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Bulletin 131. 



"^ Grand Duke (Fig, 40, IV.). — Originated and sent out in England by 

 same party that sent out Arch Duke and Monarch. Mr. Thomas Rivers has 

 furnished to the world these three of the largest and most beautiful late 

 plums of recent introduction. The Grand Duke is a very large purple plum, 

 so attractive in its appearance as to be a fine market sort and apparantly well 

 adapted for general cultivation over a wide area. Unfortunately, the tree is 

 not a strong grower and makes surface slowly on which to spread a crop of 



fruit. When top-grafted 

 upon the Lombard, it grows 

 with more vigor and fruits 

 heavily, but buyers of or- 

 chard trees desire only 

 strong growers, hence this 

 this variety will come ta 



43. — The normal or predominant type of German Prune, 



the front slowly. It ripens from Sept. 15th to 20th at Geneva, and can 

 be classed as belonging to the late-ripening sorts. 



Green Gas^e. — The standard of excellence in the opinion of many. Fruit 

 round ; small ; skin green ; flesh pale green, melting and juicy, parting 

 freely from the stone. Tree an abundant bearer, but so dwarfish in its 

 habits of growth that no nurser3-man will attempt its propagation ; hence, 

 but little is known of it at the present day. Indeed, the variety is practically 

 obsolete. It ripens about the middle of August. A fine sort to be found in 



