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productive ; fruit middle-sized, roundish ; skin deep blackish 

 purple, covered with a light blue bloom ; flesh greenish-yel 

 low, juicy, rich, and high-flavored ; ripe early in August. 



NECTARINE PLUM, Caledonian, HowelVs Large, Prune Peche, 

 Jenkiris Imperial. One of the most beautiful Plums known ; 

 large, nearly round ; the skin at maturity varies from red to 

 crimson, covered with azure bloom ; flesh yellowish, coarse 

 grained, astringent ; juice abundant, and of a mild, pleasant 

 flavor ; at maturity in July and early in August. 



NEW YORK PURPLE, Brevoorfs Purple Bolmar, Brevoorfs 

 Purple Washington. An excellent fruit, raised from a seed of 

 Bolmar s Washington Plum, that had been impregnated with 

 the pollen of the Blue Gage. The fruit is very large ; skin 

 brown red, covered with purple bloom : flesh yellow, of a rich 

 and brisk flavor, and adheres to the stone; ripe towards the 

 end of August. 



OCTOBER GAGE, Frost Gage. A beautiful native fruit, a 

 drawing of which has been taken from nature, and may be 

 found in &quot; Hoffy s Orchardist s Companion.&quot; Fruit of medium 

 size ; form oblong ; color dark brownish-purple, covered with 

 a black bloom ; flesh firm and juicy ; flavor sprightly and 

 agreeable ; ripe early in October. 



ORLEANS PLUM, Red Damask, Damas Rouge, Monsieur. A 

 well known and productive Plum ; of medium size, and some 

 what oval form ; the skin is dark red, approaching to purple, 

 with a thin blue bloom ; flesh yellow, firm, and good, separat 

 ing freely from the stone ; ripe in August. 



POND S PURPLE, Pond s Seedling. A large round purple 

 clingstone Plum, a native of Massachusetts; it is of peculiar 

 rich flavor, not apt to crack, and is well adapted for the 

 markets. The tree bears wonderful crops, which ripen in 

 August. 



PRINCE S IMPERIAL GAGE, Flushing Gage, Superior Green 

 Gage, White Gage. This tree was originated at the Flushing 

 nursery, from a seed of the Green Gage. The fruit is one of 

 the finest of its class ; the skin at maturity is yellow, with a 



