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most productive and profitable of all the plums. 

 Ripe in August. M. 



[This variety succeeds well upon the peach, budding it 

 as near the root as possible. We have trees received from 

 Albany for Jenkinson's Imperial, which are identical with 

 this plum : the fruit inclines to rot at time of ripening.] 



BrevoorCs Purple Washington. Produced 

 from the stone of Bolmar's Washington, by Mr. 

 Brevoort, of New York. Fruit of large size ; 

 form round, and nearly oval; skin dark blue, 

 covered with a bloom ; the flesh sweet and good. 

 A freestone, ripening in September. The tree 

 is of vigorous growth and very productive. M. 



Orleans. This is a well-known and produc- 

 tive plum ; the fruit is sometimes large, the form 

 round, the skin dark, approaching to a purple, 

 with a thin blue bloom ; the flesh yellow, firm, 

 and good, with some astringency near the stone, 

 from which the flesh separates. Ripe in Au- 

 gust. M. 



Kirk's Plum. Fruit large, round ; skin dark 

 purple, covered with a dense bloom, which ad- 

 heres firmly to the skin; the flesh yellow, juicy, 

 and rich. A very productive freestone plum, 

 ripening in August. M. 



Large Long Blue. The origin of this fine 

 plum is uncertain. The tree which produced the 

 specimens was procured from the nursery of the 

 Messrs. Landreth, Philadelphia. The size is 

 large, the form oval, very long ; the skin blue, 

 nearly black, covered with a thick bloom; the 

 flesh yellow, rich, and excellent ; it hangs a long 

 time on the tree, ripening gradually, and is well 

 adapted to the market, bearing carriage better 



