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isli form and bright yellow color, marbled with red ; flesh yellow, 

 tender ; juice sugary and excellent ; ripe in July and August. 



Duane's French Purple, Dame Auhert Violet. Purple 

 Magnum Bonum and Purple Egg of some collections. A very 

 superior clingstone Plum, of large size, and oblong form ; the 

 skin dark purple ; flesh sweet, juicy, rich, and excellent ; ripe 

 in September. This variety, from being imported by Mr. 

 Duane of New York, was named after him, as he had lost the 

 original name. 



Early Orleans, New Orleans^ Early Monsieur^ Monsieur 

 Hatif. A fine freestone plum, above medium size; fomi 

 round ; its suture deep ; color dark purple, covered with a fine 

 bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, of excellent flavor ; sweet, com- 

 bined with a pleasant acid ; it ripens in August. 



Early Tours, Precoce de Tours, Early Violet. The tree is 

 vigorous and fertile; fruit small, oval, dark purple covered 

 with fine bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy, and of 

 very agreeable flavor ; one of the best early varieties, and very 

 productive ; ripe at the end of July. 



Elfry. French Cooper of Prince. A native clingstone 

 Plum, highly esteemed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for its 

 productiveness and other good qualities; the fruit is below 

 medium size, of oblong shape and dark blue color ; flesh fii*m, 

 very rich and delicious ; in September. 



German Prune, Pruned^ Allemagne, Damas Gros, Quetsche, 

 Quetzen. The fruit of the Quetsche Plum is grown for the 

 purpose of drying, and is considered the best for use as 

 prunes ; fruit below the middle size ; of an oval figure ; skin 

 red and purple ; flesh yellow ; juice sweet, with a slight acid; 

 ripe early in September. 



Goliath, Goliah, St. Cloudy Caledonian. Wibnofs Late 

 Orleans. This fruit is very large, sometimes weighing four 

 ounces ; the skin is a deep reddish purple ; the flesh pale yel- 

 low, firm, and well flavored, but not rich, slightly adhering to 

 the stone ; the tree is a great bearer, and the fruit is much 

 used for cooking ; ripe in September. 



