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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



This list, though so brief, will, it is believed, be found to in- 

 clude most of the really fine and valuable plums we possess, 

 from the earliest to the latest vaiieties, but it may easily be 

 doubled or tripled, if necessary. 



1. OTTOMAN {Fig. 266). 



Tree a moderate gi'ower and good bearer. Young branches 

 somewhat downy. Fruit rather small ; dull yellow, with mar- 

 blings of a darker shade, and having a thin bloom. 



Flesh juicy, sweet, and good, cleaving to the stone. Ripens 

 last of July. 



Fig. 200. 



rig. 267. 



*2. HUDSON GAGE {Fi(J. 267). 



Tree of free growth and a good bearer. 



Young branches slightly downy. 



Fruit medium ; yellow, with streaks of gi-een under the skin, 

 with a light bloom. 



Flesh greenish, juicy, melting, and of fine flavor ; almost free 

 from the stone. Ripens first of August. 



