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THE PLUM. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly depressed. Skin greenish yellow, 

 with stripes and splashes of green, covered with a thin bloom. Su- 

 ture medium. Apex dimpled. Stalk short and stout, set in a small 



cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, melt- 

 ing, with a sugary, rich, excellent 

 flavor ; separates from the stone. 

 Best. Last of September and 

 first of October. 



BEJOXXIERES. 

 Prune des Bejonnieres. 



A foreign variety. Tree vigo- 

 rous. Branches smooth, reddish 

 brown. 



Fruit medium or below, oval, 

 often with a slight neck. Suture 

 broad, shallow. Skin pale yellow, 

 with a thin light bloom. Stalk 

 rather stout, in a small cavity. 

 Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, 

 slightly vinous; separates from the 



Bavay's Green Gage. 



stone. Good. Last of August. 



BELGIAN PURPLE. 

 Bleu de Belgique. Bleu de Perque. 



From Belgium. Tree vigorous. Branches smooth. Buds prominent. 



Fruit rather large, roundish oval. Suture shallow. Apex sunken. 

 Skin deep brownish purple, covered with a blue bloom. Stalk half 

 inch long, rather slender. Cavity large. Flesh a little coarse, greenish, 

 j uicy, rich, sugary ; adheres to the stone. Yery good. Early Septem- 

 ber. 



BELLE DE LOUVAIN. 



Prune de Louvain. 



A Belgian variety, of unknown origin. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Branches stout, smooth, grayish brown. 



Fruit large, long oval. Suture deep. Skin purplish red, covered 

 with a thin bloom. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, juicy, agreeable; 

 separates from the stone. September. (Al. Pom.) 



BELLE DE SEPTEMBRE. 



Van Mons' Red ? Reine Claude Rouge de Septembre. 



Van Mons 1 Red Gage ? Reina Nova. 



Autumn Beauty. Gros Rouge de Septembre. 



Reine Claude Rouge Van Mons ? 



A variety introduced from Brussels. Tree vigorous and productive. 

 Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to oval. Sides unequal. Suture 

 iarge, extending a little beyond the apex. Skin light reddish purple, 

 covered with a thin blue bloom. Stalk short, slender. Cavity small. 



