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easily obtained. If these are kept in small bottles they can be 

 easily used for identification. 



Additional Varieties of Plums. — Surprise. — Originated 

 with M. Penning, Brown county, Minnesota, probably from seed 

 of the Miner. The fruit is of large size and .keeps remarkably 

 well ; the flesh is firm and does not cling very closely to the stone, 

 and is rich and delicious. The skin is tough and without astrin- 

 gency. The tree is hardy, vigorous and productive; has gloss^, 

 rather light colored foliage and strong crotches and readily takes 

 on a good tree form. Of recent introduction, but it gives much 

 promise of easily taking the first rank over all the older varieties 

 of plums. 



