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7. Downton Imperatrice ; this plum was 

 raised by Mr. Knight of Downton, and said to 

 be a seedling from the white Magnum Bonum, 

 claiming the blue Imperatrice, for its male 

 parent ; it is considered a good plum and a tole- 

 rable bearer. 



8. Drap d'Or ; this plum is very much admired, 

 and is a general bearer, particularly against a 

 wall ; it ripens late in September. 



9. Green Gage ; this plum is too well known 

 to require much being said of it ; it is decidedly 

 the finest plum in cultivation ; it ripens late in 

 August. There are several new varieties of 

 this plum, but all are very inferior to the ori- 

 ginal, or which is generally called, the royal 

 Green Gage. 



10. Blue Imperatrice ; this is one of the best 

 late plums we have ; it is best adapted for the 

 wall, and when perfectly ripe, there is no plum 

 of its season equal to it for sweetness ; it ripens 

 in October, and I have eaten fine ones from the 

 trees in the middle of November. 



1 1 . La Diliciuse ; this a large red American 

 plum, said to have received its name from Charles 



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