492 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Mary. Americana mollis. i. Kerr Cat. 1900. 2. Terry Cat. 1900. 



Grown from seed of Van Buren in 1893 by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. Tree 

 productive, spreading; fruit light red on a yellow ground; good; mid-season. 

 Maryland. Angustifolia watsoni X (Prunus besseyi X Angustifolia watsoni). i. Kerr 

 Cat. 1894. 2. Colo. Sta. Bui. 50:41. 1898. 3. Vt. Sta. Bui. 67:17. 1898. 



Grown by J. W. Kerr from seed of Utah Hybrid ; introduced by the originator in 

 1894. Tree larger than the parent; fruit small, round; suture lacking; dark brownish- 

 red; flesh soft, watery, sweet, pleasant; quality fair; clingstone. 

 Mas. Domestica? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 440. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 163, 359. 1895. 



Similar to De Montfort. 



Mason. Angustifolia varians. i. Kerr Cat. 1897. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 464. 

 1900. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 196. 1901. 



Originated near Leander, Williamson County, Texas, with a Mr. Mason; intro- 

 duced about 1896 by F. T. Ramsey. Tree vigorous; fruit of medium size, heart- 

 shaped, red; flesh firm; good; clingstone; very early. 



Matchless. Domestica. i. Rea Flora 208. 1676. 2. Langley Pomona 93, 97, PI. 

 24 fig. i. 1729. White Matchless 2. 



Fruit yellow; bloom white; excellent flavor; very productive. 

 Mathews. Hortulana. i. Stark Bros. Cat. 1902. 2. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 211. 1906. 



3. la. Sta. Bui. 114:139. 1910. Matthews 2. 



Grown by B. A. Mathews of Knoxville, Iowa, as a sport from Peach Leaf; intro- 

 duced by Stark Brothers, Missouri. Tree hardy; fruit small, ruby-red; recommended 

 for jellies and preserves. 

 Mauchete. Domestica. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:93. 1832. Mouchetee i. 



A French variety of the Reine Claude type. Fruit small, oval; suture a line; 

 cavity minute; greenish; bloom heavy; flesh green, firm, sweet; freestone; mid- 

 season. 

 Maude Lacy. Americana, i. Terry Cat. 1900. 



A seedling of Hawkeye grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa; fruit large; bright 

 yellow with a red cheek; flesh firm; semi-clinging. 



Maugeron. Domestica. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:76. 1768. 2. Knoop Fruct- 

 ologie 2:52, 57. 1771. 3. Kraft Pom. Aust. 2:42, Tab. 195 fig. 2. 1796. 



4. Poiteau Pom. Franc, i. 1846. 5. Prince Pom. Man. 2:81. 1832. 6. Downing 

 Fr. Trees Am. 931. 1869. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 694. 1884. 8. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 426. 1889. 



Damascene Maugeron 6, 8. Damascene von Mangeron 8. Damascene von Maugeron 8. 

 Damas de Mangeron 6, 8. Damas de Mangeron 7. Damas de Maugeron 3, 5, 8. 

 Damas de Maugerou i, 4. Damas de Maugerou 8. Damas de Maugiron 8. Damas 

 Violet 2. Die Damascenerpflaume von Maugeron 3. Konigs Pflaume von Maugerou 8. 

 Mangeron 6, 7, 8. Maugeron 4, 8. Maugeron Damask 5. Maugeron Damask 6, 8. 

 Maugiron 2. 



An old variety, probably of French origin. Tree vigorous; fruit large, roundish- 

 oblate; stem slender; cavity shallow; suture a line; purplish; bloom thick; flesh 



