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productive. Manning says that this is " the most 

 productive and profitable of all plums." Kenrick 

 says, "A single tree of this variety at Charles- 

 town, (Mass.,) owned by S. R. Johnson, has for 

 several successive years yielded crops which were 

 sold at from $40 to $50 per annum." 



Orleans. Fruit nearly round, middle sized or 

 rather large, skin reddish purple, flesh yellow, 

 firm and good, separating freely from the stone. 

 An excellent fruit, ripening about the time of the 

 Green Gage. 



Huling's Superb. Fruit very large, often two 

 inches in length, equal in richness, but more acid 

 than the Green Gage. 



Washington. Fruit large, orange yellow, with 

 a fine blush next the sun ; flesh yellow, firm, sweet 

 and excellent. Though the flavor of this is infe- 

 rior to that of some other varieties, it is highly es- 

 teemed as a first rate plum. Ripens about a week 

 later than the Orleans. 



Imperatrice. A good plum, ripening in the tenth 

 month, (Oct.) One of the best late plums. 



Coe's Golden Drop. Fruit of large size, skin 

 golden yellow, spotted with rich red next the sun, 

 flesh yellow, sweet and delicious. Like the pre- 

 ceding, slightly necked next the stem, a clingstone, 

 and a great bearer. The best late plum. The 

 writer has measured them more than 2 1-4 inches 

 long. 



