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West. It is a variety only esteemed for cooking purposes. Branches, 

 smooth. Fruit, Jarge, ovaJ, narrowing at ends, suture distinct ; skin, yel- 

 low, white dots, and thin white bloom ; flesh, yellow, adhering mostly to 

 the stone ; stalk, long, surrounded at insertion by fleshy ring. Middle to 

 last August. 



CLASS III, Superseded hy better sorts. 



Adsiieal. 



Corse''s Admiral. 



Canadian. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, oval, light purple; flesh, greenish yellow 

 Cling-stone, September. 



American "Wheat. 



American. Branches, smooth. Fruit, small, round, blue ; flesh, greenish. Cling-stone. 

 August. 



Apeicot. 



Apricot Plum of Tours, I Abricotee, I Bed Apricot. 



Abricotee de Tours, | Yellow Apricot, | 



Foreign. Branches, downy ; fruit, medium, roundish, yellow, with red ; flesh, yellow, bit- 

 ter. Free-stone. August. 



Blue Gage. 

 Azure Ilative, ] Black Perdrigon, | Little Blue Gage. 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, small, round, blue ; flesh, greenish. Free-stone. 

 August. 



Brevoort's Purple. 



New York Purple, | Brevoorfs Purple Bolmar, ] Brevoorfs Purple Washington. 



American. Branches, smooth. Fruit, large, oval, reddish purple ; flesh, yellowish. Cling» 

 stone, September. 



Beach Plum. 



Native of the sea-coast. Fruit, small, reddish, astringent. 



Blue Perdrigon. 



Violet Perdrigon, I Brignole Violette, 

 Perdrigon Violette, | Battle Monument. 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, oval, reddish purple ; flesh, greenish yellow. 

 Cling-stone. August. 



Btfield. 



American. Branches, smooth. Fruit, small, round, light yellow ; flesh, yellow. Cling- 

 stone. August. 



Cheston. 



Cheston Matchless, [ Matchless, | Violet Diaper. 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, small, oval, purple ; flesh, yellow. Free-stone. August. 



Copper. 



French Copper. 



Foreign. Branches, smooth. Fruit, medium, oval, bluish copper ; flesh, greenish. Free- 

 stone. September. 



Croft's Eaelt. 



A small, reddish blue fruit, with yellow flesh, dry, and devoid of flavor. August 



Damson. 



Common Damson, , J Purple Damson, | Early Damson. 



A variety common in all gardens, increased by seeds and suckers; many sub-varieties, nndej 

 names of Winter Damson, Prune Damson, Sweet Damson, &c. iiranches, downy. Fruit 

 email, oval, purplish blue ; flesh, greenish, partially free. September to November. 



