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Burbank 7, ripe September 1 ; size 4 ; form roundish ovate, tapering to 

 to the apex; color whitish, faintly marbled, suture scarcely perceptible; 

 pit medium, oval; flesh pale amber, juicy, sweet, sprightly, rich, high 

 flavored, free; quality 1 to 2. In both tree and fruit it possesses more or 

 less the characteristics of domestica, although said to be a hybrid with a 

 Japanese variety, imported from Japan in 1885, by Luther Burbank. 



De Soto, ripe September 7; size 4; form round, suture slight, half 

 around; color red; skin thick; flesh orange, tender, juicy, adheres to the 

 pit, which is rather large, oval; quality 3 to 4; considered one of the best of 

 its species. 



Diamond (Black), ripe m. e. September; size 1; form roundish oblong, 

 apex prominent; stem half an inch long set in a moderate cavity, suture 

 scarcely perceptible, half around; color black, bloom dense, bluish white; 

 flesh firm, moderately juicy, highly vinous or acid, free; quality 3; a mar- 

 ket plum. 



Forest Garden, ripe August 27; size 4; stem half an inch, slender; skin 

 thick; color red, dotted and marbled yellowish brown, bloom slight, whit- 

 ish ; flesh orange yellow, fibrous, tender, juicy, adhering to the rather large 

 nearly round pit; flavor very rich, vinous; quality 2. 



Garfield, ripe e. October; size 5; form ovate; suture scarcely perceptible, 

 half around; stem one inch, slender, set in a slight, very narrow cavity; 

 color dark red with a few small yellow specks; flesh yellow orange, firm, 

 juicy, acid, adheres to the pit, which is oval, pointed, plump; quality 5; 

 probably too late to fully ripen in this climate. 



Golden Beauty, ripe b. m. October; size 4 to 5; form roundish ovate, pointed 

 at apex; stem slender, seven eighths inch, set in a very narrow, shallow, 

 regular cavity; suture half around, scarcely perceptible; color golden, with 

 many inconspicuous, light colored specks, apparently beneath the skin; 

 flesh yellowish amber, tender, moderately juicy, mild, sweet, pleasant, 

 adhering to the very small, oval pit; quality 4 to 5; exceedingly hardy, vig- 

 orous, and productive. 



Gueii, ripe September o; size 3 to 4; form round, suture very slight; stem 

 half an inch, set in a narrow, regular cavity; color purple, bloom slight, 

 whitish blue; flesh pale, yellowish amber, moderately juicy, firm, separat- 

 ing freely from the pit; quality 3 to 4; market. 



Hungarian (Prune), ripe August 21; size 2; form long, oval, more 

 rounded on one side; color black or dark purple, bloom dense, blue; flesh 

 greenish amber, firm, moderately juicy; pit large, long, pointed, free; quality 

 3 to 4; promising for market or drying. 



Kingston, ripe m. September; size 1; form rather long, oval, one side 

 enlarged, apex pointed; stem stout, three fourths inch, set in a narrow, 

 deep cavity, suture half around, one side slightly enlarged; color black, 

 bloom dense, bluish white; flesh pale yellowish amber, not very juicy, firm, 

 mildly vinous when fully ripe, adhering slightly to the long oval pit; 

 quality 3 to 4; a promising, showy, market fruit. 



Lombard, ripe September 5; size 2 to 3; form roundish, slightly oblong; 

 stem one half inch, set in a narrow, regular cavity; suture imperceptible; 

 color dark purple, bloom light, bluish white; flesh yellowish, rather firm, 

 moderately juicy, sweet, pleasant; quality 3; nearly free. One of the 

 most productive and popular market plums. 



Maquoketa, ripe m. September; size 5; form round, suture none; color 

 red, with many small, yellow specks; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, vinous, 



