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fine plums. A freestone, ripening in August and 

 September. 



[The varieties of plums which we have received from Eu- 

 rope under the names of Drap d'Or, and Golden Gage, have 

 proved to be the above. We have a tree received from the 

 South, for the Green Gage, that produces fruit resembling the 

 Yellow Gage of the London Horticultural Society's Catalogue.] 



No. 10. Bleeker's Gage. Produced from seed 

 by the Rev. Mr. Bleeker, of Albany, N. Y. The 

 form oval, nearly round ; skin a dark yellow, with 

 dark red spots and blotches ; the flesh is rich and 

 excellent, a great bearer. Ripe in September. 



No. 11. Cooper's Plum. Produced from a 

 stone of the Orleans, by Mr. Joseph Cooper, of New 

 Jersey ; the size is very large, round, a little oblong ; 

 the skin a dark purple ; flesh greenish yellow, rich 

 and good. It ripens in September ; produces abun- 

 dant crops ; but is very subject to rot at the period 

 of ripening. 



[We received this fruit from Europe under the name of 

 " La Delicieuse."] 



No. 12. Elfrey. This is a plum of small size 

 and oval form ; the skin dark blue ; the flesh dry, 

 firm and of fine flavor. The trees produce abun- 

 dantly. A freestone ripening in September. 



No. 13. German Prune. Fruit of medium 

 size ; form oval, diminishing towards the stem ; the 



