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productive ; fruit middle-sized, roundish ; skin deep blackish 

 purple, covered with a light blue bloom ; flesh greenish-yel- 

 low, juicy, rich, and high-flavored ; ripe early in August. 



NECTARINE PLUM, Caledonian, HowelVs Large, Prune Peche, 

 Jenkiris Imperial. 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 a mild, pleasant 

 flavor ; at maturity in July and early in August. 



NEW YORK PURPLE, Brevoorfs Purple Bolmar, Brevoorfs 

 Purple Washington. An excellent fruit, raised from a seed of 

 Bolraar's Washington 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 flavor, and adheres to the stone; ripe towards the 

 end of August. 



OCTOBER GAGE, Frost Gage. A beautiful native fruit, a 

 drawing of which has been taken from nature, and may be 

 found in " Hofly's Orchardist's Companion." Fruit of medium 

 size ; form oblong ; color dark brownish-purple, covered with 

 a black bloom ; flesh firm and juicy ; flavor sprightly and 

 agreeable ; ripe early in October. 



ORLEANS PLUM, Red Damask, Damas Rouge, Monsieur. A 

 well known and productive Plum ; of medium size, and some- 

 what oval form ; the skin is dark red, approaching to purple, 

 with a thin blue bloom ; flesh yellow, firm, and good, separat- 

 ing freely from the stone ; ripe in August. 



POND'S PURPLE, Pond's Seedling. A large round purple 

 clingstone Plum, a native of Massachusetts; it is of peculiar 

 rich flavor, not apt to crack, and is well adapted for the 

 markets. The tree bears wonderful crops, which ripen in 

 August. 



PRINCE'S IMPERIAL GAGE, Flushing Gage, Superior Green 

 Gage, White Gage. This tree was originated at the Flushing 

 nursery, from a seed of the Green Gage. The fruit is one of 

 the finest of its class ; the skin at maturity is yellow, with a 



