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STRANG LOGIE A magnificent early dark red cherry; rich flavor and an ex- 

 traordinary bearer. June and July. 



1ART A beautiful cherry; pale yellow, marbled with red; a great 



bearer; certainly one of the very best cherries. Middle of July. 

 WINDSOR A valuable late market cherry; fruit large, liver colored; flesh re- 

 markably firm and of fine quality; very prolific. End of August. 



PLUMS. 



SEINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY Round, greenish yellow, very large, rich and de- 

 licious. October. 



BELGIAN BED A delicious dessert plum. End of August. 

 COLUMBIA Very large, round, purple, rich and sugary; parts freely from the 



stone. August. 

 CZAR The earliest of the fairly large blue plums; the best of its season. End 



of July. 

 COE'S GOLDEN DROP (SILVER PRUNE) One of the richest yellow plums; 



very large. End of September. 

 ITALIAN PRUNE (HELLEMBERG; Large German Prune) Large, juicy and 



delicious; freestone; excellent for drying. September. 



JEFFERSON A fine, large, oval, yellow plum; very rich, juicy, freestone. August. 

 KIRKE'S A delicious dessert plum fruit; large, purple, with blue bloom, that 



does not easily rub off; firm, juicy and very richly flavored. September. 

 MONARCH (F C) Fruit very large, dark purplish blue; freestone; of excellent 



quality; skin does not crack with heavy rain; grown on a wall the fruit 



grows very large. Late September. 

 PEACH PLUM Very large, brownish red, coarse grained but juicy and pleasant. 



July. 



POND'S SEEDLING (HUNGARIAN PRUNE) An enormous bright red culinary 

 plum, decidedly one of the best for cooking purposes; very productive and a 



good shipper. September. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON Small, oval, very prolific; culinary. September. 

 VICTORIA The most prolific of all plums; fruit large, red, juicy, sweet and 



pleasantly flavored. September. 

 WASHINGTON Large, yellow, marked with crimson dots; rich and sugrary. 



September. 



FIGS. 



BROWN TURKEY The hardiest variety; brownish purple; large, rich and excel- 

 lent; bears most abundantly in pots and on walls and forces well. 



WHITE MARSEILLES Large, greenish white, of most luscious sweetness; 

 bears abundantly and forces well. 



CUERANTS. 

 Black. 



BLACK NAFIES Very large and good. 



LEE'S BLACK Large, very productive, very sweet. 



VICTORIA Black, large and sweet, with long bunches. 



Red. 



FAY'S PROLIFIC The largest red currant; bunches short, and very good, 

 LA VERSAIIiIiAISE Very large, and good; an abundant bearer. 

 RED DUTCH Bunches short, a sweet, rich and good currant. 



