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very long; the skin blue, nearly black, covered with a thick bloom; the 

 flesh yellow, rich and excellent; it hangs a long time on the tree, ripen- 

 ing gradually, and is well adapted to the market, bearing carriage bet- 

 ter than most other plums. It is a great bearer; a freestone. Ripe in 

 September. 



9. Green Gage. — The finest of all plums; of medium size, round; 

 the skin a greenish-yellow, when very ripe nearly yellow, mottled with 

 red near the stem; flesh sugary and of delicious flavor. In our own 

 exposed grounds, and in grass, it bears abundant crops, not being sub- 

 ject to rot like many fine plums. A freestone, ripening m August and 

 September. 



10. Bleeker's Gage. — Produced from seed by the Rev. Mr. Bleeker, 

 of Albany, N. Y. The form oval, nearly round; skin a dark yellow, 

 with dark red spots and blotches; the flesh is rich and excellent. A 

 great bearer. Ripe in September. 



11. Co operas plum. — Produced from a stone of the Orleans, by Mr. 

 Joseph Coo})er, of New-Jersey; the size is very large, round, a little ob- 

 long; the skin a dark purple; flesh greenish-yellow, rich and good. It 

 rijjens in September; produces abundant crops; but is very subject to 

 rot at the i)eriod of ripening. 



12. Elfrey. — This is a plum of small size and oval form; the skin 

 dark blue; the flesh dry, firm and of fine flavor. The trees produce 

 abundantly. A freestone — ripening in September. 



13. German Prune. — Fruit of medium size; form oval, diminishing 

 towards the stem; the skin purple, with a blue bloom; the flesh rich, 

 sweet and delicious. It produces abundantly; it begins to ripen in Au- 

 gust, and can be eaten from the tree for a month or more. 



14. Duane's Purple. — This is a plum of an extraordinary size; the 

 form round; the skin a dark purple; flesh sweet and good. The orij^in 

 of this plum is uncertain; it ripens in September, and has the reputation 

 of being a fine fruit. 



15. Bingham. — Fruit large; the form oval; skin a bright yellow, spot- 

 ted and blotched with red; the flesh yellow, rich and delicious. A cling- 

 stone — ripening in September. 



16. Washington. — This very superior plum originated in New- York; 

 the size is very large; form oval; skin an orange yellow, speckled with 

 red; the flesh yellow, sweet and excellent; highly esteemed as a first 

 rate plum. Ri]ie in September. 



17. Italian Prune. — The size is large; form oblong; the skin dark 

 purple, covered with a bloom; flesh sreenish-yellow, firm, dry and fine. 

 It bears well, and the fruit ripens in September and October. 



18. Diamond. — This new plum originated in England; it is of the 

 largest size, oblong; the skin purple, nearly black, covered with a thick 

 bloom; the flesh firm and good, but not rich; the tree is of rapid growth 

 — an extraordinary bearer. The fruit ripens in September. 



19. Blue Imperatrice. — Fruit of medium size; shape oblong, taper- 

 ing to the stem; the skin a dark pur])le, covered with a light bluish 

 bloom; the flesh yellowish-green, firm, rich and sweet. A clingstone. 

 A great bearer. It hangs on the tree a long time, and is in use in Oc- 

 tober and November. 



20. Coc^s Golden Drop. — This beautiful new plum is of large size; 

 the form is oval, with unequal sides; the skin a golden yellow, spotted 

 with rich red points and small blotches, on the sunny side; the flesh 

 yellow, sweet and delicious. A clingstone — an abundant bearer. Ripen- 

 ing gradually in Septcml)er, October and Novcmlicr. Of all the late 

 plums this is decidedly the best and the most profitable which can be 

 cultivated. 



