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5. Duane^s Purple. 



Avery large purple plum, with a dark purple skin $ 

 of a rich sweet flavor ; does admirably well with Mr 

 Pond of Cambridgeport, near Boston. 



This plum is highly deserving a place in every 

 collection. 



6. Bolmar's Washington. 



A very superior plum in size and flavor ; of an 

 oval form, with a yellow skin, speckled a little with 

 red. The tree is of an upright luxuriant habit, with 

 fine dark foliage, and a uniform moderate bearer in 

 all parts of the Northern and Middle States. 



"The origin (says the Pomological Magazine) 

 of this variety is remarkable. The parent tree was 

 purchased in the market of New York, some time 

 in the end of the last century. It remained barren 

 for several years, till, during a violent thunder storm 

 the whole trunk was struck to the ground and de- 

 stroyed. The roots afterwards threw up a number 

 of vigorous shoots, all of which were allowed to re- 

 main and finally produced fruit. In 1821 several 

 trees were presented to the Horticultural Society, 

 London, by Dr Hosack." 



7. Blue Imperatrice. 

 A late French plum of medium size, remarkable 

 for its hanging long on the tree, for which it is in 

 Great Britain cultivated on western walls for a late 

 crop. When fully ripe, and a little dried in the 

 flesh, its flavor is very fine. The skin is a dark 

 purple, approaching to a blue black, with a bluish 

 bloom. It should be cultivated in every collection 

 as the best late plum and a good bearer. 

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