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27. Ribstone Pippin 40. Pennocbs 



28. Golden Russet 41. Baldwin 



29. Blue Pearmain 42. Lady Apple 

 SO. Red Quarrenden 43. Bell'flower 



31. Wine Apple 44. Svvaar 



32. Fameuse 45. Danvers Winter Sweet 



33. Menagere 46. Picknian Pippin 



34. Rhode Island Greening 47. Mela Carla 



35. Lovett Sweet 48. Roxhury Russet 



36. Murphy 49. Huhbardston Nonsuch 



37. Ortley Pippin 50. Minister 



38. Newtown Spitzenburg 51. Green Sweet. 



39. White Winter Calville 



We are glad to notice, that the Petre pear, which we stated, 

 at p. 83 in our pomological notices, to be a fine fruit, and wor- 

 thy of general cultivation, is highly recommended by Mr. Man- 

 ning. He states that it is a pear of the "very first rank." It 

 produced fruit in Mr. Manning's garden for the first time the 

 past year. 



As a specimen of the descriptions, we extract the following 

 list of plums. 



1. Italian Damask. — Fruit of medium size, round; skin dark blue, 

 nearly black; stem half an inch long, inserted in a small round cavity; 

 flesh yellow, juicy and high flavored. A freestone, a great bearer, and 

 one of the best early plums. P.ipe in Auiiust. 



2. Morocco. — A fine and very productive variety; the size is rather 

 small, nearly round; the skin a dark purple, covered with a blue bloom; 

 flesh greenish-yellow, juicy and good. A clingstone — ripening in Au- 



3. Prince's Imperial Gage. — Originated at the Nursery of Wm. 

 Prince & Sons, Flushing, N. Y. Fruit nearly as large as the yellow 

 e^^ plum; of an oval form; when fully ripe the skin is yellow,with streaks 

 of bright yellow and green indistinctly seen; the flesh rich and sweet. 

 The most productive and profitable of all the plums. Ripe in August. 



4. BrevoorVs Purple IFashingtoti. — Produced from the stone of Bol- 

 mar's Washington, by Mr. Brevoort, of New York. Fruit of large 

 size; form round, and nearly oval; skin dark blue, covered with a blue 

 bloom; the flesh sweet and good. A freestone, ripening in September. 

 The tree is of viirorous growth and very productive. 



5. Orleans. — This is a well known and productive plum; the fruit is 

 sometimes large; the form round; the skin dark, approaching to a j)ur- 

 ple, with a thin blue i)loom; the flesh yellow, firm and good, with some 

 astringency near the stone, from which the flesh separates. Ripe in 

 August. 



6. Kirk's Plum. — Fruit large, round; skin dark purple, covered with 

 a dense bloom, which adheres firndy to the skin; flesh yellow, juicy and 

 I'ich. A very productive freestone ])lum — ripening in August. 



7. Purple Gage. — Fruit of medium size, nearly round, a little flatten- 

 ed at the ends; skin of a violet color, with a light blue bloom; the flesh 

 greenish, rich and high flavored. A first rate freestone plum; a great 

 bearer; ri|)e in Auirust. 



8. Large Long Blue. — The origin of this fine plum is uncertain; the^ 

 tree which produced the specimens was procured from the nursery of 

 the Messrs. Landreth, Philadelphia. The size is large; the form oval, 



