Feine und Gute 3. Fine Bonte 3.
Originated in the nurseries of Simon Louis, Moselle, France. Fruit small, irregularly ovate; suture indistinct; purple; bloom thin; stem very short, thick; flesh greenish yellow; very good; stone small, free; very early.
Fine Early Plum. Domestica. Mentioned in Forsyth Treat Fr. Trees 21. 1803.
Firba Konigspflaume. Domestica. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 429. 1889.
Firbas Frühe Schuttenhoferin. Domestica. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 429. 1889.
Mathieu found mention of it in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884.
First. Species? 1. Burbank Cat. 1899. 2. Ibid. 1901. 3. Ga. Sta. Bul. 68:36. 1905.
No. 31,288 1.
According to the originator, Luther Burbank, this variety is one of the second generation of a combination cross of Hawkeye, Hammer, Milton, Wyant, Wayland and Burbank. It was introduced in 1899 under the breeding number 31,288, but grafting wood was not offered for sale until 1900. This is probably one of the earliest plums, ripening in California about three weeks before Red June. Fruit medium in size, roundish; stem short, slender; yellow with faint blush; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy; earliest.
First Best. Species? 1. Childs Cat. 136. 1910.
First Best was grown by R. D. Hoyt of Clearwater, Florida, in 1894 from seed marked “Hill Plum” received from W. Gollen of Saharanfur, India. The tree first fruited in 1904 and was introduced in the spring of 1910 by John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York, who states that it is an unusually early, yellow variety.
First Sweet. Nigra? 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 426. 1900.
A seedling raised at the Experimental Farm, Northwest Territory, Canada. Tree productive; fruit of medium size; skin red, thin; flavor excellent; early.
Fitzroy. Americana. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 119. 1904.
A seedling of Rollingstone grown at the Central Experimental Farm, Canada. Fruit above medium, roundish, slightly heart-shaped; suture a line; skin yellow washed with red; dots many; bloom moderate; flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet; good; stone nearly free; cracks when ripe.
Flora Plena. Americana 1. Kerr Cat. 1894-97.
J. W. Kerr, the introducer, found this plum in the yard of a friend in York County, Pennsylvania, it having been brought from Iowa. Tree dwarf; blooms profusely with beautiful pure white, very double flowers; no fruit.
Flushing Bulleis. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 576. 1629.
Noted by Parkinson as a variety producing fruit in clusters like a bunch of grapes.
Foote. Insititia. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 35:21. 1906.
Fruit small, roundish-oblong; skin black; flesh rather dry, greenish-yellow; stone small, oval, clinging; mid-season.
Foote. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 20:324. 1865. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 913. 1869. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:77. 1873.
Foote’s Early Orleans 3. Foote’s Early Orleans 1, 2, 3. Monsieur Hâtif de Foote 3.
A seedling of Wilmot’s Early Orleans raised in 1852 by Asahel Foote of Williamstown, Massachusetts. Tree large and vigorous; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; suture absent; very black; flesh greenish, juicy; good; stone oval, flattened, clinging; very early.
Foote Golden Gage. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 914. 1869.
Raised by Asahel Foote, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Tree very vigorous; shoots slightly downy; fruit large, nearly round; suture shallow; stalk slender; cavity small; skin golden-yellow, obscurely splashed with green and tinged with red; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; very good; stone slightly adherent; mid-season.
Forest Rose Improved. Hortulana mineri. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 113:154. 1899.
An improved strain of Forest Rose somewhat larger than the original.
Forewattamie. Hortulana mineri × Munsoniana. 1. Vt. Sta. Bul. 67:11. 1898. 2. Kerr Cat. 1900.
A cross between Forest Garden and Pottawattamie grown by Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebraska. J. W. Kerr, after testing it, states that it disclosed no special merits; fruit below medium, oval, dull red; flesh watery; poor.
Formosa. Triflora ×? 1. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat. 7. 1907-8. 2. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat., Burbank’s Late Introductions. fig. 1909.
Wickson Challenge 1.
Grown by Luther Burbank, who states that it is of mixed parentage, including probably from fifteen to eighteen varieties. Tree very vigorous and productive; fruit large, oval to slightly cordate; suture very prominent; cavity medium; rich yellow with light bloom turning to clear red at maturity; flesh pale yellow, firm, sweet, rich, apricot flavor; good; stone semi-clinging; mid-season.
Forward Damask. Domestica. Mentioned in Quintinye Com. Gard. 70. 1699.
Frankfort Peach. Domestica. 1. Koch Deut. Obst. 572. 1876. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3rd App. 180. 1881. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Francfort Peach 3. Frankfurter Pfirschen Zwetsche 3. Kuchen Pflaume 3. Quetsche de Francfort 3. Quetsche-Pêche de Francfort 3.
Tree spreading, productive; fruit of medium size, oval, compressed; suture shallow; cavity small; black; bloom thick; flesh yellow, coarse, juicy, sweet, good; stone oval, thin, free; mid-season.
Franklin. Triflora ×? 1. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 12:223. 1899. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 210, 211 fig. 1901.
Originated with A. L. Bruce, Texas, from Abundance crossed with an unknown variety. Fruit of medium size, oblate; suture a line; bright crimson over yellow; dots numerous; bloom thin; flesh yellow; good; clingstone.
Fraser. Domestica. 1. Am. Gard. 22:606. 1901. 2. Gard. Chron. 30:120. 1901.
Fraser’s Early Yellow 1.
Raised in the nursery of John Fraser, Woodford, England, about 1895. Tree small; fruit very small, oval; skin bright yellow; flesh soft; flavor poor; freestone; valuable because of its earliness.
Freeman. Munsoniana. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 276. 1893. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 87:13. 1901.
Freeman’s Favorite 1.
Originated in 1885 with H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa, from seed of Wild Goose. Tree vigorous, fairly productive; fruit above medium, roundish-oblong; suture distinct; bright crimson, numerous dots on the lower half; flesh very tender, sprightly; good; clingstone; early.
Freestone. Species? 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 424. 1905.
An inferior native variety; fruit small; clingstone; mid-season.
Freestone. Americana. 1. Terry Cat. 1900.
A seedling grown by H. A. Terry from seed of Harrison. Fruit large, pale yellow becoming light red at full maturity; good; stone semi-clinging.
Freestone Goose. Munsoniana. 1. Stark Cat. 29. 1910.
Originated by Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebraska, and introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, in 1910. The fruit is said to be larger and darker colored than the Wild Goose.
Freestone Quetsche. Domestica. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:209. 1898.
Imported by the Department of Agriculture and noted as vigorous.
Friedheim Damascene. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Friedheim’s Rote Früh Damascene. Damas Rouge de Friedheim.
Fritze Herrnpflaume. Domestica. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Frostproof. Cerasifera. 1. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 13:369. 1900. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 231. 1901.
Grown and introduced by J. H. G. Jenkins, Spring Garden, Missouri, about 1896. Fruit small, spherical; suture a fine line; dark crimson; dots minute; bloom thin; flesh yellow; good; clingstone; very early; blossoms resistant to frosts.
Frühe Englische Zwetsche. Domestica. Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Frühe Gelbe Reine Claude. Domestica. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Frühe Gelbe Kaiser Pflaume.
Frühe Grüne Zwetsche. Domestica. 1. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 445. 1881. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Bischtin Erik 2. Herr Pflaume 2.
A German variety said to be suitable for moist soils.
Frühe Leipziger Damascene. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 430. 1889.
Damas de Leipsick 1. Fondante Noire 1.
Mathieu suggests that this may possibly be identical with Précoce de Tours.
Fuller. Species? 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:37. 1897.
Fuller’s Egg 1.
Reported by B. A. Matthews, Knoxville, Iowa, as a large, oval plum.
Fulton. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 382. 1857. 2. Cultivator 5:373. 1857.
A variety of uncertain origin found at Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. Tree vigorous and productive; fruit of medium size, oval; suture distinct; bright yellow; juicy; good; late and hangs to the tree well.
Funk. Triflora ×? 1. Munson Cat. 8. 1902. 2. Tex. Dept. Agr. Rpt. 12:102. 1910.
Funk’s Early 2.
An accidental cross of Abundance raised by J. M. Funk, Grayson County, Texas. Tree vigorous, upright, prolific; fruit medium, heart-shaped, bright red; clingstone; very early.
Fürst Damson. Insititia. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 361. 1866. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 913. 1869. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 127, 129. 1901. 4. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:51. 1900.
Eugene Fürst 1, 2. Eugen Fürst 3. Fürst’s Damson 4. Quetsche Précoce de Fürst 2. Sweet Damson 1, 2.
This plum is frequently confused with the Furst. The origin of the name and variety is unknown. According to Waugh, it is a German variety introduced in America about sixty years ago. Foliage Damson-like; fruit small, pear-shaped, with a neck; cavity shallow, abrupt; stem slender; suture obsolete; apex slightly pointed; skin tough, purplish-black; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, slightly acid; quality fair to good; stone nearly free.
Gabriel Combes. Domestica. 1. Rev. Hort. 332, Pl. 1895.
Prune Reine-Claude Gabriel Combes 1.
Of French origin, probably a seedling of the Reine Claude; first mentioned in 1895. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit spheroidal-ovoid, large, purple; cavity very small; suture slight; apex pointed; flesh amber-yellow, fine, juicy, sweet, aromatic, excellent; stone small, free; ripens after Reine Claude.
Galbraith. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 8:536. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 382. 1857.
Said to have originated with a Mr. Galbraith near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Tree straggling; fruit of medium size, oval, purple; flesh tender, juicy; good; clingstone; early.
Gale. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1897-1900. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:37. 1897. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 149. 1901.
Gale Seedling 2. Gale Seedling 3. Gale’s No. 3 1.
Introduced about 1890 by I. Gale & Son, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Tree overbears; fruit below medium, roundish, compressed; suture distinct; apex slightly truncate; dull red; skin thin; flesh yellow, soft; quality fair; stone thick, rounded, nearly free; very early.
Galena. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:37. 1897. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 149. 1901.
Introduced by Charles Luedloff, Cologne, Minnesota. Fruit large, oval; yellow ground covered with red.
Galopin. Domestica. 1. Guide Prat. 160, 367. 1895. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 102. 1901.
Violette de Galopin 2. Violette Galopin 1.
A European variety. Tree poor; fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity shallow; stem short, thick; suture shallow; blue; many conspicuous dots; flesh yellow; quality medium; stone of medium size, oval, slightly necked, nearly free.
Garden King. Americana. 1. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:273. 1900. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 149. 1901.
Found wild in 1853; in 1861 it was put under cultivation by Judge Elias Topliff of De Soto, Wisconsin, and subsequently turned over to A. R. Prescott, Postville, Iowa, who introduced it in 1896. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium, oval, scarlet; flesh sweet, juicy; freestone.
Garfield. Hortulana. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 38:48, 86. 1892. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 179. 1901. 3. Ohio Sta. Bul. 162:254, 255. 1905.
Reported to have been found wild in Ohio; introduced by Leo Welz, Wilmington, Ohio, in 1887. Tree unproductive, lacking in hardiness; fruit small, oval; stem slender; cavity shallow; suture a line; bright red; bloomless; flesh yellow, juicy, acid; quality fair; stone small, long-oval, pointed, clinging; late.
Garlick. Domestica. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 147. 1831. 2. Mag. Hort. 9:164. 1843.
Garlick’s Early 1, 2.
Fruit small, obovate, purple; good; freestone; obsolete.
Garnet. Triflora × Cerasifera. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. Pom. 45. 1895. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 211. 1901.
Found by J. L. Breece, Fayetteville, North Carolina, under a Kelsey tree which was probably pollinated from a Pissardi growing near, the foliage showing the reddish color of the Pissardi; first fruited in 1892. Fruit large, roundish-oval, dark garnet-red with minute russet dots; cavity small; suture indistinct; skin thin and bitter; flesh yellow with a tinge of red; flavor mild; stone medium, oval, clinging; more valuable as an ornamental than for its fruit.
Gates. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:38. 1897.
Originated at Owatonna, Minnesota. Fruit medium in size, flattened; suture distinct; very dull red; dots numerous, yellow; skin thick; flesh yellow; quality fair; stone distinctly margined; late.
Gaunt. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 576, 577 fig. 1629. 2. Rea Flora 208. 1676.
Described in 1629 by Parkinson as “large, reddish, waterish, late.”
Gaviota. Triflora × Americana. 1. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat. 1907. 2. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat., Burbank’s Late Introductions. fig. 1909.
Rice Seed 1.
Originated with Luther Burbank about 1900; probably contains admixtures of other species than the ones mentioned above. Tree vigorous, productive, late blooming; fruit very large, oval; suture shallow; cavity medium; dark red over yellow ground; flesh yellow, firm, sweet, aromatic; good; stone extremely small; mid-season.
Gaylord. Americana. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 441. 1889. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:24, 38 fig. 1897. 3. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:273. 1900.
Found growing wild by David Hardman, Nora Springs, Iowa, in 1854; introduced by Edson Gaylord of the same place about 1890. Tree vigorous with a tendency to overbear; fruit of medium size, oval; cavity small; stem short; suture a line; apex slightly pointed; dull red over yellow; bloom thin; dots numerous, minute; skin thick, bitter; flesh yellow, melting; good; stone large, oval, flat, semi-clinging; mid-season.
Gaylord Gold. Americana. 1. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:273. 1900.
Found wild in Rock Grove, Iowa, about 1870 by John Henry, Nora Springs, Iowa; cions subsequently distributed by Edson Gaylord. Fruit of medium size, golden yellow; good; stone small, free; mid-season.
Gelbe Damascener Pflaume. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 431. 1889.
Reference taken by Mathieu from Obst-Garten 315. 1883.
Gelbe Jerusalempflaume. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 431. 1889.
Jaune de Jerusalem 1. Prune de Jerusalem 1.
A variety of doubtful merit and different from Yellow Jerusalem.
Gelbe Kirschpflaume. Cerasifera. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
Cerisette Blanche. Myrobalan Jaune. Prunus Cerasifera Zanthocarpa. Serdali Irek.
Gelbe Spatzwetsche. Species? Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
Reitzensteiner Gelbe Zwetsche incor. Quetsche Jaune Tardive.
Gem. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 915. 1869.
Originated near Albany, New York. Fruit small, round; suture and cavity shallow; mottled with purple; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; clingstone.
Gem. Americana. 1. Meneray Cat.
The Gem 1.
A seedling of Lottie grown by H. A. Terry; introduced by P. W. Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fruit of medium size, oblong, red and yellow, with whitish bloom; good; freestone.
Gemeiner Gelbe Spilling. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
Bauern Pflaume. Gelber Bidling. Krieke. Prunus Lutea. Spelge. Spilge. Spindel Pflaume.
Gentleman. Domestica. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:41. 1873.
Probably of American origin as it was sent by Downing to M. Mas, but was not described by the American author. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium, oval; suture indistinct; skin thick, intense purple; bloom abundant; stem short; flesh yellowish, juicy, vinous; good; freestone; early.
Georgia. Triflora ×? 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 175:153. 1899. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 212. 1901.
Normand No. 20 1, 2.
One of the several seedlings sent out by J. L. Normand, Marksville, Louisiana. Named by L. H. Bailey in 1899. Fruit small, oval, greenish-yellow covered with bright red; flesh yellow, watery, fibrous, sweet; stone large, strongly clinging; fruit drops while green; worthless.
Gerishes Seedling. Domestica. Mentioned in Johnson Cat.
Early Bradshaw.
Gersepflaume. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 431. 1889.
Reference taken by Mathieu from Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884.
Ghiston. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 276. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 222, 244. 1858.
Ghiston’s Early 1, 2.
Fruit large, oval, yellow; bloom thin; flesh yellow; quality poor; freestone; season early; rejected by the American Pomological Society in 1858.
Gibson. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 25:319. 1870.
Gibson’s Seedling.
A seedling from W. L. Gibson of Elmira, New York. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit of medium size, deep amber color; bloom slight; skin thick, very astringent; flesh sweet, juicy, mild; good.
Gill. Domestica. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 94:58. 1909.
Introduced by S. R. Gill, Port Clinton, Ohio, who received it in 1882 from a nursery with Golden Drop trees. Tree vigorous, spreading and productive; fruit medium in size, round, reddish-purple; bloom light; flesh firm, sweet, rich; good; mid-season; excellent for canning.
Gisborne. Domestica. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 147. 1831. 2. Horticulturist 10:16. 1855. 3. Mas Pom. Gen.. 2:49. 1873. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
De Gisborne 3. Gisborne’s 1. Gisborne’s 3. Gisborne’s Early 2. Gisborne’s Early 2, 4. Gisborne’s Zwetsche 3. Gisbornes Zwetsche 4. Ovalrunde Spreckel Pflaume 4. Paterson’s 1, 4.
Tree vigorous, productive; fruit of medium size, oval; suture indistinct; skin golden-yellow, dotted with cherry-red on the sunny side, with pale bloom; flesh bright yellow, juicy, sweet; stone large, oval, free; mid-season.
Glaister. Domestica. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 358. 1891.
A variety from California introduced by Leonard Coates of Napa, California. Fruit very similar to Yellow Egg, but two weeks earlier.
Gloire d’Epinay. Domestica. 1. Rev. Hort. 444. 1898. 2. Ibid. 86. 1899.
A sucker from a chance seedling found about 1850 by M. Donon of Epinay, France; named and presented to the National Society of Horticulture in 1898 by M. Gorion. Fruit above medium size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; deep blue; similar to Monsieur, but is later and ripens over a period of nearly two months.
Gloire de Louveciennes. Insititia. 1. Rev. Hort. 650. 1900. 2. Ibid. 476, fig. 1901.
Mirabelle Gloire de Louveciennes 1, 2.
Noted in the Revue Horticole as a Mirabelle introduced in 1900 by M. Lecointe. Fruit similar to Mirabelle de Nancy in shape and form, but larger; skin citron-yellow, dotted and shaded with red on the sunny side; flesh firm, very sweet, like the Apricot in flavor.
Gloria. Americana mollis. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 119. 1904.
A seedling of Wolf; fruit large, oval; cavity narrow; suture a line; bright red or yellow mottled with red; dots few; bloom light; skin thick, tough; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; good; stone large, nearly free; variety promising.
Gloucestershire Violet. Domestica. 1. Jour. Hort. 17:285. 1888.
Minsterworth 1. Prince 1.
A very old variety first known as Prince; it is grown largely on the banks of the Severn, England, where it is propagated from seed or from root-suckers. Fruit small, oval, with slight tendency to a neck; suture distinct; dark mahogany; bloom thin; flesh greenish, tender, sweet, pleasant; stone small; free.
Glow. Maritima × Subcordata × Americana × Nigra. 1. Burbank Cat. 14. 1911.
From crosses of the species named Burbank grew this variety. Tree of medium size; branches slender and drooping. Fruit large, round, crimson, dotted with yellow; flesh orange color, rich; good; freestone; late.
G. No. 4. Domestica. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 9:347. 1890. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 177:42, 43. 1899.
G. No. 44 Jones (unpublished).
In 1890, Herbert A. Jones, Himrods, New York, sent this variety to a few experiment stations for testing. Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture very shallow; cavity medium deep; stem slender; skin thin; dark purple; bloom thick; dots numerous, sometimes irregular, russet; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, firm, sourish; poor; clingstone; mid-season; variety not worth propagating.
Goff. Americana. 1. Meneray Cat.
Prof. Goff 1.
A seedling of Hawkeye grown by H. A. Terry; introduced by F. W. Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fruit large, red over yellow; good; clingstone.
Gold. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:273. 1900. 3. Terry Cat. 1900.
Golden 3.
A variety from H. A. Terry not to be confused with the Golden of Burbank (Gold of Stark Brothers). Fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity shallow, small; orange-yellow and red; bloom thin; skin rather thick, astringent; flesh yellow, firm, meaty, subacid; good; clingstone.
Gold Coin. Americana. 1. Terry Cat. 1900.
An unknown variety mentioned by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa, as the parent of Coinage.
Gold Colored. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:39. 1897. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 150. 1901.
From Edson Gaylord, Gaylord, Iowa. Fruit of medium size, bright yellow; stone small, free.
Golden Cluster. Domestica. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 93. 1885.
A seedling from Henry Corse of Montreal. Tree slow in growth, with long internodes; fruit of medium size, egg-shaped; hanging in dense clusters by firmly adherent stems; gold, tinged with brown; flesh firm, pleasant; ripening season long.
Golden Gage. Domestica. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:611. 1893.
Golden Gage is a seedling of Golden Drop grown by J. T. Macomber, Grand Isle, Vermont. Fruit small, oval; cavity shallow; suture a line; apex round; skin thin; pale yellow with red specks; bloom thin; dots small; flesh yellow, very sweet; good; stone oval, slightly necked; free; mid-season; of little commercial importance because of inferior size and color.
Golden Gem. Species?
A variety originating from seed with P. P. Dawson, Payette, Idaho.
Golden Prolific. Species? 1. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 5:116. 1898.
Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium, yellow; very good; clingstone; poor shipper.
Golden Prune. Domestica. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 360. 1891. 2. Cal. Sta. Bd. Hort. 112. 1891. 3. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 4. Waugh Plum Cult. 105. 1901.
Golden 2.
Grown by Seth Lewelling, Milwaukee, Oregon, from a seed of the Italian Prune; mentioned in the last two catalogs of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, oval; cavity small, round, shallow, abrupt; stem short; suture shallow; apex depressed, sometimes cracking; light yellow; bloom thin; dots numerous, yellow; skin thin; flesh yellow, firm, tender, juicy; good; stone of medium size, long-oval, nearly free; mid-season.
Golden Queen. Americana. 1. Terry Cat. 1900. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 426. 1905.
Originated with H. A. Terry; first fruited in 1897. Tree characterized by its luxuriant foliage; fruit large, roundish-oblong, golden-yellow; good; said to be valuable for dessert.
Golden Transparent. Domestica. 1. Gard. World 10:448. 1893. 2. Rivers Cat. 34. 1898. 3. Thompson Gard. Ass’t 157. 1901.
From Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England; closely allied to the Transparent Gage, but is distinctly later and more golden in color; an excellent dessert plum.
Goldsmith. Domestica. Mentioned in Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 147. 1831.
Goldsmith’s Vienna.
Gondin. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
Pflaume Von Gondin. Prune de Gondin.
Gonne. Domestica. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:15, Pl. 1858. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 917. 1869. 3. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 409. 1881.
Gonne’s Rothe Pflaume 3. Prune Gonne 1. Prune Gonne 2.
Originated by Dr. Gonne of Fleurus, Belgium. Oberdieck gives the Gonne’s Rothe Pflaume, which is evidently the same variety, as a seedling of the Red Egg. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, obovate, sometimes spherical; suture shallow to deep; carmine-red, dotted with russet; flesh yellow, juicy, melting, sweet; the pit lies in a large cavity, nearly free; mid-season.
Goose-Dye. Species? 1. Kerr Cat. 11. 1900.
A supposed hybrid between the Wild Goose plum and Dyehouse cherry grown by Theodore Williams. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit larger than Wild Goose, oval, cherry-red; clingstone; mid-season; said to be free from rot.
Goose-O. Munsoniana × Triflora. 1. Kerr Cat. 11. 1900.
A cross between Wild Goose and Ogon made by Theodore Williams, Benson, Nebraska. Tree suckers badly; fruit of medium size, roundish, red on a yellow ground; clingstone; mid-season.
Gordon. Domestica. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 46. 1897.
Gordon No. 3 1.
A seedling of Imperial Gage. Fruit of medium size, roundish; yellow overspread with coppery-red; bloom profuse; skin acid; flesh rich, yellow, meaty, juicy, subacid; good; freestone; mid-season.
Gordon Castle. Domestica. 1. Gard. Chron. 26:364. 1866. 2. Garden 54:318. 1898.
A plum of the Reine Claude type which originated at Gordon Castle, England. Fruit large, obovate; greenish-yellow overspread with a reddish blush; flesh firm, sweet; good; mid-season.
Gorman. Species? Mentioned in Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 169. 1909.
Govalle. Triflora ×? 1. Vt. Sta. Bul. 67:14. 1898. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 215. 1901.
Grown by Joseph Breck, Texas, supposedly from the Kelsey. Introduced by F. T. Ramsey in 1898. Fruit medium, oval; cavity shallow; bright red; flesh slightly soft, fibrous, sprightly; good; clingstone; early.
Grace. Americana. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 74. 1895.
Originated with W. R. Grace, Garden City, Kansas. Fruit of medium size, oblong, yellow striped with red, mottled and washed with dull purple; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; flavor rich, sweet; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Grand Précoce. Domestica? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 163, 357. 1895.
Mentioned in the preceding references.
Graugrüne Frühpflaume. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 432. 1889.
Mathieu found the variety referred to in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884.
Gray Damask. Insititia. 1. Quintinye Com. Gard. 68, 70. 1699.
Mentioned by Quintinye as “a round plum of a gray color.”
Grayson. Munsoniana × Americana. 1. Sherman Cat. 1897. 2. Vt. Sta. Rpt. 12:225. 1899.
A seedling of Wild Goose crossed with some Americana; from A. L. Bruce, Basin Springs, Texas, about 1893. Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture a line; clear red; dots many, conspicuous, yellow; bloom heavy; flesh yellow, soft; good; clingstone; season follows Wild Goose.
Great Bearer. Domestica. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 56. 1878.
Corse’s Great Bearer 1.
Undoubtedly originated with Henry Corse of Montreal, Canada. Fruit small, light blue; flavor fair; very prolific.
Greely. Domestica. 1. Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 130. 1888. 2. Ibid. 144. 1889. 3. Rural N. Y. 55:512. 1896.
Greeley 1, 3.
Captain Eliphalet Greely of Portland, Maine, secured the original tree from Montreal; introduced by O. K. Gerrish of Portland. A large, purple plum so closely resembling Bradshaw that some growers believe them to be identical; its season seems to be earlier than Bradshaw.
Greenfield. Domestica. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1878.
A seedling of Red Magnum Bonum raised by Mr. Greenfield of Canada. Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, red.
Green Indian. Domestica. 1. Willich Dom. Enc. 195. 1903.
White Indian 1.
Reported in 1803 as a very desirable variety.
Green Italian. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3d App. 181. 1869.
From Germany; tree moderately vigorous, fairly productive; fruit medium, oval; suture a line; greenish-yellow splashed with green; bloom thin; cavity small; flesh green, coarse, juicy, sweet, rich; good; semi-clinging; mid-season.
Green Oysterly. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 577 fig., 578. 1629. 2. Rea Flora 207. 1676.
Described as roundish, of medium size, greenish, juicy, flavor “reasonably good.”
Green Perdrigon. Domestica. 1. Rea Flora 208. 1676.
Described by Rea nearly two hundred and fifty years ago as “a round plum, of medium size, green; flavor good.”
Green Pescod. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 576. 1629.
Parkinson states that “this plum is of medium size, pointed; mid-season.”
Grelck. Cerasifera. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 358. 1891.
Supposedly a seedling grown by John Grelck of Los Angeles, California, who gave it to O. S. Chapin of San Diego County about 1883. Fruit small, round, light yellow with reddish shade, sprightly; good; season before Myrobalan; decidedly superior to Myrobalan.
Gros Damas de Tours. Domestica. 1. Quintinye Com. Gard. 70. 1699. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:69. 1768. 3. Knoop Fructologie 2:56. 1771. 4. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 19. 1803. 5. Willich Dom. Enc. 4:300. 1803. 6. Miller Gard. Dict. 3. 1807. 7. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 145, 147. 1831. 8. Prince Pom. Man. 2:86. 1832. 9. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 917. 1869. 10. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 433. 1889.
Damas de Tours 10. Damas de Tours Gros 7. Damas de Tours Gros 8, 9, 10. Damas gros de Tours 3. Damas Violet of Tours 4. Great Violet Damask de Tours 5. Great Damask Violet of Tours 6, 10. Great Damask Violet of Tours 9. Great Plum of Tours 7. Great Violet Tours Damask 1. Gros Damas 6. Grosse Damascene von Tours 10. Gros Damas de Tours 8, 9, 10. Gros Damas Violet de Tours 6. Largest Damask of Tours 8. Largest Damask of Tours 9, 10.
For historical notes and description see Précoce de Tours.
Gros Damas Noir. Domestica? 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:500. 1860.
A small mediocre plum mentioned by Noisette as ripening the last of July.
Grosse Hâtive de Rodt. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 433. 1889.
Grosse Marange. Domestica. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 433. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 156, 357. 1895.
Hâtive d’Augny 1, 2.
This variety was grown by M. Chabardin of Augny near Metz, France, where it is considered very promising because of its high quality and earliness. Fruit medium in size, roundish; purplish; flesh yellowish-green, sweet; quality best of its season; very early.
Grosse Rosspauke. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Mathieu found it noted in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884.
Grosse Surpasse. Domestica. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:52. 1900. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 432. 1905.
A small round plum tested at British Columbia Experimental Farm; yellow; flesh yellow, tender, sweet, pleasant; stone small, clinging; mid-season.
Grosse Violette de Grugliasco. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Grüne Dattel Zwetsche. Domestica. 1. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 444. 1881. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Berliner Pflaume 2. Datte Verte 2. Grüne Dattelzwetsche 1. Grüne Insel Pflaume 2 incor. Susina Verdachia Longa 2. Weisse Indische Pflaume 2.
Mentioned in the preceding references. Grünliche Dattelpflaume von Besançon is given by Guide Pratique, 1895, as a synonym of the Yellow Egg.
Grüne Herzformige. Domestica. 1. Kraft Pom. Aust. 2:30, Tab. 176 fig. 1. 1796.
Die grüne herzförmige Pflaume 1. Prune coeur de pigeon verd 1.
An old European variety. Flowers small; fruit heart-shaped, greenish-yellow; flesh yellow, firm; stone uncommonly rough and uneven.
Grüne Zwetsche Von Monrepos. Species? Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Guilford No. 2. Hortulana mineri. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 135. 1903 2. Ibid. 422. 1905.
A seedling of Miner from Illinois. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; fruit yellow, with a pink cheek; good; freestone; mid-season.
Guimaraen. Domestica. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831.
Fruit medium in size, oval, yellow; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Guinea Egg. Americana. 1. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:263. 1900.
Found wild about 1857 by Frederick Albright, near Bangor, Marshall County, Iowa; not introduced. Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit large, dark red; skin thin; flesh firm; good; stone small.
Gundaker. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 6:524. 1851. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 383. 1857.
A large, heart-shaped, purple plum grown from seed by Samuel E. Gundaker, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about 1820; of good quality.
Gundaker Prune. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 6:524. 1851. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 382. 1857.
Groundacre 1, 2.
A seedling grown by Samuel E. Gundaker, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about 1820; sent out by Samuel Carpenter of Lancaster, Ohio, as Groundacre. Tree productive; fruit large, oval, light yellow; good.
Guthrie Apricot. Domestica. 1. Mag. Hort. 12:341. 1846. 2. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 2:449. 1849. 3. McIntosh Bk. Gard. 2:531. 1855. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 918. 1869. 5. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Abricot de Guthrie 5. Guthrie’s Apricot Plum 2. Guthrie’s Apricot 5. Guthrie’s Golden 4. Guthrie’s Golden 5. Guthrie’s New Apricot 3.
A seedling raised by Charles Guthrie of Taybank, Dundee, Scotland. Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture slight; cavity small; yellow; bloom thin; dots red; flesh yellow, coarse, juicy, sweet; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Guthrie Russet. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 919. 1869. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:167. 1873.
Rousse De Guthrie 2. Guthrie’s Russet 2.
A seedling of Reine Claude grown by Charles Guthrie, Taybank, Dundee, Scotland. Fruit large, oval; suture distinct; cavity small; stem slender; yellow, sometimes marbled with red; bloom thin; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Guthrie Topaz. Domestica. 1. Mag. Hort. 12:341. 1846. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 919. 1869. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 728. 1884. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Guthrie’s Topaz 4. Guthrie’s Topaz 3, 4. Topaz 3. Topaze de Guthrie 4.
Grown by Charles Guthrie, Taybank, Dundee, Scotland, probably from seed of Reine Claude. Tree hardy, productive; fruit of medium size, oval, necked, suture distinct; cavity small; stem slender; yellow, with thin bloom; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; flavor not high but pleasant; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Gwalsh. Domestica. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 301. 1845. 3. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 343. 1849.
From Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New York. Fruit large, obovate; suture indistinct; dark purple; flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; clingstone; mid-season.
Haag. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:24, 39. 1897. 2. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:274. 1900. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 150. 1901.
Purchased from a nurseryman of Minneapolis and introduced as Haag by J. S. Haag, Hosper, Sioux County, Iowa. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading; fruit above medium size, roundish; suture distinct; flesh greenish-yellow, tender, sweet; good; stone oval, clinging; mid-season.
Hackl Grosse Zwetsche. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Reference to this variety found by Mathieu in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 287. 1884.
Haferpflaume. Insititia? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Blaue Krieche. Echte Hafer Pflaume. Echte Hafer Zwetsche.
Haffner Herbstpflaume. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Haffner Königspflaume. Domestica? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Royale de Haffner.
Haku Botan. Triflora. 1. Va. Sta. Bul. 129:113. 1901.
Imported by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Hallenbeck. Domestica. 1. Cultivator 8:309. 1860. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 920. 1869.
Originated with Henry Hallenbeck, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York. Fruit large, roundish-oval, one side often enlarged, reddish-purple; numerous minute dots; flesh greenish-yellow, very juicy, sugary, brisk flavor; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Halcyon. Triflora × Munsoniana? 1. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 12:225. 1899. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 215. 1901.
Grown by J. S. Breece, North Carolina. Fruit heart-shaped; suture faint; bright red; dots few; flesh yellow; quality fair; stone large, oval, clinging.
Hanford. Domestica. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 71. 1868.
Hanford’s Orleans 1.
Mentioned in 1868 by Lucius C. Frances in the report of the Illinois Horticultural Society.
Hanska. Americana × Simonii. 1. S. Dak. Sta. Bul. 108: Pl. 5. 1908.
Originated by N. E. Hansen of the South Dakota Experiment Station; first fruited in 1906 on two-year-old trees. Tree very vigorous, fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate, halves unequal; suture shallow; bright red; bloom heavy; flesh firm, reddish; stone very small; semi-free.
Hanson. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 151. 1901.
Said to be of value in the South. Fruit of medium size; nearly spherical; suture shallow; skin very thick; bright red over yellow; dots numerous; flesh yellow; sweet; good; stone round, slightly flattened, clinging; early.
Happiness. Triflora ×? 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 1906-1909.
A chance seedling found by Joseph Breck about 1899; introduced by F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas; fruit large, bright red; good.
Harlow. Domestica. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 74. 1895.
Supposed to be a seedling of Bradshaw; raised by S. C. Harlow, Bangor, Maine. Tree vigorous, hardy, productive; fruit large, oblong-oval; skin smooth, reddish-purple; dots numerous, fawn-colored; bloom light; flesh greenish-amber, melting, mildly subacid; mid-season.
Harney. Domestica. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 45. 1895.
Specimens of this plum from H. C. Cook, White Salmon, Washington, were described by the Division of Pomology, Department of Agriculture. Fruit large, roundish; cavity large, regular, deep, abrupt; suture shallow; purplish-red; dots large and small, russet; bloom thin; skin thin, tough; flesh pale yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, rich; very good; stone medium, roundish, nearly free; mid-season.
Harper. Munsoniana? 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 28. 1876. 2. Ibid. 24. 1881.
Harper’s 1.
Originated about 1870. Fruit red; clingstone; mid-season.
Harriet. Domestica. 1. Gard. Chron. 18:441. 1882. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 705. 1884.
Grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, about 1870. Fruit of the Reine Claude type, medium in size; roundish-oblate; cavity deep; suture slight; skin thin but rather tough; golden yellow sometimes specked with red; bloom thin; flesh yellow, juicy, firm, very good; stone of medium size, oval, turgid, clinging; mid-season.
Harris. Hortulana mineri. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 225. 1877.
Tree and fruit much resemble Miner, but the ripening season is four weeks earlier; freestone.
Harrison. Americana. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 123. 1875. 2. Cornell Sta. Bul. 38:38, 86. 1892. 3. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:39, 40. 1897. 4. Waugh Plum Cult. 170. 1901.
Harrison’s Peach 1, 2, 3. Harrison’s Peach 4.
Found growing wild in Minnesota. Tree unproductive; fruit of medium size, oval; suture a line; cavity shallow; dots small; dull red; bloom thick; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone oval, pointed, flattened, semi-clinging; mid-season. Harrison is the parent of a great number of varieties.
Hart. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:40. 1897. 2. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:274. 1900. 3. S. Dak. Sta. Bul. 93:19. 1905.
Hart’s De Soto 1. Hart’s De Soto 2, 3.
A sprout taken from a tree bought for De Soto by H. Hart, Sioux County, Iowa, about 1890; widely distributed by the Iowa Agricultural College. The fruit resembles De Soto in color and shape, but ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier; somewhat larger in size but inferior in quality.
Hartwick. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 151. 1901.
Noted as of little value.
Hartwiss. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 383. 1857. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:123. 1873. 3. Lauche Deut. Pom. No. 3. Pl. 1882. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 453. 1889.
Hartwiss Gelbe Zwetsche 2, 3. Hartwiss Yellow Prune 1. Quetsche Jaune de Hartwiss 2. Quetsche Jaune de Hartwiss 4. Von Hartwiss’ Gelbe Zwetsche 4.
Obtained by Liegel from a pit of Quetsche Jaune Précoce and dedicated by him to the Director of the Imperial Gardens at Nikita, Crimea. Tree large, productive; fruit medium in size, irregularly oval; suture broad and shallow; halves unequal; skin canary-yellow, rather adherent; bloom thin; flesh yellow, tender, sweet; freestone; mid-season.
Harvest. Americana. 1. Minn. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 127. 1890.
Brought in from the wild by H. Knudson, Springfield, Minnesota. Fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin thin, red; quality fair; early.
Hattie. Cerasifera. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 67. 1875. 2. Cornell Sta. Bul. 38:75, 86. 1892. 3. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 13:369. 1900.
Cultivated in the South. Tree dwarfish; branches stiff and rough; leaves small, folded upward, finely serrate; petioles glandless; flowers small and clustered; fruit small, roundish; suture a line; cavity small; stem slender; dull red; bloom thin; dots many, conspicuous; skin thin, tough; flesh yellow, soft, watery; quality fair; clingstone; early.
Hayo-Simoni. Triflora. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 27:124. 1898.
An upright, vasiform tree; fruit above medium, roundish-oblate; suture distinct; dark red; dots minute, yellow; bloom abundant; flesh dull yellow, firm, juicy, subacid; good; clingstone; early.
Hazard. Domestica. 1. John Watkins Cat.
Mentioned by John Watkins, nurseryman, Withington, England.
Heaton. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894.
Received by J. W. Kerr about 1894 from H. A. Terry, Iowa. Fruit medium to large, oblong-oval, dark purplish-red; freestone; early.
Hector. Domestica.
A chance seedling found about 1890 by Edward Smith on his farm at Hector, New York; introduced by E. Smith and Sons, Geneva, New York. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive; fruit one and three-quarters inches in diameter, roundish; cavity deep; suture shallow; stem short, thick; skin tender; dark reddish-purple; bloom thick; dots inconspicuous; flesh light yellow, juicy, tender, sweet, mild; quality good; stone semi-clinging, oval, turgid, slightly winged and necked; mid-season.
Heep. Angustifolia varians. 1. Waugh Plum Cult. 195. 1901.
F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas, offered this sort in his 1897 catalog as an old variety found in the orchard of a Mr. Heep. Tree very vigorous and productive; fruit above medium size, red; quality fair.
Heikes. Triflora. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 62:23. 1894. 2. Ibid. 139:38, 42. 1897.
Burbank No. 4 1.
Imported by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, in 1885, and named for W. F. Heikes of the Huntsville Nurseries, Huntsville, Alabama. As tested at the Cornell Experiment Station similar to Satsuma if not identical with it.
Heine Superbe. Domestica. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 434. 1889.
Helen. Species? 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1875.
Helen’s Seedling 1.
Listed in American Pomological Society catalog for eight years.
Hendrick. Munsoniana? 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. N. S. 11:12. 1890.
Hendrick’s 1.
Tree vigorous; fruit of medium size, spherical, yellow, blushed with red; flesh tender; good; early.
Henrietta Gage. Domestica. 1. Gen. Farmer 9:232. 1848. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 920. 1869. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:169. 1873.
Early Genesee 2. Henrietta Gage 3. Reine-Claude D’Henrietta 3.
Originated about 1840 on the farm of a Mr. Brown, Henrietta, Monroe County, New York. Similar to Reine Claude but much earlier.
Henry Clay. Domestica. 1. Cultivator 3:20. 1855. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:95. 1873.
A seedling of Howard raised by Elisha Dorr, Albany, New York; named by Dr. Warder of Cincinnati, Ohio; first fruited in 1852. Fruit large, oval; suture broad and shallow; stem long, rather thick; skin clear yellow, often washed and dotted with red on the sunny exposure; flesh clear yellow, sweet, vinous; good; stone small, clinging; mid-season.
Herbst Kriecke. Insititia? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Mention of the variety found by Mathieu in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 288. 1884.
Herbstpflaume. Domestica. 1. Oberdieck Deut. Obst. Sort. 445. 1881.
A German variety; unproductive in dry soils.
Hereford Damson. Insititia. 1. Watkins Cat. 48. 1892?
Mentioned in the preceding reference as a favorite and very productive.
Herefordshire Prune. Domestica. 1. Thompson Gard. Ass’t 4:160. 1901.
Fruit large, obovate; flesh firm, yellowish-green.
Heron. Domestica. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 26. 1894. 2. Cornell Sta. Bul. 131:187. 1897. 3. Rivers Cat. 35. 1898.
Originated and introduced by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Popular in England but on account of its poor foliage it is of little value in this country. Fruit large, roundish, dark purplish-red; dots small; skin sour; flesh greenish-yellow, firm, meaty, moderately juicy, subacid; good; stone large, oval, semi-free; early.
Heroy. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Herren. Domestica. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:52. 1900.
A vigorous variety of the Reine Claude type grown in Germany. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly flattened at both ends; suture distinct; sides often unequal; dull yellow; flesh yellowish, firm, coarse, sweet, juicy, pleasant; freestone; mid-season.
Herzformige Pflaume. Species? Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Prune Cordiforme.
Heupflaume. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Reference obtained by Mathieu in Wiener Garten-Zeitung 288. 1884.
Hiawatha. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:41. 1897. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 152. 1901.
Introduced by C. W. H. Heideman, New Ulm, Minnesota, as an example of a staminate-flowered plum; rarely productive. Fruit very large, roundish-oblong, purplish-red; clingstone; early.
Highland. Domestica. 1. Cal. State Bd. Hort. Rpt. 8:47. 1897.
A seedling of Agen, grown by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California. Tree vigorous and productive; fruit large, long-oval, purplish-crimson; flesh yellow, firm, sweet; flavor excellent; stone nearly free.
Highlander. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 384. 1857.
Fruit large, irregularly ovate, deep blue; bloom thin; dots brown, numerous; yellow, juicy, vinous; semi-clinging; late.
Hilda No. 5. Hortulana mineri ×? 1. Ia. Sta. Bul. 46:274. 1900.
Originated under cultivation with J. F. Wagner, Bennett, Iowa, in 1894, from seed of Miner pollinated by a wild plum; not introduced. Fruit above medium size, dark red; used for jellies.
Hillside. Americana. 1. Minn. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 128. 1890.
Selected from wild plants by H. Knudson, Springfield, Minnesota. Fruit of medium size; skin thick, deep red, astringent.
Hilltop. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:42. 1897. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 152. 1901.
Fruit small, round-oval; suture a line; skin deep red; dots very minute; thick bloom; flesh yellow; quality fair; stone large, half-free.
Hilman. Americana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 87:13. 1901.
Fruit small, oblong; skin yellow, two-thirds covered with purple; dots conspicuous; flesh yellow, firm, sweet; stone small, oval; mid-season.
Hinkley. Americana. 1. Meneray Cat.
A seedling of Harrison grown by H. A. Terry and introduced by F. W. Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fruit large, yellow with a red cheek; flesh yellow, rich, sweet, semi-clinging; good.
Hlubeck Aprikosenpflaume. Domestica. Mentioned in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Hoag’s Seedling. Domestica. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 8:356. 1889.
Received for testing at the New York Experiment Station in 1889.
Hoffman. Munsoniana? 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 38:63. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 492. 1897.
A wild variety from southwestern Missouri. Fruit of medium size, roundish, purplish-red; mid-season.
Hofinger Mirabelle. Insititia. Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Hofinger’s Rote Mirabelle. Roter Spilling incor.
Hog.
A common name variously applied to P. americana, P. umbellata, P. hortulana and P. gracilis.
Holland. Domestica. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 239. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:78. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 301. 1845. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1885.
Blue Holland 2, 3, 4. Holland Plum 1, 3. Holland Prune 4. Kensington Prune 2. Large Holland 2, 3.
An old variety supposed to have been brought into this country from Holland by the early Dutch settlers. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit roundish, slightly compressed, blue; stem very adherent; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, rich; freestone; mid-season.
Holland. Triflora × Angustifolia varians. 1. Vt. Sta. Bul. 67:14. 1898. 2. Kerr Cat. 1900. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 215. 1901.
A cross between Lone Star and Kelsey, grown by D. H. Watson, Brenham, Texas; introduced by W. A. Yates in 1897. Fruit resembles Abundance in shape and size; yellowish-green splashed with red; flesh firm, juicy, vinous; semi-clinging; mid-season.
Holister. Munsoniana. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 275. 1893. 2. Waugh Plum Cult. 185. 1901.
Holister 1.
A variety said to have originated with a Mr. Holister of Cedar County, Iowa. Tree productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; cavity shallow; suture faint; clear bright red; flesh soft, yellow, sweet; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Holman Prune. Domestica. 1. Sarcoxie Nur. Cat. 1892. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:52. 1900.
A seedling grown by D. S. Holman, Springfield, Maine. Fruit of medium size, oblong, pointed; greenish-yellow; flesh yellow, firm, sweet, juicy; stone small, pointed, free; mid-season.
Holme. Domestica. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat.
Holmes Early Blue 1.
Introduced by J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina. Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, dark blue; good; early.
Holt. Americana. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891. 2. Colo. Sta. Bul. 50:37. 1898. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 152. 1901.
Originated with B. J. Holt of Rutland, Ohio. Tree vigorous, spreading; fruit large, roundish, yellow shaded with red; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, mild subacid; good; clingstone; mid-season.
Homestead. Americana. 1. Minn. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 128. 1890. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:42. 1897.
Originated with H. Knudson, Springfield, Minnesota. Fruit small, round, deep red; skin not at all adherent; flavor rich, somewhat resembling a peach; stone small, free.
Honey. Americana. 1. Kerr Cat. 1894. 2. Wis. Sta. Bul. 87:13. 1901. 3. Waugh Plum Cult. 153. 1901.
Tree unproductive; fruit small, oblate; cavity shallow; suture a line; yellow washed and shaded with red; flesh sweet; quality fair; clingstone; early.
Honey Julian. Domestica. Listed in Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831.
Hoo Green Gage. Domestica. Mentioned in Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831.
Hoosier. Hortulana. 1. Sarcoxie Nur. Cat. 1900.
From Greene County, Missouri; introduced by Wild Brothers Nursery. Tree vigorous, spreading; fruit above medium size, roundish; suture a line; dark cherry-red; bloom thin; dots distinct; flesh yellow; good; clingstone; late.
Horemoritzer Reine Claude. Domestica. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 435. 1889.
Reference found by Mathieu in Pomologische Monatshefte 33. 1889.
Horrigan. Domestica. 1. Can. Exp. Farm. Bul. 43:38. 1903.
Mentioned as being tested.
Horse. Species? 1. Knoop Fructologie 62. 1771. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:87. 1832. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 263. 1832. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 301. 1845. 6. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 303. 1846. 7. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 13:335. 1899.