DESCRIPTIVE LIST OR NATIVE PLUMS 
Originated by H. a. TERRY, 
Flora ♦ Garden # nurseries, 
CRESCENT, IOWA. 
This Nurserj’ was established in 1856, and during’ the forty-three years of its 
existence the proprietor has been more or less in the experimental business, hav- 
ing paid particular attention to the growing of Crab Apples and Plums from seed. 
After growing and fruiting over a thousand varieties of Crab Apples, and finding 
only about twenty-five varieties in that lot that were worth growing, he turned his 
attention more particularly to the growing of Seedling Plums. 
In this line, by selecting seed of the very choicest varieties to be procured, and 
planting with care, and then selecting the trees that appeared the most promising, 
he has been eminently successful in procuring many fine varieties. These experi- 
ments have been conducted in a rather crude manner, that is by planting trees of 
choice varieties in close proximity, and when they produce fruit select the choicest 
specimens and plant the pits and await the results. 
The growing the trees near together is for the purpose of better natural fertil- 
ization, and appears to be just about as successful as by artificial fertilization. 
My plan has been to grow such varieties as Wild Goose, Miner, Van Buren, Hawk- 
eye, etc., in clusters, and then by selecting the finest specimens of each, the prog- 
eny are mostly crosses, and often produce fruit that is finer and better than that 
produced by the original trees. Were I an educated botanist, I should perhaps 
take a diflferent view of this cross-fertilization, but as I am not, I submit my list. 
llawke>e. — I<'rom seed of Quaker. First crop of fruit 1882 Fruit large to 
very large, roundish oblong; light, red, blotched and marbled with darker red; good 
(juality; ripe August 2Sth to September 10th. Tree a strong, healthy grower, rather 
upright until it becomes depre.ssed with its load of fruit. Very productive. Amer- 
icana-. Trees and cions for sale. 
Mrs. Cleveland.— Grown from seed of Wild Goose in 1883. Fruit large, 
light mottled red; oblong and slightly pointed at both ends of fruit. Excellent 
quality, with a small pit for so large a fruit. Ripe August ISth. Tree a strong 
grower, of spreading habit, and quite productive. Chicasa. 
Trees and cions for sale. 
Esther.— From seed of Miner. First crop in 188,5. Fruit large, round ob- 
long; dark red; good quality. Ripe August 2Sth. Tree an uprig’ht and strong 
grower, and very productive. Chicasa. Trees and cions for sale. 
James Vick. — From seed of Wild Goose. First crop in 1885. Tree a 
spreading, straggling, but vigorous grower, with fruit of large size; round, bright 
red, good quality and quite productive. Ripe August 25th. Chicasa. Cions only. 
Crescent City. — From seed of Miner. First crop in 1885. Fruit above 
medium to large, nearly round; bright red, good quality. Tree an upright and 
very fine grower, and very productive. Chicasa. Cions only. 
