38 BULLETIN 172, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



*Saffold. Introduced into Texas from Alabama about 1853 by General "Safford," 

 of Seguin. Tex. Gilbert Onderdonk says, "It was cultivated long before we had 

 any other plum . ' ' 



*Sanders, an v. Introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex., in 1898 and classed as a 

 Chickasaw by F. A. Waugh. 



* Sanderson, am. A [Minnesota variety, listed as an americana by J. L. Budd. 

 *Sandoz. Introduced by E. F. Stephens, of the Crete Nursery, Crete, Nebr., who 



says it is of northern Nebraska origin. 

 *Sansota, b X am. Originated with N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. Dak., who says 



that it is a sand cherry crossed with De Soto. Introduced in 1910. 

 *Sapa, bXtr. Originated with N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. Dak., as a seedling 



of Prunus besseyi pollinated with Sultan. Introduced in 1908. 

 ^Saskatchewan. A native Manitoba seedling, grown by Thomas Frankland, 



Stonewall, Manitoba. 

 *Satiu, h X tr. Originated by J. S. Breece, Fayetteville, N. C, and believed to be a 



hybrid of Moreman with a Japanese plum. 

 Schley, 14, 30, mu. Originated near Augusta, Ga., and introduced by W. K. Nelson, 



of Georgia. 

 Schley's Large Red. See Schley. 

 Sch.oenth.al, 14, am. 

 *Scribner, mu X tr. Originated with J. S. Breece, Fayetteville, N. C, as a chance 



seedling; believed to be a cross of Abundance pollinated with Wild Goose. 

 Seper, 14, amXtr(?). This variety shows no indication of nigra, though often 



referred to that species. The foliage has the acute serrations of americana, but shows 



in the form of the leaf a possible admixture of triflora. Introduced by J. W. Kerr. 

 Seper' s Peach. See Seper. 

 September, 27, am. A seedling grown by H. A. Terry and introduced by F. W. 



Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



* Shaker. Grown by James G. Johnson, Carthage. 111., from seed brought from Ohio, 



and apparently a native. 

 Shanghai (No. 2), 14. am. From Theodore Williams. Benson, Nebr. 

 *Shedd Cluster, mu (?). A wild variety, found by Mr. Shedd between Lampasas 



and Coryell Counties, Tex., and said to resemble Robinson. 

 Shedd's Cluster. See Shedd Cluster. 

 Shiro, 14, mu X c X (tr X s). Originated with Luther Burbank, who says it is a 



combination of Robinson, Myrobalan. and Wickson. 

 *Sierra, su. A native described by S. L. Mathews, Grizzly Flats, Cal., who says its 



native home is "high up in the Sierras." 

 Sierra Crimson. See Sierra. 



Silas Wilson, 10. am. A seedling of Hawkeye, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. 

 *Simpson. "The original tree was found growing wild in the woods near Alexis, this 



State" [Illinois]. 1 



* Sioux, b. Listed by N. E. Hansen as a variety of Prunus besseyi. 



*Sirocco, tr X (an v X c). Originated with J. S. Breece, Fayetteville, N. C, who 



believes it a hybrid of Abundance with Marianna. 

 Sisson, su. Taken by Mr. Sisson from a wild thicket near the base of Mount Shasta, 



about one-half mile from the town of Sisson, Cal. The original thicket was visited 



by the writer in 1911. 



1 Augustine <fc Co., catalogue, spring of 1895. 



