THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 451 



Gelbe Spatzwetsche. Species? Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889. 



Reitzensteiner Gelbe Zwetsche incor. Quetsche Jaune Tardive. 

 Gem. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 915. 1869. 



Originated near Albany, New York. Fruit small, round; suture and cavity shal- 

 low; mottled with purple; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; clingstone. 

 Gem. Americana, i. Meneray Cat. The Gem i. 



A seedling of Lottie grown by H. A. Terry; introduced by F. W. Meneray, Council 

 Bluffs, Iowa. Fruit of medium size, oblong, red and yellow, with whitish bloom; 

 good ; freestone. 

 Gemeiner Gelbe Spilling. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889. 



Bauern Pflaume. Gelber Bidling. Krieke. Prunus Lutea. Spelge. Spilge. Spindel 

 Pftaume. 

 Gentleman. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:41. 1873. 



Probably of American origin as it was sent by Downing to M. Mas, but was not 

 described by the American author. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium, oval; 

 suture indistinct; skin thick, intense purple; bloom abundant; stem short; flesh 

 yellowish, juicy, vinous; good; freestone; early. 

 Georgia. Triflora X ? i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 175:153. 1899. 2.WaughPlumCult. 212. 1901. 



Normand No. 20 1,2. 



One of the several seedlings sent out by J. L. Normand, Marksville, Louisiana. 

 Named by L. H. Bailey in 1899. Fruit small, oval, greenish-yellow covered with bright 

 red; flesh yellow, watery, fibrous, sweet; stone large, strongly clinging; fruit drops 

 while green; worthless. 



Gerishes Seedling. Domestica. Mentioned in Johnson Cat. Early Bradshaw. 

 Gersepflaume. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 431. 1889. 



Reference taken by Mathieu from Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884. 

 Ghiston. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 276. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 

 222, 244. 1858. Ghiston's Early i, 2. 



Fruit large, oval, yellow; bloom thin; flesh yellow; quality poor; freestone; 

 season early; rejected by the American Pomological Society in 1858. 

 Gibson. Domestica. i. Horticulturist 25:319. 1870. Gibson's Seedling. 



A seedling from W. L. Gibson of Elmira, New York. Tree vigorous, productive; 

 fruit of medium size, deep amber color; bloom slight; skin thick, very astringent; 

 flesh sweet, juicy, mild; good. 

 Gill. Domestica. i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 94:58. 1909. 



Introduced by S. R. Gill, Port Clinton, Ohio, who received it in 1882 from a nursery 

 with Golden Drop trees. Tree vigorous, spreading and productive; fruit medium in 

 size, round, reddish-purple; bloom light; flesh firm, sweet, rich; good; mid-season; 

 excellent for canning. 



Gisborne. Domestica. I. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 147. 1831. 2. Horticulturist 10:16. 

 1855. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:49. ^73- 4- Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889. 



De Gisborne 3. Gisborne's i. Gisborne' s 3. Gisborne's Early 2. Gisborne' s Early 2, 4. 

 Gisborne' 's Zwetsche 3. Gisbomes Zwetsche 4. Ovalrunde Spreckel Pflaume 4. Paterson'si,^. 



