55°' THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



: Exhibited by C. C. Stirling, Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the meeting of the American 

 Potnological Society in 1897 . Fruit of medium size, round, yellow and lilac; of the 

 Reine Claude type. 



Sunrise. Americana, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 102. 1902. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 

 43:32. 1903. 



A seedling of De Soto from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Fruit large, oval; cavity narrow, shallow, abrupt; suture distinct, but not depressed; 

 apex rounded; yellow more or less covered with bright red; dots few, yellow, distinct; 

 bloom medium; skin thick, moderately tough; flesh deep yellow, juicy, sweet; good; 

 stonS large, fiat, oval, free or nearly so; late. 

 Sunset. Americana, i. Colo. Sta. Bui. 50:46. 1898. 2. la. Sta. Bui. 46:289. 1900. 



Originated by Charles E. Pennock of Bellevue, Colorado, in 1892. Tree vigorous, 

 hardy, very productive; fruit large, oval or oblong; suture distinct; stem rather long, 

 slender; deep red on a yellow ground, beautifully shaded; flesh firm, of excellent quaUty; 

 mid-season. 



Surpasse Monsieur. Domestica. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:63. 1832. 2. Noisette Man. 

 Camp. Jard. 2:498. i860. 3. Le Bon Jard. 341. 1882. 



A hybrid between Monsieur and Jerusalem raised by M. Noisette of Paris; first 

 fruited in 18 19. Tree very vigorous; fruit above medium size, round, purplish-black; 

 flesh yellow, a trifle harsh; excellent; mid-season. 

 Svedske Tidlig Leipziger. Domestica. i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 153. 1831. 



;, ■ Grown in the gardens of the London Horticultural Society prior to 183 1. 

 Svedske Ungersk. Domestica. Listed in Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 153. 1831. 

 Swan. Domestica. i. Rivers Cai. 35. 1898. 2, Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2116. Set. 3:^6. 1900. 



Raised by Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, England. Tree very productive; 

 fruit large, red; freestone; mid-season. 



Swan Golden. Domestica. i. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2nd Set. 3:^6. 1900. 2. Can. Exp. 

 Farms Rpt. 548. 1901. 3. Ibid. 433. 1905. Swan 3. Swan's Yellow 2. 



Found only in the preceding reports. Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture 

 distinct; cavity small; stem short; yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, tender; stone 

 small, mid-season. 

 Sweet Damson. Insititia. i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 146. 1831. 2. Mag. Hort. 9:163. 



1843. 



An English variety similar to Shropshire except in its sweetness. 

 Swift. Americana, i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 119. 1904. 



A seedling of De Soto grown at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Fruit large, broad-oval, much flattened; cavity narrow, shallow; suture a line; apex 

 slightly flattened; yellow, mottled and washed with deep red; dots obscure; bloom 

 light; skin thick, moderately tough; flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet, pleasant; stone 

 abov§ medium, oval, almost free. 

 Szillassy Piros. Domestica. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 152:211. 1898. 



Noted in the preceding reference as a variety imported from Hungary. 



