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for dessert. Fruit, very large, ovaL Colour, purple, 

 covered with a blue bloom. Flavour, sweet. Season, 

 mid-October. Self-fertile. 



Laxton's Prosperity. A good, new, early culinary Plum. 

 Suitable for standards, bushes, or walls. Fruit, roundish 

 oval. Colour, black. Flavour, sweet and rich. Season, 

 late August. Very heavy cropper. Self-fertile. 



Mitchelson's. An abundant cropper. Succeeds as a 

 standard *>r pyramid, or as a fan or a cordon on a north 

 wall. Fruit, medium, oval. Colour, black. Flavour, 

 juicy and sweet. Season, early September. Self -(fertile. 



Monarch. A very hardy and prolific Plum,- succeeding 

 as a standard or bush, or as a fan or a cordon on an 

 east, west, or north wall. Fruit, very large, roundish- 

 oval. Colour, dark purple. Flavour, juicy, good. Sea- 

 son, September. Self-fertile. 



Orleans. An old, but nevertheless very good, Plum. 

 Prolific. Suitable for standards. Fruit, medium, round. 

 Colour, red. Flavour, juicy, rich. Season, late August. 

 Self-fertile. 



Pond's Seedling. A hardy and prolific variety. Suit- 

 able for standards. Fruit, very large, oval. Colour, red, 

 with a bluish bloom. Flavour, juicy and brisk. Season, 

 early September. Self- sterile. 



Prince Englebert. A very hardy and prolific Plum. Suit- 

 able to grow as a fan or cordon against an east, west, or 

 north wall ; also as a pyramid or standard. Fruit, very 

 large, oval. Colour, purple, covered with a greyish 

 bloom. Flavour, juicy, rich, brisk. Season, end of 

 August. Self-fertile. 



Sultan. An excellent cooking Plum. A constant and 

 good cropper. Suitable for a cordon or fan on a north 

 wall, or a pyramid or standard. Fruit, large, roundish- 

 oval. Colour, red, covered with a bluish bloom. Fla- 

 vour, juicy, rich. Season, mid-August. Self-sterile. 



