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produced in great profusion, in large bunches, or clusters, 

 but is of little value, on account of its small size. It is 

 sometimes used as a preserve, and by some esteemed for 

 pickling. 



Bed Plum- Fruit bright-red, or scarlet, oval, solid, an 



inch and a quarter or an inch and a half in 

 depth, and an inch in diameter ; flesh pink, or rose-red. 



The variety is remarkable for its symmetry and for its 

 uniform size. When ripe, the fruit is not easily distinguished 

 from some varieties of scarlet plums. It is hardy, early, 

 and yields abundantly, but is employed principally for 

 pickling and preserving, its small size rendering it of 

 little value for stewing or for catchup. 



Mixed with the Yellow, the fruit makes a fine garnish and 

 an excellent salad. 



A small, round, Red variety, an inch in di- 

 Bound Red. 



ameter. It is one of the earliest of all the 



cultivated sorts, uniformly smooth and regular, but of little 

 value, except for pickling or preserving. 



Bound Yellow Of the size and form of the foregoing, 

 differing only in color. 



Seedless Very similar to, if not identical with, the 



Perfected. Fruit almost rose-red, smooth and 

 handsome, solid, with few seeds. 



The Cook's This recently introduced variety originated 

 Favorite. in B ur i mgton County, N. J. The plant is 

 strong and vigorous, with fine, broad, light-green foliage. 

 The fruit is of medium size, roundish, or oval, smooth, of 

 a rich, deep color and remarkable solidity, rarely with a 

 cavity, or hard, unripe parts at the centre. It is a few days 

 earlier than the Perfected. The variety is popular in the . 



