304 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



THE FOREIGN VARIETIES OF THE PLUM AND THEIR 



HYBRIDS. 



Abundance. Large, roundish ovoid, with unequal sides; color 

 bright red over yellow ground; dots numerous; stem short and strong; 



Abundance. 



suture distinct but shallow. Flesh firm, meaty, pleasant-flavored, 

 but not high in quality. Season early. One of the most widely 

 popular of the Japanese plums. Triflora. 



Archduke. Large, oval, necked, color dark blue with numerous 

 russet dots, and heavy light-blue bloom; stem medium, stout, in me- 

 dium-sized cavity; suture extends past the apex. Flesh yellow, meaty, 

 juicy, subacid, very good. Popular east of the lakes. Domestica. 



Arctic (Moore's Arctic). Small to medium, roundish oval; color 

 black with thin blue bloom; suture not distinct; stem slender, about 

 three quarters of an inch long, in slight cavity; suture not distinct. 

 Flesh yellowish amber color, tender, subacid; quality very good. 

 Said to be very hardy, but in prairie States it is not hardier than Lom- 

 bard. Domestica. 



Bavay (Bavay Green Gage, Reine Claude, Saint Clair) . Large, 

 roundish, somewhat compressed; color greenish yellow with stripes 

 and splashes of green, overspread with thin bloom; stalk short, stout, 

 and set in small cavity; suture distinct. Flesh yellow, melting sugary; 



