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"Kelsey. The latest of all the Japs, and the largest. Fruit 

 heart shaped. Colour rich yellow, nearly overspread 

 with red, and a lovely bloom. Flesh firm, very rich, 

 and of excellent quality. Tree a free grower, but not 

 stocky. Long willowy shoots. Excellent shipper. 

 Widely tested here, and has given uniform satisfaction, 

 its fruit having been frequently exhibited in public. 

 An early bloomer. 



Ogon Magate. Large, round, golden yellow. Flesh yellow, 

 firm, with a peculiar sweetness. Tree a free grower, 

 and good bearer. Early. December and January. 



Pissardii. A decorative tree of great beauty. Foliage red to 

 copper colour, carrying a crop of small but palatable 

 fruit. Should be scattered through every shrubbery for 

 effect, but is not recommended for orchard planting. 



SatSUHia. (Blood Plum.) Fruit of large size, and nearly 

 round. Skin dark red with a red bloom. Flesh dark 

 purplish red. Stone very small and pointed. An excel- 

 lent shipping plum, and the tree a free and hardy grower 

 and great cropper, as indeed are all the Japanese 

 varieties. 



Shiro Simomo. Large, bright yellow, of the Greengage type. 

 Tree healthy, and a vigorous grower and heavy bearer. 

 Very excellent and satisfactory in every respect. 

 February. 



Simon. A very excellent early-shipping plum of Chinese 

 origin. Tree an upright grower, with a profusion of 

 long willowy shoots, and leaves quite distinct. The 

 fruit differs from every other plum. Tomato shaped. 

 Colour cinnamon red. The flesh is firm, rich, sweet, 

 and delicious, pineapple mingled with banana flavour. 

 A very popular table fruit, and a splendid shipping 

 fruit, always fetching the best prices. Has been sent 

 successfully from California to England. December to 

 January. An uncertain bearer in the Western Provinces 

 in Africa. 



