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easily obtained. If these are kept in small bottles they can be 

 easily used for identification. 



Additional Varieties of Plums.— Surprise.— Originated 

 with M. Penning, Brown county, Minnesota, probably from seed 

 of the Miner. The fruit is of large size and keeps i^emarkably 

 well ; the flesh is firm and does not cling very closely to the stone, 

 and is rich and delicious. The skin is tough and A^dthout astrin- 

 gency. The tree is hardy, vigorous and productive; has glossy, 

 rather light colored foliage and strong crotches and readily takes 

 on a good tree form. Of recent introduction, but it gives much 

 promise of easily taking the first rank over all the older varieties 

 of plums. 



