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of a purplish russety red next the sun ; melting, juicy, and 

 of delicious flavor ; the branches smooth. It ripens the 

 last of August. Lindley informs us that the Reine Claude 

 was sent from France to the Gage family, with the real 

 name obliterated ; and hence its assumed and false name. 



31. GROS DAMAS ROUGE TARDIF. N. Duh. 

 LARGE LATE RED DAMASK. 



The fruit is very handsome ; oval ; its height twenty 

 lines ; skin thick, bright red, covered with azure bloom ; 

 the flesh yellow and melting; juice sweet and good. This 

 fine fruit will ripen here the last of August. 



32. *ICKWORTH IMPERATRICE. Thompson. 

 New ; originated by Mr. Knight; of first-rate excellence ; 



very large, much larger and richer than the old Impera- 

 trice ; form ovate ; of a purple color, beautifully traced 

 with numerous streaks of golden brown ; the flesh adheres 

 to the stone. It ripens early in October, and keeps fresh 

 a long time, ultimately becoming like a prune. Specimens 

 received of Mr. Thompson, and wrapped in paper, I found 

 perfectly good five months after, on my return. Branches 

 smooth. 



33. ITALIAN DAMASK. 



DAMAS D'!TALIE. Duhamel. 



This fruit is rather large ; globular, a little flatted at 

 the base ; blue or violet next the sun, and covered with 

 pale blue bloom ; the flesh is yellow, sweet, and high-fla- 

 vored, and separates from the stone ; branches smooth. 

 August. This variety is beautiful, and extremely pro- 

 ductive. 



34. *JENKIN'S IMPERIAL. 



The growth of the tree is very strong, the branches 

 smooth, leaves very large ; the fruit is very large, ob- 

 long ; of a blue or purple color, and covered with bloom ; 

 of superior excellence. This variety has been by some 

 confounded with the Caledonian, or Nectarine plum, but 

 is very distinct, and is esteemed by good judges as one of 

 the best of plums. Branches downy. 



35. *KIRKE'S PLUM. Lindley. Forrest. 

 Branches smooth ; the fruit is rather large, roundish 



oval, broadest at the base ; skin dark purple, covered with 

 a copious azure bloom, which is difficult to remove ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, firm, juicy, rich, and separates from the 



