THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 491 



Marietta. Triflora X ? i. Ga. Sta. Bui. 67:264 fig. 1904. 2. Ibid. 68:7 fig., 36. 1905. 



A chance seedling found growing on the grounds of the Kennesau Wholesale Nur- 

 sery Company, in 1900, at the edge of a block of Triflora varieties. Tree very vigorous, 

 productive; fruit of medium size, broadly conical, yellow overlaid with red; dots 

 yellow; skin slightly waxy; flesh soft, juicy, pleasant; quality fair; clingstone; free 

 from rot. 

 Marjorie. Americana, i. Terry Cat. 1900. 



A seedling of Lottie grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. Fruit large, round, 

 light yellow partly overspread with red; dots small; flesh yellow, rich, sweet; semi- 

 clinging. 

 Marigan. Domestica. i. Quebec Pom. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1905. 



Tree productive. Fruit large, round, greenish-yellow with a blush; good. 

 Marion. Americana, i. Kerr Cat. 1897. 2. Colo. Sta. Bui. 50:40. 1898. 3. Waugh 

 Plum Cult. 157. 1901. 



Tree productive; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the apex; suture 

 a line; cavity shallow; stem long, slender; red on a yellow ground; bloom thin; skin 

 thick; flesh sweet, juicy; good; clingstone; mid-season. 

 Marketman. Triflora. i. Burbank Cat. 1893. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 138. 1901. 



Shipper i, 2. 



A seedling of Satsuma grown by Luther Burbank and sold under the name Shipper 

 but changed by Waugh to prevent confusion with an older Shipper. Tree moderate 

 in growth, sturdy and upright; fruit oval, light red; bloom light; flesh firm, sweet, 

 juicy; fruit keeps and ships well. 

 Marmorierte Eierpflaume. Domestica. Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 440. 1889. 



Prune d'Oeuf Marbree. 

 Marster. Domestica? i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 96. 1887. 2. Brown Bros. Cat. 1900. 



Marster's 2. 



Supposed to have originated in South Carolina about 1883; reported four years 

 later by J. R. Hart from Nova Scotia; introduced by Brown Brothers of Ontario. Tree 

 hardy, productive; fruit of medium size, oval, dark purple; flesh fine-grained, rich; 

 good; mid-season. 



Marten. Domestica. i. Horticulturist 6:133. 1851. 2. Cultivator 6:268. 1858. 

 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 931. 1869. 



Marten's Seedling 3. Marten's Seedling i, 2. 



A chance seedling found growing in the garden of a Mr. Marten, Schenectady, 

 New York, by Professor Jackson of Union College. Tree very vigorous, productive; 

 fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture deep; cavity small; yellow, streaked with green 

 and dotted with red in the sun; flesh yellow, slightly coarse, juicy, sprightly; very 

 good ; freestone ; mid-season. 

 Mary. Domestica. i. Card. & For. 7:19. 1894. 2. Storrs & Harrison Cat. 1898. 



A supposed cross between Duane and Yellow Gage grown by R. A. Hunt, Euclid, 

 Ohio, about 1882; introduced by Storrs & Harrison in 1898. Tree very productive; 

 fruit of medium size, yellow; bloom delicate; flesh yellow; good; mid-season. 



