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Victoria. A well-known and very popular English plum. 

 Strong grower and productive. Large, roundish, ova. 

 Light yellow, shaded with lilac and purple. Flesh 

 golden yellow. Worthless along the coast. February. 



Washington. A very excellent American plum. Fruit large,, 

 roundish, oval. Skin dull yellow, mottled and clouded 

 green ; when fully ripe, a dead yellow, mottled with red 

 spots, covered with pale grey bloom. Flesh yellow,, 

 firm, rich, sugary, and a luscious flavour. One of the 

 best plums. Tree hardy, free grower, and abundant 

 bearer. Has been successfully shipped from California 

 to England. February March. 



"White Magnum Bonum, or Yellow Egg. Fruit of the 



largest size, oval, soft. Skin very thick, adhering to the 

 flesh ; deep yellow, covered with white bloom. A 

 valuable cooking and dessert plum. A first-rate shipper. 

 Free, healthy, vigorous, and a good bearer. 



Damsons. A selection of the best sorts, suitable for jam- 

 making only, including Bullace, Cluster, Bradley 's King r 

 Kentish Bush, Trogmore. 



JAPANESE AND ORIENTAL PLUMS. 



Abundance. (Yellow fleshed Botan.) Medium in size (large 

 when thinned), varying in shape from round to pointed. 

 Colour rich yellow, splashed and dotted red on the 

 sunny side ; in some cases almost completely coloured 

 red. Flesh deep yellow, juicy, sweet, and of good 

 quality. A strong growing upright tree, and free bear- 

 ing, as its name implies, and highly popular in the 

 United States. Early mid-season. Two weeks ahead of 

 Burbank in ripening. An early bloomer. 



Burbank A very excellent variety, and highly popular. 

 Fruit nearly round ?nd clear cherry red, with a lilac 

 bloom. Flesh deep yellow, very sweet, with a peculiar 

 and most agreeable flavour. Tree vigorous and an 

 enormous cropper. Excellent for shipping. Mid-season. 

 Can be with confidence recommended. Doing excel- 

 lently where tried here. A late bloomer. 



