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skin a dark purple, covered with a blue bloom ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, juicy and good. A clingstone, ri- 

 pening in August. 



No. 3. 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 most produc- 

 tive and profitable of all the plums. Ripe in August. 



[This variety succeeds well upon the peach, budding it as 

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

 ny for Jenkinson's Imperial, which are identical with this plum.] 



No. 4. BrevoorVs Purple Washington. Pro- 

 duced 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 free- 

 stone, ripening in September. The tree is of vig- 

 orous growth and very productive. 



No. 5. Orleans. This is a well known and 

 productive 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 August. 



No. 6. Kirk's Plum. Fruit large, round ; skin 



