FEUITS VARIETIES AXD CULTURE. 621 



small gray dots; flesh greenish, rather firm, juicy, and 

 agreeably subacid; freestone. A fair plum for the table, 

 and makes the best of preserves. Ripens July 10th. Not 

 much subject to rot. 



Rivers' Early Favorite. — Fruit medium, or a little 

 below, roundish oval, with a shallow suture; stalk very 

 short; skin deep blackish-purple, sprinkled with russet 

 dots, and covered with a thin, blue bloom; flesh greenish- 

 yellow, very juicy, sweet, of excellent flavor, separating 

 freely from the small stone; shoots, slender, slightly 

 downy. Ripens — Georgia, June 15th to 30th; New York, 

 August 1st. An excellent, early, dessert plum, following 

 immediately the Jaime Hative. Productive. 



Washington. — Tree vigorous; leaves large, broad, 

 glossy and rumpled; wood light brown; fruit very large, 

 roundish oval; suture shallow, except at the stalk; skin 

 pale greenish-yellow, faintly marbled with green, 

 changing at maturity to darker yellow, with a bright 

 blush in the sun; stalk short, in a shallow, wide cavity; 

 flesh yellow, firm, sweet, and luscious; stone pointed, and 

 separates freely. Ripens — Georgia, early in July; New 

 York, the latter half of August. This is one of the most 

 attractive and desirable varieties in all sections. 



Primus Cerasifera. 

 DeCaradeuc. — This plum ripens early in June, and is 

 sweet and juicy. The fruit is round, medium size, yellow, 

 .with brown red tinge. 



Primus Triflora.* 

 These plums have become very popular within the 

 past ten or fifteen years, and many varieties have been 

 developed from the original species. The propagation is 



*The illustrations accompanying the descriptions of the Japan plums are 

 by Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University Experiment Station. 



