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Washington. — Largest size ; oval, dull yel- 

 low, with faint marks of green ; flesh firm, sweet, 

 andluscious, separating from the stone ; tree too 

 tender for general culture. August and Sep- 

 tember. 



LucomVs Nonsuch. — Large; round, gree.i, 

 flesh pretty firm, green ; sweet, juicy, and good ; 

 adheres slightly to the stone. This is a very 

 hardy, free-growing plum, which, with all the 

 properties of the green gage is much superior 

 for preserving, and well calculated to take its 

 place. August. 



Jefferson. — Large, oval ; golden yellow, with 

 a purplish red cheek ; flesh orange, rich, 

 juicy, luscious, and high flavored ; separates 

 pretty freely from the stone. This fruit has 

 been praised more highly than it deserves. 

 September. 



Outhrie's late Green. — Above medium to large, 

 round, dark green ; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, and high flavored ; tree a strong thrifty 

 grower and excellent bearer ; in great demand 

 as a market fruit for preservmg, as it has all the^ 

 qualities of the Green Gage, though not equal to 

 it as a desert fruit. September. 

 /A. Magnum Bonum, White. — Very large, oval, 

 Qv pale whitish yellow ; flesh sweet, firm, rather 

 \j\ coarse, but one of the best for preserving, parts 

 from the stone. This is the English Magnum 

 Bonum, quite different from the Yellow Egg of 

 this country, which is a clingstone, and much 

 inferior. September. 



Reine Claude de Bavay. — Large round, green, 

 with stripes and splashes of darker green ; flesh 

 yellowish green, very rich, juicy, and melting, 

 separates from the stone. This is a very excel- 

 lent fruit, good for desert, and, on account of the 

 lateness, excellent for preserving. September 

 and October. 



Coe^s Golden Drop. — Large, nearly equal to 

 the Magnum Bonum ; oval, light yellow, marked 

 with rich red spots on the sunny side ; flesh firm, 

 yellow, rich, r weet, and delicious, adhering to 

 the stone ; will not ripen well to the north. — 

 September and October. 



PUKPLK, BED, OB BLUB PLUMS. 



Diapree Rouge.— Large, oval, reddish-purple ; 

 flesh pale green ; juicy, very melting, rich, and 

 delicious ; one of the best ; separates freely from 

 the stone ; tree rather slow-growing. August 

 and September. 



JUediterranean.-^L&Tgt, oval, bright orange; 





in the shade covered with scarlet on the ex- 

 posed side ; flesh bright orange, firm, sweet, and 

 excellent ; tree a free grower, and great bearer, 

 — too much so, — fruit being liable to fall off 

 when over-loaded ; this is a variety of the Red 

 Magnum Bonnum, but is much superior and 

 fine for preserving. August and September. 



Lombard — Large, oval, violet red, paler in the 

 shade, dotted with dark red ; flesh deep yellow, 

 pleasant and juicy, but not very rich; adheres 

 partly to the stone ; tr«e exceedingly hardy 

 strong, and vigorous ; great and constant bearer, 

 withstanding the attacks of the curculio 

 better than any other variety ; a very beautiful 

 and excellent market plum. August. 



Diamond. — Very large roundish oval ; the 

 largest purple plum ; dark purple covered with a 

 fine bluish bloom ; flesh deep yellow, rather 

 coarse and dry; sweet though not high-flavored, 

 free-stone. Free strong grower, hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; an excellent market fruit, being good for 

 preserving or canning. September. 



Victoria. — Very large, oval ; the most beauti- 

 ful of plums ; fine bright red ; orange red in the 

 shade ; flesh deep j ellow ; separates freely from 

 the stone ; of a good, moderately rich flavor ; 

 tree very productive ; one of the very best mar- 

 ket fruits, and excellent for preserving. Sep- 

 tember. 



Smith's Orleans — Large, oval, reddish purple ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, juicy, but rather acid flavor ; 

 adheres very firmly to the stone ; tree one of the 

 most hardy and vigorous growers. September. 



Damson Winter, — Small, round, black, with a 

 copious blue bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, 

 sweet, rather tcid at the stone, which adheres 

 closely. This is the best of the damsons ; tree 

 strong, healthy grower. October, hanging long 

 on the tree. 



Prune d'Age :. — Above medium, oval, violet 

 purple ; flesh greenish, yellow, juicy, sugary, and 

 rich ; adheres slightly to the stone ; one of the 

 best for drying. September and October. 



Fellenberg. — Large, dark-blue, with a bloom ; 

 flesh dark yellow, juicy, sweet, and good ; 

 separates from the stone ; this is as good as any 

 of the prune plums for those who wish to cul- 

 tivate them. 



Farther north the time of ripening would be 

 a few days later than the above dates. 



Several other varieties arc equally good with 

 these; but, not having proven them, they are 

 not included. 



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