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dull dark red or purple, violet in the shade, profusely sprinkled with minute grayish 

 dots, bloom thin, lilac: flesh tender, juicy, dull yellow or pale amber, moderately 

 firm, mild sub-acid, pleasant; pit oval, pointed, cling; quality g )cd. Season August 

 12; size large. As yet not very productive. 



Shipper Pride.— Trees quite vigorous, roundish, upright. Fruit medium size, 

 oval, with one side slightly enlarged; cavity rather broad and shallow; stalk stout, 

 three-fourths inch long; apex indistinct; suture well marked; color black with a 

 plentiful blue bloom; flesh juicy, quite firm, of an amber color, and with a sweet, 

 pleasant and sprightly flavor; pit rather large, pointed, moderately plump, cling; 

 quality good; season August 28; moderately productive; young wood reddish 

 brown, twigs coarse. Although a good shipping sort, the small size and firmness 

 of the fruit make it of little value. 



Shropshire Dmnson.— Trees vigorous, with a dense upright head. Fruit small, 

 although large for the Damson, roundish, oval; cavity none; stalk medium size, 

 three-fourths inch long; apex scarcely perceptible; suture very slight; color black 

 with a blue bloom; fiesh juicy, tender, pale green, high flavor; pit small, oval, 

 pointed, a partial cling; quality poor; generally quite productive; season September 

 20. Valuable for market and culinary purposes. 



Spanish.— Trees quite vigorous, rather upright; fruit medium to large, roundish, 

 slightly inclined to oval; cavity narrow, deep, stalk stout, five-eighths inch long; 

 apex and suture hardly marked; color reddish purple, with a bluish bloom; flesh 

 firm and juicy, light amber, with a mild, vinous, nearly sweet flavor; pit medium 

 size, oval, cling; quality fair; quite productive; season August 25; young wood 

 reddish brown. Although rather small, it may have some value as a market sort. 



Spaulding.— Trees vigorous, with a roundish, upright head. Fruit medium to 

 large, nearly oval; cavity medium size, shallow; stalk three-fourths inch long, 

 medium size; apex indistinct; suture distiDCt, one-half around; color yellowish 

 green, faintly mottled with a slight whitish bloom; flesh tender, moderately juicy, 

 amber with a sweet, sprightly, pleasant flavor; pit cling; quality good; season Sep- 

 tember 1. The trees are small, and as yet are somewhat lacking in productiveness, 

 but it appears to be a promising variety for home use and possibly for market. 



Victoria.— Trees quite vigorous, upright, with spreading branches. Fruit medium 

 to large with one side much enlarged; cavity narrow, slight; stalk rather stout, one 

 inch long; apex scarcely perceptible; suture deep, one-half around; color violet red, 

 with numerous yellowish gray dots and specks, and with delicate lavender bloom; 

 flesh moderately juicy, firm, pale yellowish amber, with a mild, nearly sweet fiavor; 

 pit oval, flat, free; quality good; season August 2U; quite productive; young wood 

 reddish brown. A promising variety for dessert purposes, but not likely to become 

 a valuable market sort. The fruit has rotted badly for several years. 



Wangenheim— Trees quite vigorous, with a roundish, upright head, and some- 

 what spreading branches. Fruit medium size, ovate, slightly enlarged on one side; 

 cavity small, shallow; stalk slender, one-half inch long; apex and suture hardly 

 noticeable; color black, with abundant blue bloom; flesh very firm, tender, moder- 

 ately juicy, sweet, amber colored; pit small, oval, free; quality fair; season August 

 25: fairly productive. The small size of this fruit renders it of little promise. 



Yellow Egg.— Trees quite vigorous, upright, slightly spreading. Fruit medium 

 to large, oval, with one side slightly enlarged; cavity not marked; stalk stout, one 

 inch long; apex slightly suukenr with a well defined suture, one-half around; color 

 pale yellow, with numerous white dots and a slight whitish bloom; flesh coarse, 

 tender, moderately juicy, of a j-ellow color and a sweet, vinous flavor: pit oval, 

 plump, small, cling; quality fair; season September 15. Generally quite pior.uctive 

 and a fairly valuable variety for market or culinary purposes. 



Japanese Plums. 



Abundance.— Tree quite vigorous, upright in growth. Fruit roundish, narrowing 

 towards the apex; stalk one-half to three-fourths inch long, quite stout; cavity 

 small, moderately deep; suture very marked, one-half around; apex prominent; 

 color, reddish purple at maturity; with a splendid lipht lilac bloom; flesh juicy 

 vellow. tender, pleasant and mild; pit plump, oval, clinging; ripe August 8; weight 

 two-thirds ounce; very productive; quality good; young wood rather slender, of a 

 dark reddish brown. An early bearing productive sort, and although it flowers 

 early, it is one of the hardiest of the Japanese varieties. 



Botan.— Tree rather vigorous, spreading. Fruit roundish, narrowing towards the 

 apex; stalk one-half inch long, stout; cavity medium size, open; apex quite promi- 



