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may, however, be attributed more to the locality 

 than to any thing else. One thing we feel confi- 

 dent of is this, that the most effectual way of 

 eradicating them from our gardens, is not only to 

 examine the trees carefully in spring, cutting off 

 every branch as soon as they appear upon it, but 

 inducing those who may have them in their in- 

 closures contiguous to ours, to do the same. 

 Among those described in this manual, we would 

 recommend the following : 



Green Gage, 



Purple (Reine C. Violet), 



Bolmar's Washington, 



Italian Damask, 



Coe's Golden Drop, 



Blue Imperatrice, (for Pre- 



Cruger's Scarlet, [serving,) 



Sharp's Emperor, 



Royal Hative, 



Jefferson, 



Violet Perdrigon, 



Orleans, 



Roe's Autumn Gage, 



Red Gage (of Downing), 



Dana's Yellow, 



Kirk's Plum. 



Italian Damask. Fruit of medium size, 

 round ; skin dark blue, nearly black ; stem half 

 an inch long, inserted in a small round cavity ; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, and high flavored. A free- 

 stone, a great bearer, and one of the best early 

 plums. Ripe in August. M. 



Morocco. A fine and very productive va- 

 riety ; the size is rather small, nearly round ; the 

 skin a dark purple, covered with a blue bloom ; 

 flesh greenish yellow, juicy, and good. A cling- 

 stone, ripening in August. M. 



Prince's Imperial Gage. Originated at the 

 nursery of William Prince & Sons, Flushing, 

 N. Y. Fruit nearly as large as the yellow egg 

 plum ; of an oval form ; when fully ripe, the skin 

 is yellow, with streaks of bright yellow and green 

 indistinctly seen ; the flesh rich and sweet. The 



