1448 PRCTNUS 



leaved forms of the Plum. When the Plum runs wild 

 it usually reverts to this form. Some of the Danisous 

 (as the French, Shropshire, Farleigh) are commercial 

 orchard varieties, being used for culinary purposes. 

 There is much difference of opinion as to the systematic 

 position of the Plum designated by Linuieus as P. in- 

 sititia, but it is clear that it i^ ind-nm-iliate between 

 P. domesticn and P. spiuos^i . Ii i- | i ilmbly one stage 

 in the reversion of the riimi ic.wir.l^ />. spinosa. It 

 seems to be iudistinguis]i;iiJ( ir<iii \ ;ir. Daniascena, 

 when this variety is taken in ii - l.u-. -. n-^n. 



Other forms of Plums hav r,r,.i\,,l Latin class- 

 names, as var. maliSdrmis, ijinn. i /'. s,ii',.i,,i. Dipii), 

 including the Mirabelk- |a ^niall l.-aMil I. inn willi 

 small yellow fruit, not unliki- tlji- li 

 var. Cerdola, Linn., the Green Gagi 

 var. Galatfinsis, Auth., the Prunes. 

 BB. Orientril Phf. 



Ivs. relatively longer (mostly 

 •fit roughened or pubescent, often 

 '/ twigs glabrous or nearly so. 

 '. Japi'mica, Hort., not Thunb. 



8. trifl.iia, i; .■ 



P.H,ilt.:u. I,::,,, 



XXX. M)-.ii^ -i..>M,ii; -mall trpp, with "snuK 



oblong -iiliMValc. alirn|iil\ Inn inv.inijMiil I y 



gin, bright uttrn vlmnlrj iM'irii aliov ,. .umI (lull 



ris. few froniearli Im,.: i-,.,-: ,-, .!.,,,,-.!,: , ir,,..,. ; 

 white or very m .n i . i 



mostly large lui'i : : : , , . -i I .n i - i . i,- 



purple) with \n- nn.r.l -iitiirr aiul I. ikIii 



pointed at the apex. R.H. 18!i.T:li;il.— Pri.l,alil\ 

 but introduced into this country from Jaii: 

 and now widely distributed and much grown 

 The Japanese Plum is hardy, in some of it 

 as far north as Ottawa. It is prized bet 1 1 

 great productiveness, long-keeping qualities 11 

 of its fruit, and its relative immunity from 1 1 

 As a class, the fruit is of lower quality thai 

 domestica Plums. The season of the Japanese P 



k ki 



PRUNUS 



begins considerably in advance of the domesticas and 

 holds nearly as late. The greater number of the varie- 

 ties are clingstones, but there are some freestones 

 among them. A race of hybrids with P. hortulana and 

 P. angustitolia is now appearing. 



• I lean ornative Plums Ivs relatively nai row 

 I smooth and the young grotvth glabrous (P 

 bcoidata and P Americana partial excep 

 » 1) the fruit comparatnely small and m 

 les of yellou and ted neier deep blue 

 pie 

 till oad and thick pulescent ortojighiih 



,la,plj 

 II k I I 



subcordata Benth Small 

 only a tew teet high Ivs lu 1 

 ubcordate at base eithei 1 1 

 thick soft pubescent beneitl I 

 1 ss than 1 m icross in cl 

 ing I pfore tl le p tr 1 

 ally dark 1 I 11 



1 in m 1 I II 



iiiooth t 1111 I 



Oiegon ■-- s 4 1 4-11 



jagjed fi 



ttle 



1 ents It varies much and the greater part of the 

 tiees do not produce agreeable fruit In many cases it 



onh a tree like bush The bark is blackish and is 

 t 1 1 1 ent on young shoots 



\ K^Uoggii Lcmmon SiS'soN Plum Taller and 

 1 1 Ilk ash gray Ivs not cordate orbicu 

 I II I I rl\ glabious fr larger (Im 01 more 



1 I vate \ 11 n or red the flesh soft an 1 i 1 t t I 

 N rthern C thfornia Much recommended 1 \ Mi ^ 

 near Mt Shasta whose name it 1 tirs Tl 1 11 

 now pUnted in many places in t alifornia It is I r 1 

 to P s ibcotdafa itself The tiee rarely exceeds ]o it 

 in height and 4-6 m in diameter of trunk 



10 Amencina Marsh {P TexUna Scheele) Pig 1Q81 

 Phtp X\X Small tw -"y sprp d ng 1 ilh th 



the in lie aiieiung in small clusters m alvance of 

 the Iv fr -van us 1 ut mosth small ai I hail tie 

 skm tough and ^la icous and 1 ot shining yellow an i 

 \aiiousiy overlaid with red stone turgi 1 Woods and 

 copses New York to t olorado and Texas It sometimes 

 reaches a height of lo 20 ft. S.S. 4.150.-In the East, 

 the fruits are usually austere, and often fit for eating-; 



