518 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Pre"coce de Lucas. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. ad App. 156. 1876. 2. 

 Mathieu Nom. Pom. 439. 1889. 3. Lucas Vollst. Hand. Obst. 474. 1894. 



Lucas Fruhzwetsche 2, 3. PrGcoce de Lucas 2. Quetsche Pricoce de Lucas i. 



Of foreign origin; tree vigorous, an early and abundant bearer; fruit large, oval; 

 stem long, slender; dark blue; bloom heavy; flesh greenish, juicy, sweet; freestone; 

 mid-season. 

 Pr^coce de Reutlinger. Domestica. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 433. 1905. 



Pre'coce de Reutlinger Prune i. 



Tested at the Experimental Farm at Agassiz, British Columbia. Fruit below 

 medium size, oval; stem short; cavity small; suture well denned and one side 

 enlarged; deep purple; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, juicy, rich; stone small, free; 

 mid-season. 



Premium. Americana, i. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:41. 1892. 2. Colo. Sta. Bui. 50:43. 

 1898. Peffer's Premium i, 2. 



Introduced by George P. Peffer of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Tree vigorous with an 

 open top, productive; leaves of medium size, broad-ovate; fruit medium in size, round 

 or inclining to oblate; cavity very shallow; stem medium; suture nearly obsolete; 

 deep red over orange-yellow; dots numerous, small; bloom thin; flesh yellow, firm; 

 fair to good; stone circular, smooth, clinging; mid-season. 



Preserver. Triflora X Angustifolia varians. i. Vt. Sta. Bui. 67:18. 1898. 2. Kerr 

 Cat. ii. 1 900. 



A supposed cross between Kelsey and Early Red; from D. H. Watson, Brenham, 

 Texas; introduced by William A. Yates in 1897. Tree vigorous, compact; fruit of 

 medium size, roundish, dark red; flesh red, firm; mid-season. 

 President. Americana, i. Meneray Cat. The President i. 



A seedling of Harrison grown by H. A. Terry, and introduced by F. W. Meneray, 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tree productive; fruit large, yellow, covered with red; flesh 

 yellow, sweet, rich, firm; semi-clinging. 



President. Domestica. i. Card. World 12:123. 1895. 2. Garden 58:294. 1900. 

 3. Ibid. 64:262. 1903. 



Raised by Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, England; first fruited in 1894 and 

 introduced in 1901 by the originator. Tree compact, productive ; fruit large, oval, deep 

 purple almost black; bloom heavy; flesh with a sweet, rich flavor; freestone; late. 

 Recommended for culinary and market use. 

 President. Triflora X Simonii. i. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 12:226. 1899. 



Grown by Luther Burbank as a seedling of Wickson; named by Waugh in 1899. 

 Fruit large, heart-shaped; cavity deep, rounded; stem short, very stout; suture shallow ; 

 apex pointed; dark, fire-red; dots many, minute; bloom thin; skin thin; flesh firm, 

 meaty, yellow; flavor peculiar, a trifle like musk-melon; quality poor; stone large, 

 oval, pointed, flattened, semi-clinging. 



President Courcelles. Domestica. i. Guide Prat. 162, 361. 1895. 2. Can. Exp. 

 Farms Rpt. 401. 1898. 3. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2nd Ser. 3:55. 1900. 



President Courcelle 3. 



