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THE PLUM. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval, one side slightly compressed. Suture 

 slight. Skin reddish purple, covered with a pretty thick lilac bloom. 

 Stalk rather short, slender. Cavity small. Flesh greenish, j uicy, sweet ; 

 adheres to the stone. Good to very good. Last of August. 



Incomparable. 



Nonpareil. Incomparable Prune. 



A German Prune Plum. Tree vigorous, upright, with long slender 

 smooth branches. 



Fruit medium or below, long oval, narrowing at ends. Suture shal- 

 low, pointed at apex. Skin deep purplish black, covered with a thick 

 blue bloom. Stalk long, slender. Cavity small. Flesh yellowish, 

 sweet ; adheres slightly to the stone. Good. Last of September. 



Isabella. 



This is an attractive-looking English Plum. Branches quite downy 

 and gray. 



Fruit medium size, oval, rather narrower towards the stalk. Skin 

 dark dull red in the sun, paler in the shade, and thickly sprinkled with 

 darker colored dots. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, a little hairy, 

 set in a moderate hollow. Flesh yellow, rich, juicy, with a smart flavor, 

 and adheres to the stone. Good. Last of August. 



Italian Damask. 

 Damas d'ltalie. 



Tree thrifty, vigorous. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval. Suture shallow. Apex slightly 

 sunken. Skin purplish black, covered with a thick blue bloom. Stalk 

 rather stout. Flesh light green, a little firm, moderately juicy, slightly 

 vinous ; separates from the stone. Good. Late August. 



Italian Prune. 



Prune d'ltalie. Altesse Double. ' 



Fellenberg. Italian Quetsche. 



Quetsche d'ltalie. 



Tree vigorous, spreading. Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, oval. Suture moderate. Skin dark blue, with a 

 bloom. Stalk an inch long, rather stout, inserted in a very small cavity. 

 Flesh dark yellow, juicy, sweet, and good; separates from the stone. 

 Good. First of October. 



Ives. 



Ives' Washington. Ives' Seedling. 



Raised by J. M. Ives, Salem, Mass. Tree of moderate growth, strag- 

 gling and irregular, prominent buds. Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, oval. Suture a mere line. Skin pale yellow, with a 

 light thin bloom. Stalk long, slender. Flesh yellow, melting, juicy ; 

 separates from the stone. Good. Early September. 



