CHICKASAW PLUM 



Prunus angustifolia Marshall 



The Chickasaw plum is one of the first woody plants to bloom in 

 the spring. It is really a small tree, in favorable situations growing 

 to a height of twenty-five feet, with a trunk eight inches in diameter. 

 It is very feathery and attractive when in bloom, though the petals 

 soon fall. The fruit is bright red, rarely yellow, and is appreciated by 

 wild birds. The Indians used it as food, and it can be made into jellies 

 and jams of fine flavor. 



This plum extends from Florida to southern New Jersey, and west- 

 ward to Arkansas and Texas. 



The specimen sketched grew near Washington, District of Co- 

 lumbia. 



PLATE I30 



