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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Surprise. — Large, roundish oval; color dark red, with many small 

 yello-\vish dots ; stem medium in small cavity ; 

 suture distinct. Flcsli pale yellow, firm; 

 quality vcr}' good. Perhaps this will prove 

 the hardiest and best of the Miner-lilce native 

 plums. Hortulana. Minnesota. 



Texas Belle. — Medium to large, nearly 

 round; color red; rjuality fair to good. A 

 variety originating in Texas, but now 

 grown cjuite extensively South. Hortulana. 

 Van Buren. — Medium in size, round; 

 suture indistinct ; color waxy ^rellow, over- 

 spread in part ^\'itli light red and deep 

 red cheek. Flesh sweet and rich in flavor. 

 Season, last of September. Valuable in the arid States. Tree has 

 dwarf habit of growing, with low spreading top. Americana, of Mollis 

 type. 



Waugh. — Medium to large, roundish oval; color dark reddish 

 purple. Flesh firm, meaty, yellow, 

 and nearlyfrce from the pit; quality 

 good to very good. Produced by 

 J. W. Kerr from pit of Chabot fer- 

 tilized by Wayland jiollcn. Not 

 yet tested north of Maryland. 

 Maryland. 



Wayland. — Large, roundish ob- 

 long; color shining pink, and red 

 with white dots and thin white 

 bloom. Flesh yellow, firm, meaty, 

 good. A Southern variety, ripening 

 late in southern Iowa. Hortulana. 

 Weaver. — Large, oblong, flat- 

 tened at ends; color dark mottled 

 red, with purplish bloom; suture 

 well defined. Flesh firm, meatv, 

 and very good; pit free. Tree is subject to plum ]iocket in some 

 localities, l)ut very valuable in others. Americana. L)wa. 



Whitaker. — Tjarfi;o, red, with nmnerous liofit duts. Fh-sli and 

 quality similar to Wildgoose, of which it is a seedling. About one 



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