Bulletin - New York (City). Botanical Garden (Volume 11-12) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921. Excerpt: ... 3630. Eastern early wild plum.--The fruit of Prunus americana Marsh. Native of the eastern and central United States. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 3631. Another specimen of the same. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Nashville, Tennessee, August 20, 1913. 3632. Wild yellow, or Canada, plum.--The fruit of Prunus nigra Ait. Native of northeastern North America and the Lake Region. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Ulsterville, New York, September 5, 1896. 3633. Another sample of the same. Collected by Ray Knight at Marlboro, New Hampshire, August 29, 1919. 3634. Chickasaw wild plum.--The fruit of Prunus angustifolia Marsh. Native of the southeastern and south central United States. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Mt. Airy, North Carolina, June 20, 1909. 3635. Oregon wild plum.--The fruit of Prunus subcordata Benth. Native of northern California and Oregon. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hornbrook, California. 3636. California wild red plum.--Another variety or form of the same, of the same region. Same locality, date and collector. 3637. Beach plum.--The fruit of Prunus maritima Wang. Native of the eastern United States sea coast. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Hyannis, Massachusetts, September 7, 1912. 3638. Green gage plum.--A choice cultivated variety of Prunus domestica L. Native of Asia. Acquired at Redlands, California, August 24, 1909, by H. H. Rusby. 3639. Burbank sugar plum.--A cultivated variety of plum. Obtained at Redlands California, by H. H. Rusby, August, 1909. 3640. Copper plum.--A cultivated variety derived from Prunus triflora Roxb. Native of Japan. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, of Marlboro, New York. 3641. Damson plum.--Another of the same, especially desirable for preserving. Grown and presented by James A. Stap...