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DIAMOND (Black Diamond). 



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 Considerably grown for cooking purposes. 



ORIGIN: Kent, England. 



TREE: vigorous; productive; class Domestica. 



FRUIT: size large; form oval; suture distinct, shallow; stem three-quarters of an 

 inch long in a narrow, deep cavity; dots small; color dark purple with pale blue bloom. 



FLESH: cling; color deep yellow; texture coarse grained, dry; flavor brisk acid. 

 QUALITY: dessert, poor; cooking, good. 

 VALUE: market, first class. 

 SEASON : September. 



DUANE (Duane's Purple). 



A good commercial plum, a profitable variety in the Western States. 

 ORIGIN: Duanesburgh, N.Y. 

 TREE: vigorous, productive. 



DUANE. 



FRUIT: very large; form oblong, oval longer on side; color reddish purple with lilac 

 bloom, turning dark blue; stalk slender, three-quarters of an inch long set in a narrow- 

 cavity. 



FLESH: color yellow; texture tender, juicy; flavor moderately sweet and good; 

 partial cling stone. 



SEASON: late August to early September. 

 QUALITY: cooking, good. 

 VALUE: market, first class. 



