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iarfiom its large size, handsome appearance, and great 

 productiveness. Origin, Hudson, N. Y. 



Diamond. Very large, oval, black ; bloom blue ; stalk three- 

 fourths of an Mich long, cavity narrow ; flesh coarse, 

 slightly dry, somewhat acid, free from the long pointed 

 stone ; flavor poor. Shoots long, downy. Prolific, but 

 coarse, and only fit for. cooking, 



German Prune or Quetsche. Large, long-oval, curved or 

 swollen on one side, with a long tapering neck at base ; 

 suture distinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom ; 

 stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly sunk; 

 flesh green, firm, sweet, pleasant, free from the very long, 

 flat, slightly curved or lunate stone ; flavor second-rate — 

 valuable for drying and preserving. Rather late. Shoots 

 smooth. There are several sub- varieties,. 



Mannings Long Blue. {Syn, Large Long Blue, .Manning's 

 Long Blue Prune.) Large, lpng-oval, slightly one-sided, 

 suture obscure ; stalk very long, slender, scarcely sunk ; 

 skin dark purple, bloom thick, blue ; flesh firm, rather 

 juicy, neatly fi»e f rom the. long, pointed stone. Rather 

 late, ripens gradually. SJhoots smooth. Tree very pro- 

 ductive. 



Peach Plum. (Sj/jii. Prune Peche.) Very large, roundish- 

 oblate, regular, flattened at ends, suture distinct, shallow ; 

 color varying from salmon to light-brownish red;, stalk 

 very short, cavity narrow, shallow; flesh rather coarse, 

 juicy, sprightly, free from the nearly round, very flat, 

 much furrowed" stone. Shoots smooth. Quality not very 

 high, but esteemed for its large size, handsome' appear- 

 ance, and early ripening. Matures about ten days before 

 the Washington. Shpots smooth, vigorous. 



Red Diaper. (Syri. Diapree Rouge, Minims, Imperial 

 Diadem.) Large, obovate, somewhat necked ; skin red- 

 dish-purple, with ' a few yellowish specks, bloom light 

 blue ; stalk three fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly 

 hairy, little sunk; flesh pale green, juicy, melting,- rich, 

 of fine, but hardly of the highest flavor; free from the quite 



