. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 26 Bulletin 62. mens occurring without the point. Mr. Berckmans writes me that in 1890 the round form seemed to predominate, while in 1892 the pointed or normal form alone was produced. Imported from Japan by Frost & Burgess, Riverside, California. Now named for J. W. Kerr, of Denton, Maryland, one of the most intelligent plum growers of the central Kerr. Half size. 18. Late Blood.—Small, round, dark purple, with red flesh, clingstone, fair
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 26 Bulletin 62. mens occurring without the point. Mr. Berckmans writes me that in 1890 the round form seemed to predominate, while in 1892 the pointed or normal form alone was produced. Imported from Japan by Frost & Burgess, Riverside, California. Now named for J. W. Kerr, of Denton, Maryland, one of the most intelligent plum growers of the central Kerr. Half size. 18. Late Blood.—Small, round, dark purple, with red flesh, clingstone, fair in quality, late. Imported by Luther Burbank in 1888. 19. Long Fruit.—Very small, roundish in shape, red, early and said to be a shy bearer. Imported hy Luther Burbank in 1885, but very little known. 20. Maru (Masu. Massu).—Medium size, round or somewhat flattened ; orange-red or vermillion ; flesh yellow, of fair quality, free or nearly so; ripens with Berckmans. Imported by Luther Burbank in 1885. Commonly called Masu, but erroneously. Maru means r^z/waf. "Coarse and acid with hard lumps, but good canned—about equal to Lombard. Hardier in bud than any other Japanese plum tested here. Bore in 1891 when Abundance and all other Japs., as well as Kieffer. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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