476 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Bush I. Bush 2. Bush Plum of Kent 4. Kentish Bush 3. Waterloo 1,2. Water- 

 loo of Kent 2. 



Found in a hedge at Boben, England in 1836. Tree hardy, strong, very productive; 

 fruit large, round; skin dark maroon; flesh firm; flavor fair; fruit keeps three weeks 

 after being gathered; valuable for market. 

 Kenyon. Species? i. Mich. Sta. Rpt. 111. 1887. 



Listed as a native plum being tested at the Michigan Experiment Station. 

 Kester Green Gage. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 926. 1869. 



Kester's Green Gage i. 



Originated with a Mr. Weaver of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Fruit small, nearly 

 round, one side enlarged; suture large; pale yellowish-green, splashed with deeper 

 green; bloom thin; stem medium in length; cavity large; flesh greenish, juicy, sweet, 

 rich; very good; semi-clinging. 

 Kester Yellow Gage. Domestica. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 926. 1869. 



Kester's Yellow Gage i. 



Of the same origin as Kester Green Gage. Tree vigorous, upright with smooth 

 branches; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval; suture broad and shallow; light yellow 

 overspread with thick bloom; stem medium; cavity small; flesh greei^sh-yellow, 

 juicy, sweet, rich; very good; semi-clinging. 

 Kicab. Species? i. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 45. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. See. Rpt. 46. 1897. 



A seedling grown by Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois. Fruit medium, 

 roundish-oval ; skin thick, crimson with dark purplish stripes, covered with thick bloom; 

 dots numerous, variable; flesh yellow, tender, melting, jtiicy, mild subacid; good to 

 very good; stone large, oval, clinging; early. 



Kickapoo. Americana, i. Penn. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1892. 2. Cornell Sta. Bui. 38:39, 

 86. 1892. 3. Ohio Sta. Bui. 162:256, 257. 1905. 



Tree an open, straggling grower, very productive; fruit of medium size, oblong 

 to oval; cavity medium; stem short to medium, stout; suture faint; dull red mottled 

 with deeper shades; bloom heavy; flesh yellow, firm; good; stone of medium size, 

 clinging; mid-season; recommended for market. 

 King. Munsoniana. i. Am. Jour. Hort. 5:148. 1869. King of Plums i. 



A seedling of the Wild Goose which it closely resembles. 

 Kingston. Domestica. i. Ellwanger & Barry Cat. 1888-1894. 2. Waugh Plum- 

 Cult. 112. 1 90 1. Smith's Prune i. 



Kingston closely resembles Diamond; its origin in Ontario, Canada, is about all 

 that distinguishes it. 

 Kleine Blaue Friihzwetsche. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 437. 



1889. 

 Kleine Gelbe Eierpflaume. Domestica. Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 437. 1889. 

 Kleine Kirschpflaume. Cerasifera. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 437. 1889. 



Prunus Cerasifera Fructu Minore. 

 Kleine Rosspauke. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 437. 1889. 



Mathieu records this variety as mentioned in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 288. 1884. 



