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2. Albany Beauty. Fruits and Fruit Trees., ^c. 

 Fruit, medium size, about one and a half inches long, and 

 nearly one and a half in diameter, roundish oval, with a very 



shallow suture : Skin, greenish 

 yellow, with stripes of a darker 

 shade, dotted with red on the 

 sunny side, having a crimson 

 blotch at the base of the stem, 

 and covered with a thin bloom : 

 Stem, rather long, about three 

 quarters of an inch, slender, 

 curved, and slightly inserted in 

 a small, shallow cavity : Flesh, 

 yellow, melting, and separating 

 from the stone : Juice, abundant, 

 sweet and rich : Stone, medium 

 size, ovate. Ripe the last of Au- 

 gust, and first of September. 

 This variety, {fig- 47,) is an- 

 Fig.AT. Albany Beauty. Other of Mr. Deuuiston's Seed- 



ling varieties, and, though not so large as the Mulberry, is 

 an excellent plum. 



3. Denniston's Superb. Fruits and Fruit Trees, 6)*c. 



Fruit, medium size, about one 

 and a half inches long, and one 

 and a half in diameter, oblong oval, 

 rather full at the end, tapering 

 much to the stem, with a distinct 

 suture extending half round : Skin, 

 greenish yellow, shaded and blotched 

 with crimson on the sunny side, 

 and covered with a thin lilac bloom : 

 Stem, medium length, about three 

 quarters of an inch, rather slender, 

 curved, and inserted without any 

 cavity on an elongated end : Flesh, 

 yellow, very melting and thick, 

 Fig.is. Denniston's Superb, separating freely from the stone: 

 Juice, plentiful, rich, vinous, high-flavored, and delicious : 



