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VICTORIA — One of the most magnificent plums in cultivation, of tlie largest size, 

 fair quality, purplish red color. Tree a strong, irregular grower, and most 

 abundant bearer. Sept. 



"WANGEiS'HEIM.— 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 of Aagust. 



^WASHINGTON.— A magnificent large plum, roundish, green, usualfy marked with 

 red ; juicy, sweet and good. Tree vigorous and exce'edingly productive; one of 

 the very best. End of August. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON.— A medium sized, dark purple variety, esteemed for 

 preserving. Oct. 



*YELLOW G-AGE. — Large, yellow, oval ; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. Tree re- 

 markably vigorous and productive. An excellent and profitable variety. Mid- 

 dle of August. 



SMALL SELECT ASSORTMENT OF PLUMS. 



We can recommend the following varieties for small collections, as being all strong 

 growers, abundant bearers, and of good quality. (See foregoing descriptive list.) 



Bradshaw, Pond's Seedling, 



Coe's Golden Drop, Reine Claude de Bavay, 



Imperial Gage, Smith's Orleans, 



Lombard, Victoria, 



JMagnum Bonum Yellow, Washington, 



McLaughlin, YeUow. Gage. 



NOTE.— A fe-w' of the most delicious Plums sncli as the Geee^t Gage, Jeffeeso:s-, Ptjeple Fatoeite, 

 La-weexce's Favokite, Royal Hative, Royal De Toue, &c., are notoriously poor growers, andsDOoa 

 Standard Trees can rarely he furnished of them ; they should, hy preference, be groA,TO as Dwarf hush^. 



ADDITIONAL YABIETIES 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, {Bivers\) Jodoigne Green Gage, 



Belgian Purple, July Green Gage, 



Cloth of Gold, {Esperin,) Kirk's New, 



*Campbeirs Seedling, Lucomb's Nonsuch, 



Catharine, Late Black Orleans, 



Coe's Violet Drop, *Monroe Gage, 



Datte de Hongrie, Morocco, 



*Dorr's SeedUng, *3Iarteu's Seedling, 



Early White Damson, New Ked Orleans, 



*Fulton, New Large Bull ace, 



Fotheringham, Oulin's Golden Gage, 



Guthrie's Aunt Ann, Parsonage, 



" Tay Bank, " Precoce de Bergthold, 



" Topaz, Prince of Wales, 



" Late Green, Prince Engleber 



Hartois Gelbe Quetsche, ' *Peter's Yellow Gage, 



Highlander, Queen Mother, 



*Ives' Autumn, *Quackenboss, 



*Judson, Bouge Hatif de Nitka, 



Jaune de Jerusalem, Eonald's Fancy, 



