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*McLaughlin—Large, round; greenish yellow; sugary and fine; first rate. End 
of August. 
*Ontario—A seedling of ours; large, roundish ; yellow marbled ; adheres to the 
stone; of good quality and very productive ; ripe early in August. 
*Orange—An American variety, of large size; skin bronze yellow, marked with 
roughish white dots; flesh deep yellow and juicy. 
Orleans, Smith’s—A large and excellent variety ; oval; reddish purple, with a 
thick coat of bloom; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous and 
very productive. August and September. 
*Peter’s Yellow Gage—Large, nearly oval; bright marbied yellow; flesh rich 
and juicy ; very good. September. 
Prince Englebert—Very large and long; deep purple; rich and excellent ; 
from Belgium. End of August. 
Pond’s Seedling, or Font Hill—A magnificent English plum; form of 
Magnum Bonum; light red, changing to violet; flesh rather coarse. Tree 
a good grower and most abundant bearer. One of the most attractive in 
cultivation. September. 
Prune d’Agen, or Robe de Sergent—A French variety; first quality for 
drying. Tree very prolific. September. 
Reine Claude de Bavay, (Esperen)—One of the best foreign varieties, as 
large as the Washington, and of fine flavor; roundish oval; greenish, marked 
with red in the sun. Tree vigorous and remarkably productive. Middle to 
end of September. Hangs long on the tree. 
Shropshire Damson—A medium sized, dark purple variety, esteemed for 
preserving. October. 
*St. Lawrence—A seedling of ours, from Smith’s Orleans ; superior in size and 
quality to the parent. Large; dark purple; cling; ripens middle of August. 
Victoria, (Sharp’s Emperor)—One of the most magnificent plums in cultivation ; 
of the largest size, fair quality ; purplish red color. Tree a strong, irregular 
grower, and most abundant bearer. September. 
Wangenheim—Medium size; dark blue, oval; quality excellent; one of the 
finest of that class designated as Prunes. 
*Washington—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. 
*Wild Goose—A variety of the native Chickasaw species; popular in the South 
and Southwest, not fully tested at the North. 
*Yellow Gage—Large, yellow, oval; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. Tree remark- 
ably vigorous and productive. An excellent and profitable variety ; middle 
of August. 
ADDITIONAL VARIETIES OF PLUMS. 
Either new or esteemed in special localities. 





Origin. | Size. | Color. Season. 
Autumn Gage - - - Ne: Medium | Yellow Sept. 
Autumn Compote - - England Large Red do 
Belgian Purple - - | Belgium Medium | Purple do 
Belle de Septembre, fine, late - do | Large Red do 
Catherine - - . - | Medium | Yellow do 
Columbia - - - INGE Large Purple August 
Datte de Hongrie - - - | Belgian | Medium do Sept. 
Dame Oubert~ - : - do 
Damson (Gagkes) ‘ " - | England | Small do do 
Decaisne - - - Foreign Large Yellow do 

