420 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



A seedling of Wild Goose grown by Mrs. Clifford of Denison, Texas, and introduced 

 by T. V. Munson and Son of the same place. Tree hardy, vigorous, spreading, pro- 

 ductive; fruit large, pear-shaped, sometimes with a very distinct neck; suture shallow; 

 bright scarlet with very small yellow dots; flesh yellow, firm, sweet, aromatic; good; 

 clingstone; a little later than Wild Goose. 

 Climax's Brother. Triflora X Simonii. i. Rural N. Y. 59:655. 1900. 



One of Burbank's numerous crosses, having the same parents as Climax. The 

 tree is an upright grower like Simon and the fruit resembles this parent in form and 

 size; not as highly colored as Climax; unknown as yet by plum-growers. 

 Clinton. Hortulana mineri. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 162. 1881. 2. Cornell Sta. Bui. 

 38:55, 86. 1892. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1897. 4. Waugh Plum Cult. 

 172. 1901. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity shallow; stem slender; suture a line; 

 dull red; dots numerous; bloom thin; flesh yellow; quality fair; clingstone; late. 

 Mentioned in the American Pomological Society's Catalog from 1897 to 1899. 

 Cluck. Angustifolia varians. i. Kerr Cat. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1899. 

 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 194. 1901. 4. Ga. Sta. Bui. 67:273. 1904. 



Originated with George Cluck, Austin, Texas; introduced in 1896 by F. T. Ramsey. 

 Tree vigorous, productive; blooms very late; fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; 

 cavity shallow; bright red with many small, yellow dots; skin tough; flesh yellow, 

 soft; quality fair; stone medium, oval, turgid, clinging; mid-season. 

 Cluster. Domestica. Mentioned in Ray Hist. Plant. 2:1528. 1688. 

 Cochet. Domestica. i. Lucas Vollst. Hand. Obst. 471. 1894. 2. Can. Exp. Farm 

 Bui. 2d Ser. 3:50. 1900. 



Cochets Pflaume i. Cochet Pere i. 



Tree vigorous and productive; fruit large, oval, yellow with reddish dots; suture 

 medium; flesh yellowish, rich, sweet, pleasant; early. 

 Coeur de Boeuf. Domestica. i. U. S. D. A. Div. of Pom. Bui. 10:19. 1901. 



Beef's Heart i. Prunier de Carcassone. 



Coeur de Boeuf originated in 1879 at Carcassonne, France, as a seedling of a variety 

 introduced from the province of Lerida, Spain, in 1854. The following description was 

 made from a tree under test on the grounds of this Station: Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit 

 of medium size, roundish; cavity medium in size and depth; stem slender; suture 

 medium; dark brownish-red, covered with minute russet dots; bloom heavy; skin 

 medium thick; flesh yellowish, meaty, juicy, sweet, rich; good to very good; stone 

 small, oval, semi-clinging; mid-season. 



Coe Violet. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 905. 1869. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. 

 France 341. 1887. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 425. 1889. 



Coe a Fruit Violet 3. Coe's Golden Drop Violette 1,3. Coe's Violet 1,3. Coe's 

 Violette 2. Coe Violette 3. Goutte d'Or Violette 3. 



A variation from Golden Drop. Tree vigorous; fruit large, oval; suture distinct; 

 cavity small ; stem long, thick ; light reddish ; dots brown, numerous ; flesh yellowish, 

 sweet, juicy; good; clingstone. 



