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(b) Flesh adhering to the stone Belle 

 de Septembre, Goliath, Blue Per- 

 drigon. 

 (B). Skin pale. 



(a) Flesh separating from the stone 

 Washington, Prince Imperial. 



(b) Flesh adhering to the stone Den- 



niston Superb, White Damson. 



Most of the Japanese plums may be readily 

 classified according to the following arbitrary 

 plan, here published for the first time: 



I. Skin Red. 



1. Self-colored; solid, dull red. 



(A). Flesh yellow. 



(a) Form round or oblate Maru. 



(b) Form oblong or compressed Red 



June, Willard. 

 (B) Flesh red Satsuma. 

 Striped, dotted, or splashed with red. 



(A) More or less conic and pointed Abun- 

 dance, Burbank, Berckmans, Chabot. 

 (J3) Round or oblate Hale, October Purple. 

 II. Skin yellow. 



i Form round or oblate Ogon. 



2. Form oval or compressed Kelsey, Kerr. 



3. Form conic, somewhat pointed Georgeson. 



The Americana plums number more vari- 

 eties than the Japanese plums, and almost as 

 many as the Domesticas. It would be a great 

 help to have an analytical key for them that 



