IDENTIFICATION OF PLUM \'ARIETIES 43 



VARIETY DESCRIPTIONS 



1. Abundance. Habit fairly upright, medium in height, medium stout; internodes rather short. 

 Two-year bark rather dark brown; one-year bark reddish brown; young shoots reddish tinged; 

 pubescence none; lenticels medium in number, small, flush, russet; growing tips green; young leaves 

 moderately light green. Petiole medium-angled, short, medium thick, reddish tinged; glands 

 2-4, scattered, medium to .'■•ma!!, globose and reniform, yellowish green. Leaf blade medium in 

 size, oval to obovate, flat to slightly reverse saucer-folded; tip somewhat acuminate; margin 

 slightly coarsely waved; surface slightly rugose, semi-glossy, light to medium yellowish green; 

 serrations fine, shallow, double, crenate, rather regular. 



2. Agen. Habit upright-spreading, moderately short, moderately slender; internodes short. 

 Two-year bark light brown, lenticels conspicuous; one-year bark purplish to brown; young shoots 

 reddish to purplish; pubescence none to a trace; lenticels medium in number, small, flush, russet; 

 growing tips reddish; young leaves medium green. Petiole wide-angled, short, medium thick, 

 reddish; glands 2, close to the blade, very small, often stalked, yellowish. Leaf blade rather small, 

 oval, medium to narrow U-folded; tip short acute; margin slightly coarsely waved; surface mostly 

 smooth, rather dull, rather light yellowish green; serrations moderately fine, shallow, double, 

 dull serrate, regular. 



3. Albion. Habit upright-spreading, moderately short, medium stout; internodes medium. 

 Two-year bark moderately light brown; one-year bark greenish to light purplish to brown; young 

 shoots green to slight purplish brown; pubescence light; lenticels few, small, flush, russet; growing 

 tips reddish tinged to reddish; young leaves medium green. Petiole wide-angled, short, thick, 

 reddish tinged; glands 2, close to the blade, medium in size, slightly stalked, greenish, with de- 

 pressed centers. Leaf blade medium in size, roundish oval, flat to broad V-folded; tip acute, 

 often twisted; margin coarsely waved; surface fine, veiny, very slightly rugose, dull, rather dark 

 green; serrations medium in size, double, dull serrate, rather irregular. 



4. American Mi abelle. Habit upright-spreading, rather short, medium stout; internodes 

 medium. Two-year bark dark or purplish brown; one-year bark purple; young shoots purplish; 

 pubescence very light; lenticels medium in number, small, flush, russet; growing tips reddish 

 tinged; young leaves medium green. Petiole moderately wide-angled, upturned, medium in length, 

 medium thick, reddish; glands 2, near the blade to fairly well down on the petiole, medium in 

 size, greenish yellow, with depressed centers. Leaf blade small, oval to slightly obovate, medium 

 L'-folded; tip short acute; margin slightly coarsely waved; surface bullate, dull, medium green; 

 serrations rather coarse, moderately shallow, crenate. somewhat irregular. 



5. Arch Duke. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, medium stout; internodes medium. 

 Two-year bark medium brown; one-year bark green to purplish to brown; young shoots reddish 

 tinged to purplish; pubescence rather heavy; lenticels numerous, small, flush, russet; growing tips 

 green, or sometimes slightly reddish tinged; young leaves light to medium green. Petiole wide- 

 angled, rather short, thick, reddish tinged; glands 2, close to the blade, moderately small, often 

 reniform, green, with depressed centers. Leaf blade medium in size, oval, flat to saucer-folded; 

 tip short acute to mucronate; margin slightly medium-waved; surface moderately bullate, some- 

 what semi-glossy to dull, slightly pubescent, medium green; serrations rather fine, moderately 

 shallow, dull serrate, regular. 



6. Bavay (commonly called Reine Claude). Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, 

 rather stout; internodes rather short. Two-year bark medium brown; one- year bark green to 

 purple to brown; young shoots slightly green to purplish; pubescence none; lenticels few, small, 

 flush; growing tips purplish tinged to reddish; young leaves medium green. Petiole wide-angled, 

 short, rather thick, tinged; glands 2. close to or on the blade, rather small, yellowish, with depressed 

 centers. Leaf blade large, round-oval, broad U-folded or flat to slightly saucer-folded, drooping; 

 tip short acute, twisted, slightly reflexed; margin somewhat coarsely-waved to medium-waved; 

 surface smooth to slightly rugose and "slightly bullate, rather glossy, medium green; serrations 

 medium in size, moderately shallow, double, crenate, regular. 



7. Beauty. Habit moderately upright, medium in height, rather slender; internodes rather 

 short. Two-year bark gray brown; one-year bark green, with fine netted russet epidermis; young 

 shoots green to reddish tinged; pubescence none; lenticels medium in number, small, flush, russet; 

 growing tips reddish tinged; young leaves light yellowish green. Petiole medium-angled, rather 

 short, slender, slightly reddish tinged; glands usiially 2-4 (sometimes up to 6), close to the blade 

 or scattered, rather small, slightly stalked, yellowish green. Leaf blade rather small, oval to 

 elliptic, broad V-folded to slightly reverse saucer-folded; tip somewhat acuminate; margin slightly 

 coarsely waved; surface smooth, hirsute (stiff hairs or bristles which give a gritty feeling), dull, 

 moderately light green; serrations moderately fine, medium deep, double, moderately dull serrate, 

 distinct, regular. 



