VARIETIES OF PLUMS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIES. 15 
*Champa, b. A seedling of Sioux (Prunus besseyi), grown by N. E. Hansen, Brook- 
ings, S. Dak. 1 
Champion, 14, 30, 37, am. A seedling of Hawkeye, grown by H. A. Terry, Cres- 
cent, Iowa. 
Charity Clark, mil. The original Blackmail, renamed to avoid confusion with the 
plum-peach hybrid of that name. A seedling of Wild Goose, originated about 1862 
with Dr. Blackman, of Nashville, Tenn., from seeds obtained by Mrs. Charity 
Clark from an orchard in Rutherford County, Tenn. 
Charles Downing. See Downing. 
*Ch.armer. A seedling grown at the Indian Head Experimental Farm, Saskatch- 
ewan. 
Cheney 14, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, n. Found by E. Markle, of La Crosse, in Vernon 
County, Wis., and introduced about 1887. 
*Cheresoto, b X am. Prunus besseyi crossed with De Soto, according to N. E. Han- 
sen, the originator. 
Cherokee, 14, am. Said to have been found wild in Kansas. 
*Cherry, n. Found wild in Morman ravine, near Chaseburg, Vernon Co., Wis., by 
E. Markle, about 1870. 
Chickasaw Chief. See Miner. 
*Chicrigland, r X an X A. texana (P. glandulosa) . Originated by T. V. Munson, 
Denison, Tex., from seed of a plum grown by F. T. Ramsey, Lampasas County, Tex. 
Said to be a combination of Chickasaw, rivularis, and glandulosa, but there is little 
doubt that the so-called rivularis was reverchonii. 
*Chinook. A seedling grown at the Indian Head Experimental Farm, Saskatchewan. 
*Chippewa, am. A variety from Chippewa Falls, Wis., and said by L. H. Bailey to 
be americana. 
Chippeway. See Chippewa. 
Choptank, 14, mu X h. A seedling of Wild Goose, originated by J. W. Kerr, Denton, 
Md., but the material indicates admixture with hortulana. 
*Christie, am. A variety taken from a thicket of wild plums near Villisca, Iowa, by 
W. Christie, and said by Craig and Vernon to be americana. 
*Cikana, b X (mu X tr). A hybrid of prunus besseyi pollinated with Gold (Golden), 
according to the originator, N. E. Hansen. 
*Cistena, b X c a. Sand cherry crossed with purple-leaved Persian plum, according 
to the originator, N. E. Hansen. 
City, 30, am. Originated under cultivation with H. Knudson, Springfield, Minn., 
from seed of a wild plum found near that place. Introduced in 1889 or 1890. 
*Clara, mu. A seedling of Wild Goose, grown by G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Tex. 
^Clarendon, an w. A variety obtained from northern Texas by F. T. Ramsey and 
said by F. A. Waugh to be the sand plum. 
Clark, 14, an. Said to have been found wild in Anne Arundel County, Md. 
*Clark's Everbearing. A variety grown by F. K. McGinnis, Terrell, Tex. 
*Clemon's Seedling. A native variety found growing wild on Mr. demon's farm, 
Davenport, Iowa. 2 
Cleveland, 14, mu. A seedling of Wild Goose, grown by H. A. Terry, Crescent, 
Iowa. 
1 Hansen, N. E. Some New Fruits, circular of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, 
spring of 1912. 
2 Fluke, N. K. Transactions of the Iowa Horticultural Society, 1882, p. 233. 
