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round; skin yellow, with a light blush; flesh rich, 
juicy, and delicious; tree an excellent bearer—ripe in 
October and November. 
Vicar of Winkfield, Monsieur Le Cure. —Fruit 
large; skin russetty yellow; flesh rich, sweet, and ex¬ 
cellent—in eating from December till February. 
There are many other valuable varieties, and those 
who wish for larger assortments, will find very full de¬ 
scriptions of fine fruits in the last edition of Bridgeman’s 
Young Gardener’s Assistant. 
CHERRIES. 
Downer’s Late Red, Downer’s Favorite. —Fruit 
large and round; color light red flesh firm and fine— 
ripe after most other varieties are gone. 
Kentish, Early Kentish, Long Stem, Montmorency .— 
Fruit round; skin red; flesh acid; juicy and abun¬ 
dant ; fine for cooking—ripe in July. 
May Duke, Early Duke, Holman’s Duke, June 
Duke. —Fruit roundish and grows in clusters; skin 
very dark red ; flesh soft and juicy—ripe in June. 
American Amber, Early Amber, New Honey .— 
Fruit beautiful and of medium size ; dark pink or am¬ 
ber color; flesh rich, sweet, and fine—ripe in June. 
American Heart, Arden’s White Heart. —Color 
pale yellowish; flesh tender and palatable—ripe in 
June. 
Manning’s Black Bigarreau. —A new variety 
from the nursery of the late R. Manning, of Salem, 
Massachusetts. Fruit large; flesh sweet and of pecu¬ 
liar fine flavor—ripe in July. 
Yellow Spanish, Graffion, Imperial, White Orleans, 
Turkey Bigarreau.— Fruit very large; heart-shaped; 
amber color, red next the sun; flesh firm, sweet, and 
fine flavored ; one of the very best varieties; tree an 
abundant bearer—ripe ill July. 
Ox Heart, Harrison’s Heart, White Bigarreau. — 
Fruit large; heart-shaped; color pale yellow and 
white, mottled with red; flesh white, firm, and well 
flavored—ripe in June. 
Black Eagle. —A handsome variety ; fruit of glo¬ 
bular form ; skin dark purple; flesh tender, rich, and 
of fine flavor—ripe in July. 
Black Tartarian, Black Russian, Ronald’s Large 
Black Heart. —Large heart-shaped and of very superi¬ 
or quality; color dark shining purple or black; flesh 
firm, purple, and sweet; tree very productive—ripe in 
June. 
Elkhorn, Black Ox-Heart, Large Black Bigarreau. 
-—Fruit large and heart-shaped, an excellent variety 
for market—ripe second and third week in July. 
Knight’s Early Black. —Color rich, dark hue; 
flesh firm, juicy, and sweet—ripe in June. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. —One of the finest varieties; 
frujt white, with red spots; size large; flesh white, 
solid, and sweet—ripe in July. 
White Bigarreau. —One of the largest and finest 
varieties. Fruit heart-shaped; skin yellow, with a 
red cheek; flesh firm and fine flavored—ripe in July. 
Late White Heart. —Middle size; pleasant flavor; 
valuable as a late variety—ripe the last of August. 
White Tartarian. —An elegant fruit; pale yellow, 
approaching to amber next the sun; fine flavor, and a 
good bearer—ripe in July. 
PLUMS. 
American Yellow Gage. —Oval shape, bright yel¬ 
low color, equal to the green gage—ripe in August 
and September. 
Bingham, Bingham’s Yellow Cling. —A justly cele¬ 
brated large, handsome variety; flesh rich and deli¬ 
cious—ripe in September. 
I Bleeker’s Gage.—A new and valuable variety; 
skin dark yellow, with red spots—ripe in August. 
Coe’s Golden Drop.—O ne of the finest and hand¬ 
somest plums in the country—ripe in September and 
October. 
Columbia.—N ew seedling variety; light purple 
color; the tree a great bearer—ripe in August. 
Downing’s Emerald Drop.—F ruit handsome, of a 
green color; flesh firm and of delicious flavor. 
German Prune.—V aluable for drying; skin red 
and purple; flesh yellow with a slight acid—ripe in 
September. 
Goliath.—F ruit large, sometimes weighing four 
ounces; flesh pale yellow, firm, and good flavor; the 
tree a great bearer—ripe in August. 
Green Gage.—T oo well known to need descrip¬ 
tion ; one of the most desirable varieties known—ripe 
in August. 
Huling’s Superb.—S ize large; skin greenish yel¬ 
low ; flesh sweet and excellent—ripe in August. 
Lucomb’s Nonesuch.—V ery large, resembles the 
green gage—ripe in August, and a great bearer. 
Nectarine Plum.—T he fruit beautiful; skin varies 
from red to crimson ; flesh yellowish, of a mild, pleas¬ 
ant flavor—ripe early in August. 
October Gage, Frost Gage. —A valuable native 
fruit—ripe in October, when most plums are out of 
season. 
Prince’s Imperial Gage.—F ruit of the finest quali¬ 
ty ; skin yellow; flesh rich, and of excellent flavor— 
ripe in August. 
Blue Magnum Bonum.—S ize large; color blue: 
flesh firm and excellent for preserves; tree an abun¬ 
dant bearer—ripe in September. 
Blue Gage, Purple Gage. —Medium size; skin 
purple, covered with a bloom ; flesh rich and fine; tree 
a great bearer—ripe in August. 
Bolmar’s Washington.—H as weighed four ounces; 
color greenish yellow, with crimson specks; flesh yel¬ 
low, firm, sweet, and delicious—ripe in September. 
White Magnum Bonum, White Mogul, White 
Holland, Egg Plum,, Yellow Magnum Bonum .— Fine 
size; skin yellow, covered with white bloom; flesh 
yellow, rich, firm, and excellent for cooking or pre¬ 
serving—ripe in September. 
Red Magnum Bonum, Red Imperial, Puiple Egg. — 
Size large; deep red color, covered with blue bloom; 
flesh harsh and acid; excellent for cooking and pre¬ 
serves—ripe in September. 
Prince’s Orange Egg.—A large beautiful orange- 
colored fruit; flavor rich—ripe in August. 
SOUTHERN CALENDAR FOR APRIL. 
At the beginning of this month attend to the plant¬ 
ing of cotton as directed in March. Continue its cul¬ 
ture as recommended by Dr. Philips in the American 
Agriculturist, Vol. II. 
Plant upland rice in drills about eighteen inches 
apart, or sow broadcast, and harrow in the seed as is 
directed for lowland rice. Cover the ground two inch¬ 
es thick with old rice straw, in order to keep down 
grass and weeds, and to nourish the crop. Irrigation 
is unnecessary in the culture of this variety of rice. 
It will grow on poor sandy ridges, and also on wet 
lands.. Continue sowing lowland rice. 
Attend to the cane-fields, keep the earth loose and 
clear of weeds. 
Occasionally stir the earth around the tobacco plants, 
both with the hand and the hoe. At first, shave the 
surface, and after the plants increase in size, gradually 
