LUTHER BURBANK 



The other plum from this cross is known as 

 "Pride." It also proved to be of little value as a 

 shipping plum. It ripens too quickly, so that it 

 will not stand shipping any great distance. 



Pride is apple-shaped, which is usually a de- 

 sirable form. It is a good grower, an excellent 

 bearer, and ripens about July 20th. The skin of 

 the fruit is a deep red with a whitish bloom. The 

 flesh is a dark red showing a Satsuma cross 

 and of excellent quality. 



Besides these, nearly two thousand other 

 promising Maritima hybrids are now being grown 

 from these crosses. Many of them are excellent 

 in habit, productiveness, and hardiness. As yet 

 they have not been sufficiently tested to warrant 

 their introduction. 



TRIBUTE FROM THE SAND CHERRY 



Another native American plum which is as 

 hardy as the Beach plum is Prunus bessevi com- 

 monly known as the Western Sand Cherry. Al- 

 though it is called a cherry, it is really a plum and 

 has been successfully crossed with the plums, as 

 pointed out in an earlier chapter. It is thoroughly 

 hardy in the central and northern states, and is 

 found most often in Minnesota and the Dakotas. 



My work with this variety has not been so ex- 

 tensive as with the Beach plum, but has resulted 

 in the development of one new plum which has 



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