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skin purple, neatly 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. 



No. 19. Blue Imperatrice. Fruit of medium 

 size ; shape oblong, tapering to the stem ; the skin 

 a dark purple, covered with a light bluish bloom ; 

 the flesh yellowish green, firm, rich and sweet. A 

 clingstone. A great bearer. It hangs on the tree 

 a long time, and is in use in October and No- 

 vember. 



[This variety bears greatly upon small trees.] 



No. 20. Coe's Golden Drop. This beautiful 

 new plum is of large size ; the form is oval, with 

 unequal sides ; the skin a golden yellow, spotted 

 with rich red points and small blotches, on the sun- 

 ny side ; the flesh yellow, sweet and delicious. A 

 clingstone an abundant bearer. Ripening grad- 

 ually in September, October and November. Of 

 all the late plums this is decidedly the best and the 

 most profitable which can be cultivated. 



[This variety, as well as No. 19, requires a warm exposure 

 to ripen its fruit. The tree makes a great growth when 

 worked upon the peach root.] 



The following varieties are added to this edition. 



No. 21. Cruger's Scarlet Gage. This showy 

 scarlet plum, of the size of the green gage, and a 



