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lar from its large size, handsome appearance, and great 

 productiveness. Origin, Hudson, N. Y. 



Diamond. Very large, oval, black ; bloom blue ; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, cavity narrow ; flesh coarse, 

 slightly dry, somewhat acid, free from the long pointed 

 slone ; flavor poor. Shoots long, downy. Prolific, but 

 coarse, and only fit for cooking. 



German Prune or Quetsche. Large, long-oval, curved or 

 swollen on one side, with a long tapering neck at base ; 

 suture distinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom ; 

 stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly sunk; 

 flesh green, firm, sweet, pleasant, free from the very long, 

 flat, slightly curved or lunate stone ; flavor second-rate 

 valuable for drying and preserving. Rather late. Shoots 

 smooth. There are several sub-varieties. 



Mannings Long Blue. (Syn. Large Long Blue, Manning's 

 Long Blue Prune.) Large, long-oval, slightly one-sided, 

 suture obscure; stalk very long, slender, scarcely sunk ; 

 skin dark purple, bloom thick, blue ; flesh firm, rather 

 juicy, nearly free from the long, pointed stone. Rather 

 late, ripens gradually. Shoots smooth. Tree very pro- 

 ductive. 



PEACH PLUM. (Syn. Prune Peche.) Very large, roundish- 

 oblate, regular, flattened at ends, suture distinct, shallow; 

 color varying from salmon to light-brownish red; stalk 

 very short, cavity narrow, shallow; flesh rather coarse, 

 juicy, sprightly, free from the nearly round, very flat, 

 much furrowed stone. Shoots smooth. Quality not very 

 high, but esteemed for its large size, handsome appear- 

 ance, and e'arly ripening. Matures about ten days before 

 the Washington. Shoots smooth, vigorous. 



RED DIAPER. ($yn. Diapree Rouge, Mimms, Imperial 

 Diadem.) Large, obovate, somewhat necked ; skin red- 

 dish-purple, with a few yellowish specks, bloom light 

 blue; stalk three fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly 

 hairy, little sunk; flesh pale green, juicy, melting, rich, 

 of fine, but hardly of the highest flavor; free from the quite 



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