Tree vigorous and a very free bearer. This is a first-class culinary and 

 preserving variety. 



nine Superb. An excellent late variety raised in Victoria by the late 

 Mr. T. C, Cole. Fruit large, bluish-violet, with a thin bloom. Flesh 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, with a rich flavour. 



Botan. A Japanese variety of upright habit, strong growth, and very 

 prolific. Fruit medium-sized, roundish, a dull yellowish-red. Flesh 

 sweet, juicy, and richly flavoured. 



Hraliifz Green Gage (Reine Claude de l>rahi/}. A useful medium 

 early Plum of the Green Gage class with very large fruit. Skin thin, 

 greenish-yellow. Flesh greenish -yellow, sugary, rich, and adhering 

 slightly to the stone. An excellent dessert variety. Tree vigorous and 

 productive. 



JJri/anston's Green Gage. A variety similar in all respects to the 

 ordinary Green Gage with the exception that it ripens ten to twelve days- 

 later. 



Hiue Imperatrice (Imperatrice Eugenia). An excellent late Plum of 

 French origin with medium-sized obtuse-oval fruit. Skin deep purple, 

 with a thick bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, rather firm, not very juicy,, 

 rich, sugary, and adhering to the stone. Tree strong and prolific. This 

 is an excellent Plum for the dessert or preserving, and is suitable for 

 drying. It will hang on the trees till it shrivels, can be kept some time 

 after it is gathered, and carries well. 



tilne Perdrigov. An old and reputable variety of Italian origin, with 

 medium-sized oval fruit, which, ripens early. Skin reddish-purple, with 

 small yellow dots. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, sugary, richly flavoured,, 

 and adhering to the stone. Tree somewhat tender, but bears freely. 

 This is a good Plum for the dessert or preserving, and is suitable for drying. 



tturbank. A strong and very prolific Japanese variety of upright habit. 

 Fruit almost globular, from one and a-half to two inches in diameter, 

 cherry red, mottled and dotted. Flesh sweet, juicy, with a pleasant but 

 peculiar flavour. Stone very small. 



Chabot. A vigorous and prolific Japanese variety. Fruit large,, 

 roundish, greenish-purple. Flesh firm, juicy, and well flavoured. 



Cherry (Earl// Scarlet, Miser Plum, Jfyrobalan, Virginian Cherry). 

 This is a distinct species of Plum, known to botanists as Prwius 

 myrobalana, which bears medium-sized round fruit that ripens before any 

 other kind comes in. Skin deep bright red. Flesh greenish, very juicy, 

 with but little flavour, and adhering to the stone. Chiefly used for 

 cooking and preserving. Tree very robust, grows rapidly, and quickly 

 attains a larga size. Useful when planted as a breakwind for orchards, 

 and often used as a stock for other Plums. There is a sub-variety with 

 pale yellow fruit. 



Coe's Golden Drop (Golden Drop, Golden Gage). An old and favourite 

 English variety with very large oval fruit, which ripens late. Skin pale- 

 yellow, with numerous dark red spots. Flesh deep yellow, rather firm, 

 sugary, rich, and adhering to the stone. Tree vigorous and productive. 

 This is an excellent Plum for the dessert, cooking, canning, and drying,. 

 Makes an excellent Prune. 



