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Eastern early wild plum.—The fruit of Prunus americana Marsh. Native 
of the eastern and central United States. Collected by H. H. Rusby at 
Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 
Another specimen of the same. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Nashville, 
Tennessee, August 20, 1913. 
Wild yellow, or Canada, plum.—The fruit of Prunus nigra Ait. Native 
of northeastern North America and the Lake Region. Collected by H. H. 
Rusby at Ulsterville, New York, September 5, 1896. 
Another sample of the same. Collected by Ray Knight at Marlboro, 
New Hampshire, August 29, 1919. 
Chickasaw wild plum.—The fruit of Prunus angustifolia Marsh. Native 
of the southeastern and south central United States. Collected by H. H. 
Rusby at Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 
Oregon wild plum.—The fruit of Prunus subcordata Benth. Native of 
northern California and Oregon. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hornbrook, 
California. 
California wild red plum.—Another variety or form of the same, of the 
same region. Same locality, date and collector. 
Beach plum.—The fruit of Prunus maritima Wang. Native of the eastern 
United States sea coast. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hyannis, Massa- 
chusetts, September 7, 1912. 
Green gage plum.—A choice cultivated variety of Prunus domestica L. 
Native of Asia. Acquired at Redlands, California, August 24, 1909, by 
H. H. Rusby. 
Burbank sugar plum.—A cultivated variety of plum. Obtained at Redlands 
California, by H. H. Rusby, August, 1909. 
Copper plum.—A cultivated variety derived from Prunus triflora Roxb. 
Native of Japan. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, of Marlboro, 
New York. 
Damson plum.—Another of the same, especially desirable for preserving. 
Grown and presented by James A. Staples, of Marlboro, New York. 
Plum jam.—Presented by F. H. Leggett & Company, of New York. 
Sloe. Black-thorn—The fruit of Prunus spinosa L. Native of Europe. 
Fruit mostly used for distilling an alcoholic liquor. From the New York 
market. 
Apricot.—The fruit of Prunus armeniaca L. Native of Asia and widely 
cultivated. 
Wild red, or bird, cherry.—The fruit of Prunus pennsyloanica L.f. Native of 
eastern and central North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Marlboro, 
New Hampshire, July 19, 1919. 
White oxheart cherry.—A favorite cultivated variety of Prunus Avium L. 
Native of Europe and cultivated in many forms. This specimen shows 
some black fruits, due to the influence of the black cherry stock in which the 
white variety was grafted. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, of Marl- 
boro, New York. 
Black Tartarian cherry—Another cultivated variety of the same. Same 
donor. 
Yellow Spanish cherry.—Another cultivated variety, of the Duke type. 
Grown by H. H. Rusby, at Newark, New Jersey, June, 1920. 
