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BLEECKER'S GAGE. This fine freestone Plum is stated to 

 have been raised by the Rev. Mr. Bleecker, of Albany, from the 

 stone of a German Prune ; it is a large globular fruit, of excel- 

 lent quality ; skin dark yellow, with red spots and blotches ; 

 the flesh is rich, saccharine, and juicy ; in September. 



COE'S GOLDEN DROP, Coe's Imperial, Bury Seedling, Golden 

 Gage, Fair's Golden Drop. Raised by Mr. Coe, Bury St. 

 Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The tree is vigorous; fruit oval, 

 of large size ; skin greenish yellow, spotted with violet and 

 crimson ; the flesh, which separates from the stone, is of gold 

 color, rich, and excellent ; the fruit ripens at the end of Sep- 

 tember, and will keep several weeks. A first-rate fruit, and 

 worthy of general cultivation. 



COE'S LATE RED, Saint Martin, Saint Martin Rouge. An 

 excellent freestone Plum of medium size, in form almost 

 round ; its color is violet purple, with a partial degree of bloom ; 

 flesh rich, saccharine, and high flavored. It is one of the best 

 of late Plums ; ripening in October and November. 



COLUMBIA, Columbian Gage. A beautiful native clingstone 

 Plum, of light purple color ; the flesh is firm, of a greenish 

 hue, with an abundance of rich-flavored juice. The tree is a 

 great bearer, and ripens its fruit in August. 



COOPER'S LARGE RED, Cooper's Large American, La Deli- 

 cieuse. This Plum is of extraordinary size, measuring within an 

 eighth of two inches in each direction ; the skin is of a fine dark 

 purple color ; the flesh is yellowish green, rich, juicy, and of 

 pleasant flavor ; the fruit makes excellent preserves, if gathered 

 in August; its great defect is an inclination to rot, if left 

 long on the tree. 



DENNISTON'S SUPERB is an excellent variety. The color is a 

 pale yellowish-green, somewhat similar to the Green Gage 

 plum. It was originated by Isaac Denniston, Albany, N. Y. 



DIAMOND PLUM. Some consider this as the largest Plum 

 known ; its color is a dark purple ; in form it resembles the 

 Magnum Bonum, but its flavor is considered rather superior ; 

 it ripens in September, and the flesh separates clear from the 



