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THE PLUM. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly depressed. Skin greenish yellow, 

 with stripes and splashes of green, covered -svith a thin bloom. Su- 

 ture medium. Apex dimpled. Stalk short and stout, set in a small 



cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, melt- 

 ing, with a sugary, rich, excellent 

 flavor ; separates from the stone. 

 '/ Best. Last of September and 



first of October. 



Bejoxxieres. 



Prune des Bejonnicres. 



A foreign variety. Tree vigo- 

 roxis. Brant.'hes smooth, reddish 

 brown. 



Fruit medium or below, oval, 

 often with a slight neck. Sutiu-e 

 broad, shallow. Skin pale yellow, 

 •with a thin light bloom. Stalk 

 rather stout, in a small cavity. 

 Bavay's Green Gage. Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, 



slightly vinous; separates from the 

 stone. Good. Last of August. 



Belgiak Purple. 

 Bleu de Belgique. Bleu de Perque. 



From Belgium. Tree vigorous. Branches smooth. Buds prominent. 



Fr\iit rather large, roundish oval. Suture shallow. Apex sunken. 

 Skin deep broAvnish pnrple, covered with a blue bloom. Stalk half 

 inch long, rather slender. Cavity large. Flesh a little coarse, greenish, 

 jiiicy, rich, sugary; adheres to the stone. Very good. Early Septem- 

 ber. 



Belle pe Louvain. 



Prune de Louvain. 



A Belgian variety, of unknown origin. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Branches stout, smooth, grayish brown. 



Frtiit large, long oval. Suture deep. Skin pni'plish red, covered 

 with a thin bloom. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, juicy, agi-eeable; 

 separates from the stone. September. (Al. Pom.) 



Belle de Septembre. 



Van Mons' Red ? Reine Claude Rouge de Septembre. 



Van Mons' Red Gage '? Reina Xova. 



Autumn Beauty. Gros Rouge de Septembre. 



Reine Claude Rouge Van Mons ? 



A variety introduced from Brussels, Tree vigorous and productive. 

 Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to oval. Sides unequal. Suture 

 large, extending a little beyond the apex. Skin light reddish purple, 

 covered with a thin blue bloom. Stalk short, slender. Cavity small. 



