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Large Green Drying. Thomp. 
Knight’s Large Drying. Ken. 
A new late variety, raised, we believe, by Mr. Knight, ana 
introduced here from the garden of the Horticultural Society 
of London. The tree is vigorous, and the branches are smooth ; 
the fruit large, round, greenish -yellow ; the flesh yellowish, 
moderately juicy, rich and excellent; adheres to the stone. 
Ripens about the middle of September, and is a moderate 
bearer. 
Lombard. Ken. 
JBleecker’s Scarlet. Beekman’s Scarlet. Montgomery Prune ? 
Tree very vigorous, hardy, has strikingly crimpled leaves, 
bright purple glossy shoots, very productive, popular, but only 
of second growth. 
Tt was called the Lombard plum by the Massachusetts Horti- 
cultural Society, in compliment to 
Mr. Lombard, of Springfield, Mass., 
who first brought it into notice in 
that State; and it is said to have 
been received by him from Judge 
Platt, of Whitesborough, N. Y., who 
raised it from seed. But it was pre- 
viously well known here by the name 
of BleecJcer's Scarlet. Never having 
been described under that name, how- 
ever, we adopt the present title. 
Branches smooth. Fruit of me 
dium size, roundish-oval, slightly 
flattened at either end ; suture ob- 
Lombard. scure. Stalk quite slender, scarcely 
three-fourths of an inch long, set in a broad, abruptly narrow- 
ing cavity. Skin delicate violet red, paler in the shade, dotted 
with red, and dusted thinly with bloom. Flesh deep yellow, 
juicy, and pleasant, but not rich ; adhering to the stone. Mid- 
dle and last of August. 
Lucombe’s Nonesuch. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 
An English plum raised by Lucombe, of the Exeter Nursery 
Branches smooth. Fruit above medium size, roundish, shaped 
and coloured much like the Green Gage, but much more dis- 
tinctly streaked with yellow and orange, and covered with a 
whitish bloom. Suture broad. Stalk straight, three-fourths ol 
an inch long, set in a wide hollow. Flesh pretty firm, greenish, 
