536 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



A seedling of Wild Goose introduced by L. T. Sanders of the Orchard Home Nursery, 

 Plain Dealing, Louisiana, in 1891. Fruit slightly smaller than the parent, round, red 

 with small dots; flesh solid; good; a good shipper. 



Rudolph. Domestica. i. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 438. 1881. 2. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 449. 1889. 



Frankfurter Pflaume 2. Rudolphs pflaume i. Rudolph Pflaume 2. 



In Germany considered valuable for dessert, compotes and market. Tree quick in 

 growth, large; shoots almost glabrous, dark brownish-red; fruit large, of prune shape; 

 suture shallow; halves usually equal; stem hairy; cavity shallow; skin easily removed, 

 yellow often flecked with red, sometimes reddish; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, very sweet, 

 sprightly; nearly freestone; mid-season. 



Rue. Americana, i. la. Sta. Bui. 46:288. 1900. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 

 300. 1903. 3. S. Dak. Sta. Bui. 93:34. 1905. J. B. Rue i, 2, 3. 



Originated with J. B. Rue, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; distributed by Professor 

 J. L. Budd. The fruit closely resembles Stoddard except in the stone, that of the 

 latter being large and flat, while that of the former is small and round. 

 Ruff Choice. Domestica. i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 32:484. 1894. 



Under test at the Texas Experiment Station. 

 Ruff Spanish. Species? i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 32:490. 1894. 



Under test at the Texas Experiment Station. 

 Russian Mirabelle. Insititia. i. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 324. 1903. 



Described by Budd and Hansen as a Russian plum ; hardier than the Mirabelle 

 of western Europe and differing in tree and fruit. Fruit small, roundish-oblate, bright 

 yellow; suture indistinct to distinct at the apex; cavity narrow; stem medium in 

 length and thickness; flesh yellow, juicy, rich; quality best; freestone. 

 Russian No. 2. Domestica. i. Mich. Sta. Rpt. in. 1887. 2. Colo. Sta. Bui. 50:45. 1898. 



Imported from Russia. Fruit of medium size, irregular in shape; suture a line; 

 deep purple with heavy bloom; flesh firm, subacid; quality fair; freestone. 

 Russian No. 3. Domestica. i. Mich. Sta. Rpt. in. 1887. 2. 5. Dak. Sta. Bui. 93:35. 1905. 



Said to be unproductive and not hardy. 



Sada. Americana mollis. i. Wis. Sta. Bui. 63:59. 1897. 2. Ibid. 87:15. 1901. 

 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 163. 1901. 



A seedling of Van Buren grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa; first fruited in 

 1893. Fruit large, round; suture a line; cavity shallow; red over a yellow ground 

 with many conspicuous dots; skin thick, tough, astringent; flesh dark yellow, mushy; 

 quality fair; semi-clinging; mid-season. 

 Saffold. Species? i. Am. Card. 14:51. 1893. 2. Bailey Ev. Nat. Fruits 175. 1898. 



A variety brought into Texas from Alabama about 1853 by General Saffold of Sequin, 

 Texas, where for years it was the only cultivated plum. Although inferior to later 

 introductions, it is excellent for preserves and still retains a place among Texan 

 varieties. 



Sagetsuna. Triflora. I. Normand Sp. Cir. 1895. 2. Kerr Cat. 8. 1901. 3. Ga. Sta. 

 Bui. 68:6, 33. 1905. Sagetsuma 3. Wasse Botankyo 2. 



