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excellent ; adheres to the stone. Ripens early in July in 

 Georgia, just before the Washington. 



Rivers' Early Favorite. Fruit medium, or a little 

 below, roundish oval, with a shallow suture ; stalk very 

 short ; skin deep blackish- purple, sprinkled with russet 

 dots, and covered with a thin, blue bloom ; flesh greenish- 

 yellow, very juicy, sweet, of excellent flavor, separating 

 ireely from the small stone ; shoots slender, slightly 

 downy. Ripens, Georgia, June 15th to 30th ; New York, 

 August 1st. An excellent, early, dessert plum, follow- 

 ing immediately the Jaune Hative. Productive. 



Duane's Purple. Branches downy ; fruit very large, 

 oblong, swollen on one side of the suture ; skin reddish- 

 purple in the sun, paler in the shade, dotted sparsely with 

 yellow specks, and covered with lilac bloom ; stalk slender, 

 of medium length, in a narrow cavity; flesh amber- 

 colored, juicy, sprightly, moderately sweet, adhering par- 

 tially to the stone. Ripe, Georgia, July 10th; New 

 York, August 10th, with the Washington. 



Jaune Hat ire, Fruit small, roundish obovate, with 

 a suture, generally shallow on one side ; stalk short and 

 slender; skin pale yellow, with a thin, white bloom; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, of sweet, agreeable flavor ; freestone. 

 The earliest plum to ripen, which it does from the 1st to 

 the 20th of June ; branches slender and downy. Tree re- 

 sembles Ho well's Early. 



Blue Plum. A native plum, generally raised from 

 suckers ; fruit medium size, roundish, scarcely oval ; 

 suture very obscure ; skin dark blue, with a light bloom ; 

 stalk half an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity; 

 flesh yellowish-green, juicy, sweet, and refreshing; ad- 

 heres to the stone ; shoots smooth ; leaves rather small. 

 A very pleasant and agreeable plum, and the tree is a fine 

 bearer. Does not rot. 



