling; quality very poor; 

 tree straggling and uncomely in habit. 



This variety was brought from the Panhandle of Texas 

 and introduced in 189.3 by A. M. Ramsey & Son. then of 

 Burnet county. Glowing accounts are given of the wild plums 



