The Damson Plums Described 



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small, obliquely rounded, hardly flattened, short-pointed, nearly 

 free ; quality fair to good ; foliage of a Damson. 



A German variety introduced to America about sixty 

 years ago. 



FREESTONE (Freestone Damson). Fruit oval; size small: 

 cavity very shallow ; stem short, stout ; suture none ; color 

 dark blue ; dots none ; bloom blue ; skin tough, astringent ; 



EUGEN FURST 



flesh greenish; stone small, oval, pointed, turgid, free; qual- 

 ity fair for a Damson. 



Of no particular value. 



FRENCH. Fruit roundish-oval ; cavity shallow ; stem one- 

 half inch long ; suture almost obsolete : color very dark blue ; 

 dots numerous, gray ; bloom blue ; flesh dull green ; stone 

 small, round, flattened, cling ; quality good ; season late ; tree 



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