248 Fruit-growing in Arid Regions 



dark blue with blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow; freestone; 

 quality very good, sweet. Season about with Elberta peach. 



Tragedy Prune. Tree moderately vigorous, upright. Fruit 

 medium size, prune-shaped, suture deep; stem short; skin, dark 

 purple with blue bloom; flesh firm, yellow; stone large, cling; 

 quality good. Season early. This variety is being planted, to 

 some extent, on account of its early ripening, its season at Grand 

 Junction being the latter part of June. 



Satsuma. Tree upright. Fruit large; round conical, cavity 

 deep and abrupt; stem short and stout; suture nearly obsolete; 

 color dark, bright red, with light bloom; flesh dark red, firm; 

 cling; flavor rather acid, good. Season medium to late. Must 

 be planted with other varieties which blossom at the same time 

 in order to insure uniform crops of fruit. Not as hardy as some 

 other Japanese kinds. 



The second class is composed almost wholly of the culti- 

 vated varieties of the native red plums, with a very few 

 of the hardier Domesticas. The red plums have been 

 profitable in the colder districts, where they usually find 

 ready sale in near-by markets. When consumers are able 

 to overcome their prejudices and become accustomed to 

 these fruits, they find that the better red plums are su- 

 perior in flavor, and that they are especially adapted to the 

 making of preserves, jellies, and marmalades. 



American Eagle. Tree a good grower for the class, produc- 

 tive. Fruit large, oval; suture a faint line; stem medium; cavity 

 abrupt; color yellow, mostly overlaid with dark crimson, with 

 thick blue bloom; flesh firm, yellow; stone large, cling; quality 

 good. Season medium. 



De Soto. Tree not very vigorous and inclined to overbear. 

 Fruit medium in size, oval; suture a line; stem rather long; color 

 orange, mostly overlaid with crimson; bloom blue; flesh yellow, 

 firm; stone oval, cling; quality very good. Season medium. 



Forest Garden. Tree a good grower for the class, productive. 



