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C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, N. Y. 
SELECT PLUMS, coiiiiiiueil. 
Forest Garden. Hardy. Dark. Septem- 
ber Hrst. Well adapted for the iiortli, beiiif? 
very hardy. Fruit is lar^e for a native Plimi, 
nearly round. Color oraniie-yullovv, overlaiil 
and dotted with red. almost a purplish red, 
when fidly ripe. Flesh oranjjc color, moder- 
ately firni, fibrous, juicy, good. Pit clings. 
Productiveness is increased by planting a 
number of them near together, or grouping 
them with other kinds in a cluster. Origin, 
Illinois. 
German Prune. Purple. September. Fruit 
large, long-oval, curved or swollen on one 
side, with a long, tapering neck. Skin pur- 
ple, with a thick blue bloom. Flesh green, 
firm, sweet, pleasant, not rich. Pit free. 
Valuable for drying, an industry that is in- 
creasing in importance. Mucli used for pre- 
serving also, so that the market demand is 
good, making a good price for the fruit. 
Giant Prune. Dark purple. September, 
following German Prune. Is one of the new 
productions of Luther Burbank, of Santa 
Rosa. California, and is considered as the 
very be.st Prune for general cultivation ever 
produced. We have fruited it here, and find 
it one of the finest Prunes in our orchards. 
It is a good grower, and a strong, regular 
fruiter. The fruit is very large, oval, not 
pointed. Color dark purple. Flesh dark yel- 
low, sweet and good. Freestone. Highly 
recommended as a market fruit. Dries well. 
Ripe a few days later than German Prune. 
Origin, California. 
German Prune. 
Grand Duke. Purple. Late September. 
HtiUetin No. sent out by the Cornell Uni- 
versity E.xperiment Station, Ithaca, New 
York, says : 
OriKinaled and sent out in Eiiglaiul by the same 
partv'tliat sent out the Archduke and Monarch. 
Mr. I'honias Rivers has furnished to llie worltl 
these tlu eeof the largest and most beautiful late 
Plums of recent iiuroductiou. The Grand Duke 
is a very large purple Plum, so attractive in its 
appearai'ice as to be a fine market sort, and appar- 
ently well adapted for geiieral cultivation over 
a wide area. 
The tree is not a strong grower, and does 
not come into bearing early, a fact that is 
generally to be regretteil 
Guii. Dark, First to middle of September. 
P"ruit very large, deep bluish purple, covered 
with thick bloom. Flesh yellowish green, 
sweet and pleasant. Tree a great and very 
yoiuig bearer, hardy, and a strong, rapid 
grower ; a new variety, and generally re- 
garded as of great value for market by the 
Plum growers along the Hudson river. 
Origin, Lansingburg, N.V. 
Hudson River Purple Egg. Purple. Mid- 
dle of September. Highly esteemed by grow- 
ers along the Hudson river. Described as 
one of the richest and finest flavored Plums 
we have. Stone free. Fruit good size, re- 
sembles the German Prune, but a little larger, 
with a nice bloom, (iood bearer. Tree 
bears voung. 
Imperial Gage. Green and yellow. Last 
of August. One of the most productive. 
Fruit rather large, oval. Surface green, 
slightly tinged yellow, with marbled green 
stripes. Flesh greenish, juicy, melting, 
rich, sometimes adhering, but usually free 
from the stone. A strong, vigorous grower, 
very productive. 
Italian Prune. See Fellemburg. 
Lombard. Violet-red. Last half Augfust. 
Fruit medium size, round, oval, slighlly flat- 
tened at ends. Skin violet-red. Flesh deep 
yellow, juicy 
■< I and pleasant ; 
good ipiality. 
Tree a great 
b e a r e r and 
hardy. Valu- 
able most any- 
where. Origin, 
Albany, New 
York. 
McLaughlin. 
Light red and 
yellow. Last of 
August. Fruit 
large. Skin 
thin, tender, 
russet - N'ellow, 
si>rinkled with 
thin red. Flesh 
juicy, sugary 
a n d luscious, 
with an cxceed- 
inglyfine flavor. 
Kxccllenl to cat 
(» u t - o f - h;uul . 
Valuable f o r 
f a m i 1 y use. 
Origin, Bangor, 
Me. 
