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pie with a blue bloom ; the flesh rich, sweet, and 

 delicious. It produces abundantly ; it begins to 

 ripen in August, and can be eaten from the tree 

 for a month or more. M. 



Duane's Purple. This is a plum of an ex- 

 traordinary size ; the form round ; the skin a 

 dark purple ; flavor good. The origin of this 

 plum is uncertain ; it ripens in September, and 

 has th6 reputation of being a fine fruit. M. 



Bingham. Fruit large ; the form oval ; skin 

 a bright yellow, spotted and blotched with red ; 

 the flesh yellow, rich and delicious. A clingstone 

 ripening in September. M. 



Washington. This very superior plum origi- 

 nated in New York ; the size is very large ; form 

 oval ; skin an orange yellow, speckled with red ; 

 the flesh yellow, sweet, and excellent ; highly es- 

 teemed as a first-rate plum. Ripe in Septem- 

 ber. M. 



Italian Prune. The size is large ; form ob- 

 long ; the skin dark purple, covered with a bloom ; 

 flesh greenish yellow, firm, dry, and fine. It 

 bears well, and the fruit ripens in September and 

 October. M. 



Diamond. This new plum originated in 

 England; it is of the largest size, oblong; the 

 skin purple, nearly black, covered with a thick 

 bloom; the flesh firm and good, but not rich; 

 the tree is of rapid growth, an extraordinary 

 bearer. The fruit ripens in September. M. 



Blue Imperatrice. Fruit of medium size ; 

 shape oblong, tapering to the stem ; the skin a 



