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ground with deep shading of l)ro\vnish 

 carmine ; dots very numerous and 

 small ; basin, shallow, regular ; eye 

 nearly closed, sepals long and refiexed : 

 apex rather abrupt, with a slight cavity ; 

 stem short ; core closed, very small ; 

 seeds very small, narrow, pointed, dark ; 



Seedling- Plums from Owen Sound. 



IjiK,— Knowing as 1 do that you 

 lake a great interest in fruit growing 

 I submit tcj ) on by express to-day 

 nine plums for your correction and 

 opinion of the same. 



Imo. 7j. — Wildkk's Eakly Pear. 



flesh very pale, whitish yellow, fine No. i is a plum that has been 



grained and tender; flavor, sub-acid, grown here for a number of years 



sprightly much like Bartlett ; quality f^^^ ^ ^^^^^s without a name. I 



very good ; season August, m \\ estern , ,^ . , , • , • 



New York " have shown it to the best judges in 



