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fetoom ; the flesh has rather too much acidity for a table fruit, but thii 

 tartness gives it an agreeable flavour when cooked. 



LUCOMBE'S NONSUCH. This plum is large, compressed at the summit 

 and base, its breadth is two inches ; its colour at maturity, as well as its 

 form, resemble the Green Gage, but more streaked with yellew ; flesh 

 firm, rich and juicy ; at maturity in August ; tree a good bearer. 



MIMM'S, Mimm's Plum. The fruit is very large, a little oblong; 

 colour bright purple, covered with thick bloom ; its flesh, which separ- 

 ates from the stone, is yellowish green, tender, juicy, and very 

 agreeably flavoured : ripe in September. 



MOROCCO, Early Black Damask, Black Damascus, Black Morocco) 

 Early Damask, Early Morocco. This is considered as one of the best of 

 early plums. The tree is very hardy and productive; fruit middle 

 sized, roundish ; skin deep blackish purple, covered with a light blue 

 bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, rich, and high flavoured : ripe 

 early in August. 



NECTARINE PLUM, Caledonian, HowelVs Large, Prune Peche. One of 

 the most beautiful plums known ; large, nearly round ; the skin at 

 maturity varies from red to crimson, covered with azure bloom ; flesh 

 yellowish, coarse grained, astringent; juice abundant, and of mild, 

 pleasant flavour ; at maturity in July and early in August. 



NEW- YORK PURPLE, Brevoort's Purple Bolmar, BrevoorCs Purple 

 Washington. An excellent fruit, raised from a seed of Bolmar's Wash- 

 ington Plum, that had been impregnated with the pollen of the Blue 

 Gage. The fruit is very large ; skin brown red, covered with purple 

 bloom ; flesh yellow, of a rich and brisk flavour, and adheres to the 

 stone : ripe about the middle of August. 



ORLEANS PLUM, Red Damask, Damas Reuge. A well known and 

 productive plum ; of medium size, and somewhat e val form ; the skin 

 is dark red, approaching to purple, with a thin, blue Woom; flesh 

 yellow, firm and good, separating freely from the stone : ripe in August* 



PRECOSE DE TOURS, Early Tours. The tree is vigorous und fertile ; 

 fruit small, oval, dark purple, covered with fine bloom : flesh greenish 

 yellow, tender juicy, and of very agreeable flavour ; one of the best 

 early varieties, and very productive : ripe at the end of July. 



PRINCE'S LMPERIAL GAGE, Flushing Gage, Superior Gage. This tree 

 was originated at the Flushing nursery, from a seed of the Green Gage. 

 The fruit is one of the largest of its class ; the skin at maturity is yellow, 

 with a whitish bloom ; the flesh is rich, luscious and of excellent flavour, 

 and makes fine preserves, if gathered towards the end of August : at 

 maturity in September, 



PRUNE SUISSE, Semiana, Prune d*Alessa, Monsieur Tardif Semiana, 

 Fruit very handsome, round, flattened ; colour varying from bright 

 amber to deep red, and covered with azure bloom ; flesh yellow, crack- 

 ling and melting ; juice very abundant and delicious ; an excellent fruit, 

 ripening in September ^and October, and much cultirited in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



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