FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. bVd 



ground, flesh yellow. Thinning the fruit increases the 

 size. 



Berckmans, or Sweet Botan. — Named in honor of 

 Mr. P. J. Berckmans, of Augusta, Georgia. The fruit is 

 large, green in color, with a dull purple hue. Freestone 

 and good quality. Ripens the latter part of June. 



Burbank. — The fruit is round and above medium size, 



Fig. 268— Japanese Plums. Berckmans (after Bailey). True Sweet 



Botan. Sweet Botan. White Flesh Botan. Botan. 



Cornell Experiment Station Bulletin 139. 



purple yellow. Kipens the latter part of July. The tree 

 has a spreading habit. 



Chabot (Bailey, Yellow Japan, Chase). — The fruit is 

 medium size, round-ovate, red tinged with purple. Fol- 

 lows Burbank in ripening towards the end of July. The 

 flavor is somewhat acid. Clingstone. 



Louisiana (Normand, No. 15). — This plum originated 



