THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 431 



Dennis. Americana, i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:79. 1892. 2. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 276. 

 1893. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 147. 1901. 



Dr. Dennis i, 2. Dr. Dennis 3. 



Originated with H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa, supposedly from seed of Hawk- 

 eye; first fruited in 1891. Fruit round to slightly oblong, medium in size; 

 suture a line; bright red; dots many, minute, white; flesh yellow; good; clingstone; 

 early. 

 Dennis Seedling No. 13. Hortulana mineri. 



Grown at the Iowa Experiment Station. The fruit is of medium size, roundish, 

 dark red; dots conspicuous; suture a line; skin thick, tough; flesh firm, juicy, tender, 

 sweetish; good; clingstone; mid-season. 



Denniston Red. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 296. 1845. 2. Mag. Hort. 

 13:532. 1847. 3. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 337. 1849. 4. Ma? Le Verger 6: 

 133. 1866-73. 5- Mathieu Nom. Pom. 427. 1889. 



Denniston's Red i. Denniston's Red 5. Dennison's Red 5. Denniston's Rote 

 Pflaume 5. Rouge de Denniston 4, 5. 



Grown by Isaac Denniston of Albany, New York. The parentage is not known 

 but Thomas thinks it is a seedling of Lombard. Fruit large, roundish-oval; suture 

 distinct; cavity small; light red with yellow dots; bloom thin; flesh amber, juicy, 

 rich, sprightly; good; stone small, oval, compressed, free; mid-season. 

 Denniston Superb. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 275. 1845. 2. Mas Le 

 Verger 6:121. 1866-73. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 427. 1889. 4. Bartrum Pears 

 and Plums 63. 1903. 



Dennison's Superb 3. Denniston's Superb 2. Denniston's Superb Gage 4. Mad- 

 ison 3. Superbe de Denniston 2, 3. 



Grown by Isaac Denniston, Albany, New York, about 1835 or 1840. Fruit round, 

 larger than Reine Claude of which it is probably a seedling, slightly flattened; suture 

 distinct; cavity shallow; stem of medium length; pale yellow, blotched with red; 

 bloom thin; flesh thick, meaty, moderately juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; very 

 good; stone small, roundish, thick, free; mid-season; catalogued by the American 

 Pomological Society from 1877 to 1899. 

 D'Eate Imperiale. Domestica. i. Guide Prat. 160, 355. 1895. 



A variety closely resembling the Agen except that it is more vigorous in tree growth. 

 Denton. Angustifolia varians. i. Card. Man. 13:279. 1871. 



A variety introduced many years ago by J. W. Kerr; it closely resembles Yellow 

 Transparent, but is a much smaller tree. 



Derbyshire Green Gage. Domestica. Mentioned in Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831. 

 Deron. Domestica. Mentioned in Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 146. 1831. 



Deron's. 

 De Seigneur. Species? i. Guide Prat. 161, 355. 1895. De Prince (en Lorraine) i. 



Tree productive; fruit small, roundish, bluish; bloom heavy; flesh green, fine- 

 grained, juicy, sweet; good; late. 

 Des Moines. Americana, i. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 147. 1901. 



