bloom, and dotted with yellow. Flesh deep yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, 

 well flavoured, and separating freely from the stone. Tree vigorous, 

 spreading, and a free bearer. This is an excellent Plum for the dessert 

 or preserving, as also for drying, and makes a good Prune. 



Jeferson. An excellent American variety with large oval fruit, slightly 

 narrowed towards the stalk, and ripening about mid-season. Skin golden- 

 yellow, flushed with red on the sunny side, sprinkled Avith red dots, and 

 covered .vith a thin bloom. Flesh deep orange, firm, juicy, highly 

 flavoured, and separates freely from the stone. Tree moderately vigorous - 

 and a regular and free bearer. This is an excellent ddssert Plum and a 

 good one for canning. 



Jodoigne Green Gage. A French variety of the Green Gage class 

 with large roundish fruit, which ripens late in the season. Skin thin, 

 greenish-yellow, with a blush of red and yellowish dots next the sun, 

 and covered with a thick bloom. Flesh pale yellow, firm, juicy, sugary, 

 richly flavoured, and separates from the stone. Tree vigorous and 

 productive. This is a first-class dessert variety, and is also suitable for 

 cooking and canning. 



July Green Gage. A very early variety belonging to the Green Gage 

 class with fruit similar in appearance and flavour to the parent of that 

 section. An excellent and useful Plum on account of its extreme 

 earliness. 



Kehey. An excellent Japanese variety. Fruit roundish heart shape, 

 in colour a blending of yellow and purple, and from one and a-half to tAvo 

 inches in diameter, with a distinct suture. Flesh firm, adhering to the 

 stone, Avhich is small, sweet, with a rich pleasant flavour, Tree strong, 

 very prolific, of upright habit, with narroAv leaves. This is an excellent 

 preserving Plum. 



Kirke's. An English variety of repute with roundish-oblong fruit 

 above the medium size, which ripens about mid-season. Skin dark 

 purple, with a few deep yelloAv dots, and covered with a dense bloom. 

 Flesh greenish-yelloAv, firm, juicy, sugary, with a rich flavour, and 

 separating freely from the stone. Tree robust and bears freely. This is 

 an excellent dessert Plum. 



Late Black Imperial. A free-bearing English culinary variety. Fruit 

 medium-sized, reddish-black. Flesh firm, juicy, with a piquant sub-acid 

 flavour. 



Late Black Orleans. A very prolific English variety. Fruit medium- 

 sized, black, with a rich bloom. Flesh sweet, juicy, and well flavoured. 



Late Rivers, A useful English variety with roundish fruit rather below 

 the medium size, \vhich ripens very late. Skin very dark purple, almost 

 black. Flesh apricot yellow, rich, sugary, very highly flavoured, and 

 adhering to the stone. Tree vigorous and prolific. This is one of the 

 richest flavoured late Plums. 



Liegel's Apricot. A French variety with medium-sized roundish fruit, 

 which ripens after mid-season. Skin yellowish-green, like that of the 

 Green Gage, and covered with a thin bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, 

 juicy, tender, with a rich sugary flavour, and separating freely from the 

 stone. Tree fairly vigorous, and a moderately good bearer. This is 



