MP CAA LO GYWORoNEW) PRUE S 
fruit is large in size, dark blue with thick bloom; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 
fine-grained, tender, firm, sweet, pleasant; quality good; stone free; mid- 
season. This variety is becoming a valuable commercial variety. 
A Utility Plum—originated by Thomas Laxton, England, by crossing Jefferson 
with Peach and introduced about 1915. Fruit large, almost oval, deep cyc- 
lamen purple with bloom; flesh tender, juicy, sweet and fair flavor for 
dessert. Season mid-August. 
\Yakima—a very large, prune-shaped, purplish red, freestone, good-quality plum. 
Tree is vigorous and upright. Recommended for local markets. 
\ Geneva #826—Obtained in 1937 from a cross between Albion and Italian Prune. 
A high quality, self-fruitful, freestone, prune-type plum that ripens at Geneva 
the last week of September. The fruit is slightly oval, with an attractive blue- 
black bloom on a dark red under-coat. The light greenish amber flesh is firm 
and crisp with a sweet and very good flavor. Preliminary observations indi- 
cate that this plum may prove to be a valuable late prune-type to follow 
Stanley. 
AMERICAN-JAPANESE HYBRIDS 
Native or American types are hardy but cannot compare in quality with other 
types. Hybrids between Japanese and American plums are superior to our native 
sorts and are hardy in cold regions. They can be grown where the more tender 
sorts are winter killed. 
Where Year 
Parentage Orig. Introd. 
Redcoat Abundance X Wolf Minn. Sta. 1942 
Superior Burbank X Kaga rs 1933? 
South Dakota Unknown S aa 
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4 Redcoat—The fruit is medium in size, bright crimson with heavy bloom. The 
flesh is yellow and mildly subacid. The tree is hardy, vigorous, productive 
and early bearing. The season is early, closely following California Blue. 
\ Superior—Fruit is large conic, dark red with russet dots and with a heavy and 
rather attractive bloom. The flesh is yellow, juicy with sprightly flavor and 
slightly acid toward skin. It clings to the pit. The season is late mid-season. 
South Dakota—has proven to be an excellent pollenizer for the American- 
Japanese hybrids. The fruits are small to medium size, attractive red over 
yellow ground. Flesh is yellow and juicy. Season is late mid-season. 
GRAPES 
The Geneva Experiment Station has introduced over 25 varieties of grapes 
and most of them have proved of merit either in New York State or other grape- 
growing areas throughout the United States. Many unnamed seedlings of promise 
for dessert, wine and juice purposes are now on trial and will be named and intro- 
duced as soon as they are considered worthy of a general trial. Some of the most 
promising seedlings may be found too tender to withstand test winters that oc- 
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