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Itnprovemait of the Native Plum. 



a peculiarity not common to plums. In ripens in Southern Illinois in Sej> 

 tember, in Wisconsin in October. Its season makes it desirable ; but, from 

 all I can learn, its quality is inferior. 



Muldraugh ^s-hill Pium. — This is a variety of the American or Moose 

 Plum {P. Americana), found wild on Muldraugh's Hill, in Hardin County, 



Ky. It is a large plum, of a light red color, and is an improvement in 

 that species. Ripens in August. Tree vigorous, and attains a large size, 

 but docs not bear heavy crops, as it is moncecious, the staminate flowers 

 predominating largely. 



