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ROYAL DE TOUR.—A large, round, purple plum of the finest quality. Tree productive, 
but spreading, and grows slowly. Middle of season. 
SHARP’S EMPEROR.—A large, oval, purplish red plum of Break beauty; quality good. 
Tree vigorous and bears pr rofusely, Sept. 
VICTORIA.—One of the most magnificent plums in cultivation, of the largest size, fair 
quality, purplish red color, resembling the Emperor. Tree a strong, irregular 
grower, and most abundant bearer, Sept. 
W AUGENHEIM.—Medium size, dark blue, oval, quality excellent; one of the finest of 
that class designated as Prunes. 
*WAX PLUM, (Dorr’s.)—Yellow, marbled with red, beautiful. Very productive. Last 
3 of August. 
*W ASHINGTON.—A magnificent large plum, roundish, green, usually marked with 
red, juicy, sweet and good. ‘Tree vigorous and exceedingly productive; one of the 
very best. - End of August. 
“WINTER, OR LATE DAMSON.—A small, dark purple variety, esteemed for preser- 
ving. Oct. Wehave English Purple and White Damsons, and several others in 
cultivation. 
*YELLOW GAGE.—Large, yellow, oval; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. Tree remarkably 
vigorous and productive. An excellent and profitable variety. Middle of Aug. 
SMALL SELECT ASSORTMENT OF PLUMS. 
We can recommend the following varieties for small collections, as being all strong 
growers, abundant bearers, and of ood quality. (See foregoing descriptive list. ) 
Bradshaw. Reine Claude de Bavay. 
Coe’s Golden Drop. Smith’s Orleans. 
Imperial Gage. Sharp’s Emperor. 
Lombard. Victoria. 
Magnum Bonum Yellow. Washington. 
McLaughlin. Yellow Gage, (Prince’s.) 
Pond’s Seedling. 
NOTE.—A few of the most delicious Plums such as the GEEEN GAGE, JEFFERSON, PuRPLE FAVORITE, LAW- 
RENC#’s FAVORITE, RoyaL Hative, Royau DE Tours, &c., are notoriously poor growers, and good Standard 
Trees can rarely be furnished of them; they should, by preference, be grown as Dwarf bushes. 
ADDITIONAL VARIETIES OF PLUMS. 
Some of the following we have fruited but do not feel justified yet in placing them on 
our general list; others are new and untested. 
Autumn Compote, (Aiver’s.) Precoce de Bergthold. 
Belgian Purple. Prince of Wales. 
Cloth of Gold, (Zsperin.) Prince Englebert. 
*Camble’s Seedling. Queen Mother. 
*Dorr’s Seedling, Dorr.) *Quackenboss. 
*Fulton. : Ronald’s Fancy. 
Fotheringham. *Reagle’s Ancient City. 
Guthrie’s Tay Bank. *Reagle’s Union Purple. 
Guthrie’s Topaz. *Reagle’s Gage. 
Kirke’s New. St, Etienne. 
*Manning’s Long Blue. Shropshire Damson. 
New Red Orleans. Wine Sour. 
