UCII has been said respecting the qualities of 
the Washington Plum. Some persons have 
thought it equal to the Green Gage, whilst 
others have esteemed as 
a second-rate fmit. 
1 This disparity of opinion has not been wholly 
the offspring of imagination, for the Plum in question is cer- 
tainly variable in richness from local circumstances, such as 
aspect, soil, and general temperature. 
As its name implies, it is of American origin, and its history 
is somewhat remarkable. From the Pomologia Britannica, of 
Dr. Lindley, published in 1827, we copy the following obser- 
vations regarding it. “The parent tree was purchased in the 
market of Xew York, sometime in the end of the last centurj'. 
It remained barren several years, till, during a violent thunder 
storm, the whole trunk was struck to the earth and destroyed. 
The root afterwards threw up a number of vigorous shoots, and 
