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ish form and bright yellow color, marbled with red ; flesh yellow, 

 tender ; juice sugary and excellent ; ripe in July and August. 



DUANE'S FRENCH PURPLE, Dame Aubert Violet. Purple 

 Magnum Bonum and Purple Egg of some collections. A very 

 superior clingstone Plum, of large size, and oblong form ; the 

 skin dark purple ; flesh sweet, juicy, rich, and excellent ; ripe 

 in September. This variety, from being imported by Mr. 

 Duane of New York, was named after him, as he had lost the 

 original name. 



EARLY ORLEANS, New Orleans, Early Monsieur, Monsieur 

 Hatif. A fine freestone plum, above medium size; form 

 round ; its suture deep ; color dark purple, covered with a fine 

 bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, of excellent flavor ; sweet, com- 

 bined with a pleasant acid ; it ripens in August. 



EARLY TOURS, Precoce de Tours, Early Violet. The tree is 

 vigorous and fertile; fruit small, oval, dark purple covered 

 with fine bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy, and of 

 very agreeable flavor ; one of the best early varieties, and very 

 productive ; ripe at the end of July. 



ELFRY. French Cooper of Prince. A native clingstone 

 Plum, highly esteemed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for its 

 productiveness and other good qualities; the fruit is below 

 medium size, of oblong shape and dark blue color ; flesh firm, 

 very rich and delicious ; in September. 



GERMAN PRUNE, Prune d* Allemagne, Damas Gros, Quetsche, 

 Quetzen. The fruit of the Quetsche Plum is grown for the 

 purpose of drying, and is considered the best for use as 

 prunes ; fruit below the middle size ; of an oval figure ; skin 

 red and purple ; flesh yellow ; juice sweet, with a slight acid; 

 ripe early in September. 



GOLIATH, Goliah, St. Cloud, Caledonian. Wilmofs Late 

 Orleans. This fruit is very large, sometimes weighing four 

 ounces ; the skin is a deep reddish purple ; the flesh pale yel- 

 low, firm, and well flavored, but not rich, slightly adhering to 

 the stone ; the tree is a great bearer, and the fruit is much 

 used for cooking ; ripe in September. 



