BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY OF CHINA 101 



These plums grow in the Yaomen district, and are found in 

 the garden of Mr. N. N. Prikaschikoff. 



12. — The dark bluish-red large plum (see PL II, Figs. 

 4, 5 and 6.). Two forms were seen. One had the skin 

 smooth, the other speckled with small yellow spots. Both 

 varieties had fruits of 2.7-3.5 cm. in length, 2.5-3.4 cm. 

 in breadth. The fruits were of 20-26.5 gramms in weight. 

 The variety with the small yellow spots has round rough 

 stones 1.4-1.6 cm. in length and 1.3-1.5 cm. in breadth. 

 The variety without spots has oblong stones of 1.3-1.7 cm. 

 in length and 1.1-1.3 cm. in breadth. These large plums 

 grow in the Yaomen district. 



13. — The large red plum with a dilate end (see PI. II, 

 Fig. 7-11). A large variety of plums grown at Kirin with 

 fruits of 3.3-3.8 cm. in length, 3.4-4 cm. in breadth, stem 

 of 1 cm. in length and the stones 1.6-1.8 cm. in length and 

 of 1.1-1.2 cm. in breadth. It is the biggest plum grown in« 

 North Manchuria. 



14. — The spotted reddish green plum or the apricot-plum 

 (Hsing-mei-li) (see PI. II, Figs. 12 and 13). A variety of 

 plum also found growing in Kirin of 2.7-2.9 cm. in length, 

 2-2.3 cm. in breadth, stem of 0.6 cm. in length, stones of 

 1.5-1.6 cm. in length and of 1.1-1.2 cm. in breadth. 



15. — The small green plum (see PI. II, Figs. 14 and 15). 

 A variety with small fruits of 1.9-2 cm. in length, 2 cm. 

 in breadth stem of 0.8 cm. in length and with smooth stones 

 of 1-1.1 cm. in length and 0.9 cm. in breadth. This is also 

 found in the Kirin district. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate I. 



Fig. 1. The leaves of the Manchurian plum tree. 



., 2-3. The smail yellow plum flattened on the upper and lower part. 



,, 4. 3?he small round yellow plum. 



,, 5. The round yellow plum with pointed end. • 



,, 6. The same as figure 2 and 3. 



,, 7. The large round yellow plum with long stem. 



,, 8-11. The large elongate yellow plum. 



,, 12-13. The large round yellow plum with short stem. 



,, 14-15. The spotted reddish yellow plum. 



,, 16. The small reddish black plum. 



Plate II. 



The large oblong red plum. 

 The light red round plum. 

 The dark bluish-red large plum. 

 The large red plum with the dilated end. 

 The spotted greenish red plum or the apricot plum 

 (Hsing-mei-li) 

 14-15. The small green plum. 



Fig 



. 1. 



5 > 



2-3. 

 4-6, 

 7-11 



5 » 



12-23 



