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16. Kirke's fine Red Plum; this plum, which 

 comes in just after the Orleans, is large, fine 

 flavoured, and is a good bearer ; it deserves to 

 he brought into general cultivation. 



17. Street's Plum, or St. Lowe; this plum, 

 which is a great bearer, exceeds all I ever saw 

 for size ; it is much in the form of the Orleans, 

 but considerably larger and very handsome ; it 

 is of a red colour, and generally carries a good 

 bloom on the fruit; they bear well as stand- 

 ards, or against the wall ; it ripens about Sep- 

 tember. 



18. Blue Gage ; this is a most excellent plum 

 for the wall, the flavour is very fine, and it is ge- 

 nerally a good bearer. 



19. Early Orleans ; this is rather earlier than 

 the old Orleans plum ; it is a good bearer, and 

 the fruit is very much admired. 



20. Yellow Orleans ; this is a beautiful trans- 

 parent plum, nearly as large as the old Orleans^ 

 good flavoured, and very handsome for the des- 

 sert ; it will bear well as a standard ; it ripens 

 about September. 



