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thickly, shaded red; quality fair to good; juicy, firm; strong, vigor- 

 ous grower, early bearer, and wonderfully productive ; very profitable. 

 Mid-autumn. 



CHERRIES. 



Early Richmond. — Good, healthy tree ; early and prolific bearer ; 

 yellowish-red when fully ripe ; profitable for market. 



Belle Magnijique. — Tree hardy and productive ; fruit large, bright- 

 red ; flesh juicy, sub-acid ; later than Richmond. 



Heine Hortense. — Tree very symmetrical and productive ; fruit large,, 

 bright, lively-red, flesh tender, juicy, delicious, slightly sub-acid. 



English Morello. — Tree slow grower, but very abundant bearer; 

 very hardy; fruit slightly conical, dark-red, almost black when fully 

 ripe ; three weeks later than Richmond ; most profitable. 



Olivet. — Especially fine, round-headed tree ; little tardy in bearing ;. 

 fruit large, crimson-red ; later than Richmond. 



Ostheim. — From Russia. Large, dark-red, becoming when fully 

 ripe a dark purplish-red ; flesh dark, tender, juicy ; pleasant, sweet,, 

 sub-acid ; tree exceedingly hardy ; a vigorous grower, and productive. 



PLUMS. 



Miner. — Fruit medium, oblong, pointed at apex ; skin dark pur- 

 plish-red, with fine bloom; flesh soft, juicy and vinous; adheres to 

 the stone. 



Wild Goose. — Tree healthy, limbs studded with sharp spurs ; fruit 

 medium ; color red or carmine ; fine flavor ; and very productive. 



Forest Garden. — Has given good satisfaction where tried. 



Blue Damson. — Fruit small, oval ; skin purple, covered with blue 

 bloom ; flesh melting and juicy, rather tart ; separates partly from the 

 stone. September. 



Mariana. — A seedling of Wild Goose ; very handsome and good ; 

 exceedingly prolific, an early bearer ; fruit round, and smaller than 

 the Wild Goose ; rather thick skin ; a deep cardinal-red when fully 

 ripe ; stone small, and fruit of fine quality ; ripens from two to three 

 weeks after the Wild Goose ; free from the ravages of curculios and 

 other insects, and bears uniformly heavy crops. In addition to its 

 value for fruit, its great vigor renders it of untold worth. 



Pottawattamie. — A plum of the Chickasaw family, but quite distinct 

 from any other variety ; perfectly hardy, and an immense, early, an- 



