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THE PLUM. 
rich, sweet mingled with acid; adheres to the stone. Beara 
well, and ripens about the middle of August. 
Mamelonnee. 
Mamelon Sageret. 
A seedling of Sageret, of Paris. Tree moderately vigorous. 
Fruit of remarkable shape, having a neck or (mamelone) at the 
base of the stock ; it is of excellent quality, hardy and prolific. 
Fruit of medium size, oval, tapering toward the apex, and a 
well marked suture on one side. Stalk small, inserted without 
depression. Skin colour of Green Gage, marbled in the sun 
with red. Flesh greenish-yellow, sweet, juicy and rich ; parts 
freely from the stone, which is very small. Ripens middle of 
August. (Barry in Hort.) 
Marten’s Seedling. 
An accidental seedling in the garden of Mr. Marten, Schenec- 
vady, N. Y. A very vigorous, upright grower, productive. 
Branches smooth, greyish. Fruit large, oblong, irregular 
suture, rather deep from stalk to apex, which is a little sunk. 
Skin yellow, somewhat streaked with green, and dotted with 
red on the sunny side. Stalk nearly an inch long, set in a small 
cavity. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, juicy, with a brisk, spright- 
ly flavour. Separates from the stone. Ripens the first of Sep- 
tember. 
Meigs. 
Fruit large, roundish, oval, suture indistinct. Skin dull red- 
dish-purple, with numerous grey dots. Stalk long, curved, 
slender, set in a small cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, 
rich, sugary and excellent. Adheres to the stone. Ripens last 
of September. 
Mirabelle Tardive. 
Fruit small, roundish-oval, greenish -yellow, freestone, a most 
interesting and nice little plum, sweet, juicy and agreeable, bears 
most abundantly, and will hang on the tree till the end of Oc- 
tober. (Riv. Cut.) 
Mirabelle. Thomp. Lind. O. Duh. 
Mirabelle Petite. Mirabelle Jaune. 
A very pretty little fruit, exceedingly ornamental on the tree, 
the branches of which are thickly sprinkled with its abundant 
