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Plums. 



sunk ; skin thin, tender, russet-yellow, sprinkled with thin red, 

 purplish at base ; flesh rather firm, juicy, sweet, luscious. Ripens 

 at the end of summer. Growth vigorous, leaves large, glossy, 

 shoots smooth. Origin, Bangor, Maine. 



Mirabelle. Very large, obovate, suture distinct ; stalk half an inch 

 long, slightly sunk ; surface a fine yellow, slightly spotted with 

 red, bloom white ; flesh orange, sprightly, becoming dry. Ripens 

 with the Green Gage. Shoots downy, tree small. A small, beau- 

 tiful, second-rate plum, very productive, and valued for preserving. 

 Its seedlings are used as stocks for dwarf plums. 



MONROE. Full medium, roundish-oval, greenish yellow, stalk rather 

 long, slightly sunk ; flavor rich, and good. First of September. 

 Tree a healthy, strong grower, and great bearer. Monroe co., 



Mulberry. Large, oval, tapering, with a neck to the stalk, suture 



Fig, 390. McLaughlin. 



Fig- 39i- Nelson's Victory. 



slight ; pale dull yellow, with a few crimson dots ; bloom thin ; 

 stalk an inch long, slender, scarcely sunk on the obtuse end of the 

 neck ; flesh greenish yellow, rather coarse, melting, rich, adhering 

 to the large, oblong, pointed stone. Ripens the first of autumn. 

 Shoots stout. Origin, Albany, N. Y. 



Nelson's Victory. Size medium, roundish-oval, brownish yellow, 

 with some dull red ; stone small ; flesh free, juicy, good, Tree 

 vigorous, great bearer, fruit showy, fine for market. English 



