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tardy hi coming into bearing, but can be regarded as a desirable orcxiard 

 variety. 



Union Purple. — See Reagles' Union Purple. 



'^Victoria. — Fruit large ; oval ; reddish upon a 5'ellow ground. An abun- 

 dant bearer, but foliage very defective, frequently leaving tlie tree with a 

 mass of unripened fruit, which, in a warm, moist season, is apt to decay 

 badly. With me this variety has been a complete failure. 



Warner'' s Late Red. — A late, small, red plum sent to me several years 

 since from Schoharie County, N. Y. Tree very hardy and prolific, but fruit 

 lacking in such essentials as would be regarded desirable either for home use 

 or market. 



47. — Weedsport Prune. 



Washington. — One of the largest of all plums, of fine quality, skin yellow ; 

 has an excellent foliage. Fruit ripens middle to last of August at Geneva. 

 Tree vigorous and hardy, desirable in a family collection, but can hardly be 

 said to have value as a market fruit. 



Weedsport Prune (Fig. 47). — One of the manj- German prunes, the tree of 

 which is so poor a grower that it will be grown by few in the nursery, 

 and the fruit differs little from several other strains. Much esteemed 

 about Weedsport, N. Y. 



Yelloiv Egg. — A variety that has been disseminated under several other 

 names, but more frequently called for as Magnum Bonum. Very popular 

 because of its beauty and size and value for canning purposes. Skin yellow 

 with a bloom and a deep golden color when fully mature. The tree is on 



