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larger than the other. Shin brownish purple, dotted w th nu- 
merous fawn-coloured specks, and covered with much blue 
bloom, through which appears a reddish brown tint on the 
shaded side. Stalk about an inch long, rather stout, inserted in 
a narrow, small cavity. Flesh orange, not very juicy, but when 
at full maturity, very rich, sugary and excellent; it separates 
freely from the stone, except a little on the edge. The stone is 
quite small and compressed. Last of August. 
Cooper’s Large. Coxe. Thomp. 
Cooper’s Large Eed. 
Cooper’s Large American. 
La Delicieuse ? Lind. 
Coxe, who first described this plum, says it was raised by Mr. 
Joseph Cooper, of New Jersey, from a stone of the Orleans. 
He considers it as a fine large plum, but exceedingly liable to 
rot upon the tree. 
There is still much confusion in regard to this plum which 
we have not been able to unravel, but believe it to be distinct 
from Smith’s Orleans. 
Corse’s Nota Bene. Ken. 
Raised by Henry Corse, of Montreal, Canada. Tree very 
vigorous, very productive and hardy. 
Branches smooth. Fruit of rather large size, round. Skin 
pale lilac or pale brown, often dull green on the shaded side, 
with much light blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, set in a 
round hollow. Flesh greenish, rather firm, juicy, sweet and 
rich, and separates from the stone. First of September. 
Damson. Thomp. 
Common Damson. Purple Damson. 
Black Damson. Early Damson, [of many) 
The common, oval, blue Damson, is almost too well known 
to need description, as every cottage garden in the country 
contains this tree, and thousands of bushels are annually sold 
in the market for preserves. The tree is enormously produc- 
tive, but in the hands of careless cultivators is liable to be ren- 
dered worthless by the knots, caused by an insect easily extir- 
pated, if the diseased branches are regularly burned every win- 
ter or spring. 
Branches slender, a little thorny and downy. Fruit small, 
oval, about an inch long. Skin purple, covered with thick 
blue bloom ; flesh melting and juicy, rather tart, separates par- 
tially from the stone. September. 
