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Graiigrune Friihpflaume. Species? i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 432. 1889. 



Mathieu found the variety referred to in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884. 

 Gray Damask. Insititia. i. Quintinye Com. Gard. 68, 70. 1699. 



Mentioned by Quintinye as "a round plum of a gray color." 

 Grayson. Munsoniana X Americana, i. ShermanCai. 1897. 2,Vt. Sta. Rpt. 12:22<,. 1899. 



A seedling of Wild Goose crossed with some Americana; from A. L. Bruce, Basin 

 Springs, Texas, about 1893. Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture a line; clear red; 

 dots many, conspicuous, yellow; bloom heavy; flesh yellow, soft; good; clingstone; 

 season follows Wild Goose. 

 Great Bearer. Domestica. i. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 56. 1878. 



Corse's Great Bearer i. 



Undoubtedly originated with Henry Corse of Montreal, Canada. Fruit small, 

 light blue; flavor fair; very prolific. 



Greely. Domestica. i. Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 130. 1888. 2. Ibid. 144. 1889. 3. Rural 

 ^- y- 55:512. 1896. Greeley i, 3. 



Captain Eliphalet Greely of Portland, Maine, secured the original tree from Montreal ; 

 introduced by O. K. Gerrish of Portland. A large, purple plum so closely resembling 

 Bradshaw that some growers believe them to be identical ; its season seems to be earlier 

 than Bradshaw. 

 Greenfield. Domestica. i. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1878. 



A seedling of Red Magnum Bonum raised by Mr. Greenfield of Canada. Tree 

 hardy, productive; fruit large, red. 

 Green Indian. Domestica. i. Willich Dom. Enc. 195. 1903. White Indian i. 



Reported in 1803 as a very desirable variety. 

 Green Italian. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3d App. 181. 1869. 



From Germany; tree moderately vigorous, fairly productive; fruit medium, oval; 

 suture a line; greenish-yellow splashed with green; bloom thin; cavity small; flesh 

 green, coarse, juicy, sweet, rich; good; semi-clinging; mid-season. 

 Green Oysterly. Domestica. i, Parkinson Par. Ter. 577 fig., 578. 1629. 2. Rea 

 Flora 207. 1676. 



Described as roundish, of medium size, greenish, juicy, flavor " reasonably 

 good." 

 Green Perdrigon. Domestica. i. Rea Flora 208. 1676. 



Described by Rea nearly two hundred and fifty years ago as "a roimd plum, of 

 medium size, green; flavor good." 

 Green Pescod. Domestica. i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 576. 1629. 



Parkinson states that "this plum is of medium size, pointed; mid-season." 

 Grelck. Cerasifera. i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 358. 189 1. 



Supposedly a seedling grown by John Grelck of Los Angeles, California, who gave 

 it to O. S. Chapin of San Diego County about 1883. Fruit small, round, light yellow 

 with reddish shade, sprightly; good; season before Myrobalan; decidedly superior 

 to Myrobalan. 



