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LOMBARD. 



One of the most prolific of the old varieties, and, until recently, considered the 

 most profitable. Of late, however, the price of Lombard plums has so far declined that 

 other varieties are being planted in its place. 



ORIGIN: raised from seed by Judge Platt, Whitesboro, N.Y.; introduced to public 

 by M. Lombard, of Springfield, Mass., after whom it was named. Previously it was 

 called Bleeker's Scarlet. 



TREE: very productive; very vigorous; very hardy; inclined to overload, and the 

 fruit needs thinning. 



LOMBARD. 



FRUIT: medium size; form roundish, oval, slightly flattened at the ends; color 

 purplish red, paler in shade; bloom heavy; suture traceable; stalk slender, about three- 

 quarters of an inch, set in a broad, funnel-shaped cavity; subject to rot when overloaded. 



FLESH: deep yellow; texture firm, juicy; flavor pleasant; cling stone. 



QUALITY: dessert, good; canning, very good. 



VALUE: second class for market. 



SEASON: late August to early September. 



MCLAUGHLIN. 



A fine plum for home uses; a little tender for distant shipment. 



ORIGIN: with James McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine. 



TREE: vigorous; fairly productive; an early and an annual bearer; class Domestica. 



FRUIT: size medium to large; form roundish oval, flattened at the ends; stem five- 

 eighths of an inch long, in a small shallow cavity; apex, small point in a slight de- 

 pression; suture traceable; skin thin; color greenish yellow, mottled with red; bloom 

 delicate whitish. 



FLESH: semi-cling; pit small; color clear yellow; texture tender, very juicy; flavor 

 rich, sweet and excellent. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good to best; cooking, good. 



VALUE: market, first class; rather tender for distant shipments. 



SEASON: September. 



