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RICHAED FROTSCHER'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



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MARIANNA PLUM. 



A new plum fi'oin Texas, supposed acci- 

 deaital seedling of tlie Wild Goose. It is a 

 rapid grower. Grows from cuttings; it never 

 Uirows uj) any suckers or sprouts. Fruit as 

 large, good and handsome as the Wild Goose; 

 one to two weeks earlier; hangs on better, 

 ahips well; ripens and colors beautifully, if 



picked a few days previously. It is the best 

 of the Chickasaw type. This variety and the 

 Wild Goose should be fertilized by the com- 

 mon Chickasaw kind to have it bear well. 



Price, 5-6 feet high, 25c, each; $2.50 per 

 dozen. 



Mariunnu Pluni. 



