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PLUMS. 



Stoddard.* Medium to large, round ; skin thick, not bitter, yellow, 

 nearly covered with dark red ; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, good. 

 Quite similar to Hawkeye, but earlier and a darker red. Valua- 

 ble. Iowa. 



Van Buren. Medium, round-oblong, yellowish-red ; skin thick ; 

 flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, free. Mid-season. Iowa. 



Wolf.* Medium large, round ; yellow mottled red ; skin thick ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, fibrous, good, free. Mid-season. Tree strong 

 grower, prolific. Good for home and market. Iowa. Fig. 739. 



Yellow Sweet. Medium, round-oblong, flattened ; orange mottled 

 pink, purple ; skin thin, free. Minnesota. 



WILD GOOSE GROUP— PRUNUS HORTULANA. 



Division I. Red, Purple, or Blue. 



Forest Rose. Large, round ; dark red, with slight bloom ; cling. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. Missouri. 



Miner.* (Old Hickory, General Jackson, William Dodd, Chicka- 

 saw Chief, Hinckley, Isabel, Gillett, 

 Townsend, Robinson, Parsons.) Large, 

 round, pointed apex ; dull purple-red, 

 many minute yellow-gray spots; skin 

 thick, blue bloom ; flesh pale amber, 

 soft, juicy, vinous, rich, cling ; defective 

 fertilizer; fruit should not be gathered 

 until well colored. Late. Tennessee. 



Prairie Flower.* Medium, roundish, 

 slender stem ; dark purple-red, many 

 small yellow specks, slight bloom ; flesh 

 yellow amber, juicy, sweet, cling. 

 Mid-season. 



Poole. (Poole's Pride.) Medium, round- 

 oblong ; red with bloom, sweet, good, 

 'hardy, prolific. 



Wayland. Large, round-oblong ; light Fio- 740.— Wayland. 



red ; skin medium thick and shiny. 

 Very late, good for Southern States. Kentucky. Fig. 740. 



Whitaker.* Medium to large, roundish, red, of good quality. 

 Season early. A seedling of Wild Goose, originated by J. T. 

 Whitaker, Texas. One of the best. 



Wild Goose.* Medium, round ; bright light red ; skin thin, shiny ; 

 flesh yellow, pulpy, cling, very sweet and juicy when fully ripe. 

 If left to hang on the tree until it drops off it is too soft for ship- 

 ping. It is advised to pick them three or four days before ripening 

 and ripen in the house. Popular variety, a poor self-fertilizer; 

 should have other plum-trees with abundance of pollen planted 

 near it. Tree like a peach, prolific. Tennessee. 



