120 Ives^s Seedlhisr Plum. 



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'•' The tree makes long-jointed shoots, very much swollen at, 

 or below, tlie buds. The shoots of my tree are not so stout 

 and strong as those of the Washington, but a plum-grower, 

 to whom I gave scions, informs me it is one of the strongest 

 growers he had, and another cultivator, that it was ^/<e strong- 

 est grower. One of our amateur fruit-growers, I do not now 

 recollect the individual, who tasted the fruit, the season pre- 

 vious to the last, pronounced it superior in quality to the 

 Washington. 



"In my last edition of the Book of Fruits, in a brief notice of 

 this variety, I have called it the Washington seedling, but, as 

 this may not be definite enough, I prefer that, as you are now 

 about giving the first correct description of the plum, you 

 should have the liberty of giving it a name. — Yours respect- 

 fully, J. M. Ives." 



To this full account of the history of the original tree, we 

 append the following description, made from some beautiful 

 specimens of last year's growth : — 



Size large, about two inches long, and one and three quar- 

 ters in diameter; Form, roundish oblong, tapering little to 

 the apex, one half larger than the other, with a distinct 

 suture running half round; Skin, yellow, very much mottled, 

 clouded and dotted with red all over the base of the fruit, ex- 

 tending to the sunny side, and covered with a thin whitish 

 bloom ; Stem, short, scarcely half an inch long, rather slen- 

 der, and slightly sunk in a very small cavity; Flesh, rich 

 amber color, melting, and separating freely from the stone ; 

 Juice, abundant, rich, luscious and high-flavored, equalling 

 the Green Ciage; Stone, medium size, ovate, rather smooth. 

 Ripe the first of September. 



We can recommend Mr. Ives's Seedling as one of the very 

 finest plums, superior, in our opinion, to the Jefferson, a vari- 

 ety of great excellence, but which, we think, has been rather 

 overrated. The numerous spots and marblings of red, which 

 cover most of the specimens of Ives's Seedling, give it a great- 

 er claim to beauty, than the Jefferson or Washington ; and it 

 is fully equal in size to the former plum. It is one of the 

 greatest acquisitions to this class of fruit. 



