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list will be so clearly described, that every 

 person will be satisfied of his competency to 

 decide on each particular sort when he sees 

 the fruit ; and more especially as plums cannot 

 be so easily mistaken, because the soils or 

 situation will not have the same effect in 

 changing their character, as they have on some 

 other fruits. 



EXPLANATORY LIST OF PLUMS. 



Par. 112. Orleans; this plum is a fine large 

 rich fruit, it is a great bearer, and good for all 

 purposes. 



2. Fotheringham, is a very good plum ; it is 

 of a dark red colour, of excellent flavour, and 

 is a tolerable bearer. 



3. Blue Perdigron ; this plum is of a very 

 dark blue colour, is good flavoured, and ripens 

 in August. 



4. White Bonum Magnum, or Egg Plum ; 

 this is a very great bearer, the fruit is large, in 

 the form of an egg, and very handsome ; it is 

 not a bad eating plum, though it is principally 

 used for baking ; it ripens in September. 



5. Red Bonum Magnum, or Red Imperial ; 



