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

 smooth. Fruit, large, oval, 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 Superseded by better sorts. 



ADMIBAL. 

 Corse's Admiral. 



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

 Cling-stone. September. 



AMEBICAK WHEAT. 



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

 August 



APRICOT. 



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 Hative, | Black Perdrigon, | Little Blue Gage. 



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

 August 



BBKVOOBT'S PURPLE. 



New York Purple, | Brevoort's Purple Bolinar, | Brevoort's 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 PEBDBIGON. 



Violet Perdrigon, I Brignole Violette, 

 Perdrigon Violette, | Battle Monument. 



Foreign. Branches, downv. 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. Aagust 



COPPEB. 

 French Copper. 



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

 Btcne. September. 



CBOFT'S EABLY. 

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



DAMSON. 

 Common Damson, | Purple Damson, | Early Damson. 



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

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

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



