440 THE PLUM. 



Belle De Septembre. 

 Tree, large, vigorous and very productive. Fruit, very large, oval, red- 

 dish brown, an excellent kitchen fruit. Middle of October. (Riv. Cat.) 



Blue Plum. 



Tree, productive ; branches, smooth; leaves, rather small. Fruit, me- 

 dium, roundish, scarcely oval ; suture, obscure, dark blue ; light blue bloom ; 

 tlesh, yellowish green, juicy, sweet, adheres to the stone ; stalk, three- 

 eiyhths inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Middle July in Georgia ; 

 middle August here. Propagated by suckers. Description by W. N. White, 

 A I hens, Ga. 



Bingham. 



American. Productive; branches, downy. Fruit, above medium, oval, 

 deep rich yellow, dotted with red in the sun ; flesh, yellow, juicy, rich, de- 

 licious, adheres to the stone ; stalk, three-fourths inch long, slightly sunk. 

 Last August. 



Bricetta. 



Fruit, medium, roundish oval ; color, yellow, with spots of red in sun ; 

 stalk, medium ; cavity, small ; flesh, yellow, firm, juicy, sugary, adheres 

 to the stone. September. 



Buel's Favorite. 



Arr.erican. Branches, smooth. Fruit, large, ovate ; suture, half round, 

 pale green, little red next the stalk; flesh, greenish yellow, firm, juicy, 

 adhering to a long pointed stone ; stalk, three-fourths inch long. Last 

 August. 



Burgundy Prune. 

 Prune de Burgoyne. 

 Foreign. Fruit, medium, egg-shape, with neck ; color, reddish black 

 blue bloom, and many small dots; stem, long; cavity, small ; flesh, fine, 

 juicy, pleasant, separates from the stone. September. 



Burettes. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, long, oval: color, dull yellow; flesh, melting^ 

 juicy, sweet, high flavor. September. 



Chapin's Early. 



Received of Mr. E. Chapin, of York, Pa. Origin unknown. Tree, 

 healthy, but not vigorous. 



Branches downy. Fruit, small, roundish globular, slightly protuberant on 

 01. e side ; suture, indistinct ; skin, pale red, covered with a light bloom ; stalk, 

 half an inch long, inserted slightly in a ring ; flesh, yellow, rather coarse, 

 .sv.ect, juicy, and refreshing, adheres slightly to the stone. Ripens the 

 middle of August. (Downing.) 



Cherry. 



Early Scarlet, 

 Myi"obolan, 

 Virginian Clierry, 



Der Virginia, 

 D'Amerique Eonge, 

 Prunus Myrobolana, 



Prunns Cerasifera, 

 Miser Plum, 

 Golden Cherry, 



A variety of which many sub-varieties have been and are constantly 

 being produced from seed. Its chief merit is in the tree being ornamental, 

 and the fruit maturing early. Being very pretty for the dessert commands 



