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THE PLUM. 



with a blue bloom. Stalk quite short, set without depression. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, sweet, and rather sprightly, separating from 

 the stone. Last of July, and first of August. 



53. DENNIS-TON'S RED. 



A strikingly handsome, new seedling, which has newly come 

 into bearing, in the celebrated plum orchard of the gentleman 

 whose name it bears, at Albany. 



Branches smooth, dark coloured. Fruit rather large, round- 

 ish-oval, narrowed towards the stalk. Suture running half 

 round. Skin of a beautiful light red, sprinkled with many 

 small, fawn coloured dots, and dusted with a very light bloom. 

 Stalk very long and slender, slightly inserted. Flesh amber 

 colour, juicy, rich, and sprightly, with an excellent flavour. It 

 separates from the stone, which is small, oval, and compressed. 

 Last of August. 



54. DOMINE DULL. Floy. Thomp. 



German Prune. ? Man. and of some 

 Dutch Prune. $ American gardens. 

 Dutch Quetzen. 



This good American prune was raised from a seed brought 

 from Holland, by the Rev. Mr. Dull, a Dutch minister, who 

 afterwards resided at Kingston, N. Y. The parent tree was 

 the common Dutch prune, which this strongly resembles. The 

 same gentleman's little parcel of plum stones from "fader- 

 land," it will be remembered, 

 gave origin to Bleecker's Gage, 

 one of the finest of our yellow 

 varieties. 



Branches long and smooth. 

 Fruit of medium size, long- 

 oval, with little or no suture. 

 Skin very dark purple, nearly 

 black, dusted with some blue 

 bloom. Stalk nearly an inch 

 long, inserted with very little 

 cavity. Flesh yellow, quite 

 juicy at first, but if allowed to 

 hang on the tree becomes dry, 

 rich and sweet ; it adheres 

 closely to the stone. A pro- 

 digious bearer, and a really 

 Kg. 120. DomineDtll. good fruit. September. 



