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THE PLUM. 
three-fourths of an inch in length, inserted with little or no de« 
pression. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, rich and melting, 
adhering to the stone. First of October. 
Fulton. 
Origin uncertain. Found at Johnstown, Fulton Co., N. Y 
Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit medium, oval, suture dis 
tinct. Skin a bright yellow. Stalk about three-quarters of an 
inch long, set in a moderately deep cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, 
high flavoured, fine for the dessert. Ripens in October, and 
frequently hangs till November ; valuable on account of its 
lateness. (N. Y. Hort. Rev.) 
Galbraith. 
Origin with Mr. Galbraith, near Boalsburg, Pa. A straggling 
grower, but a valuable early variety. Fruit large, oval. Skin 
purple. Stalk medium. Flesh tender, juicy, adherent to the 
stone, flavour luscious, quality “very good,” if not “best.” (Ad. 
Int. Rep.) 
Genl. Hand. 
Origin uncertain ; supposed to have originated on the farm 
of Genl. Hand, near Lancaster, Pa. Tree very vigorous. 
Branches smooth. Fruit very large, roundish, oval ; suture 
obscure, running half round. Skin deep golden yellow, slightly 
marbled with greenish yellow. Stalk long, set in a shallow 
cavity, the whole of that end being flattened. Flesh coarse, 
pale yellow, moderately juicy, sweet and good, but not high 
flavour. Separates freely from the stone. Ripens the first 
week in September. 
Goliath. Thomp. Lind. 
Caledonian, (of some.) Saint Cloud. 
Steers’s Emperor. Wilmot’s late Orleans. 
A large and handsome plum. It is easily distinguished from 
the Nectarine plum, with which it has been confounded by its 
gray, very downy shoots. 
Fruit large, roundish-oblong, enlarged on one side of the su- 
ture. Skin a fine deep red, approaching purple, a little paler 
in the shade, dusted with a thin blue bloom. Flesh yellow, ad- 
heres considerably to the stone, rather juicy, with a brisk, 
sprightly flavour. Last of August. 
Gundaker Prune. 
Groundacre. 
Raised by Samuel E. Gundaker, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 
