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Long Scarlet. 



Scarlet Gage. 



American. Branches downy. Fruit medium, oblong obovate, one side 

 enlarged, tapers toward the stalk, bright red in sun, pale yellowish red in 

 shade ; bloom hlac ; flesh yellow, rich, juicy, acid, adheres to the stone ; stalk 

 three-fourths inch long in a narrow cavity. Last of August. A good 

 market sort, valued for making jelly. 



MlRABELLE. 



Mirabelle Petite, | Mirabelle Jaune. 



Foreign. Branches downy. Fruit small, obovate; suture distinct; 

 skin yellow, spotted with red ; bloom white ; flesh orange, sweet, sprightly,' 

 separates from stone ; stalk half inch long. Early August. 



Mamelonne. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, .' :)und, with a knob-like protuberance where 

 joined to the stalk, occasional specimens with unequal surface ; skin green- 

 ish, spotted with red; flesh yellow, juicy, rich, and parts freely from the 

 stone. Early August. 



Marten's Seedling. 



A variety said by C. Reagles, of Schenectady, K Y., to have originated 

 there, and to be a yellow plum of the finest quality. We have not seen it. 



Mediterranean. 



This is also said by Mr. Reagles to be a seedling of Central New York, 

 very large, early and superior. 



Morocco. 



Early Morocco, I Early Black Morocco, 



Black Morocco, | Early Damask, 



Black Damask. 



Foreign. Moderate bearer. Branches downy. Fruit medium, round- 

 ish, shallow suture; skin dark purple; bloom thin; flesh greenish yel- 

 low, slightly adhering to the stone, juicy, rich and sweet ; stalk half inch 

 long. Early August. 



Manning's Prune. 



Manning's Long Blue Prune, | Large Long Blue, • 



Manning's Long Blue. 



American. A sub- variety of the German prune, and superior thereto. 

 Branches smooth. Fruit large, long oval, a httle one-sided ; skin dark 

 purple, thick blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow, firm, rather juicy, sweet, 

 pleasant, separates readily from a long pointed stone ; stalk long, slender. 

 September. 



Mulberry. 

 American Branches stout, smooth. Fruit large, oval, narrowing to 



