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STATE HORTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
fickleness of our climate, as well as desirable for culinary use. 
The state horticultural society, in offering premiums, has had 
the effect to bring out a large competition, among which have 
been some varieties worthy a more extensive trial. 
Among others is a seedling grown by Gr. P. Peffer and which 
was exhibited for three successive seasons, receiving the pre¬ 
mium of fifty dollars—and named by the horticultural society, 
the Pewaukee. 
Fruit medium to large; round obovate, waved, cavity small; 
basin shallow and slightly plaited ; cal7X rather large ; stem 
variable in length, with a fleshy substance on outside, some¬ 
times so large as to turn it clear to one side, from one-half to 
one inch long ; skin dull red on a bright yellow ground, with 
whitish dots all over ; flesh yellowish white, with a rich mild 
sub-acid flavor; January to June. Tree an upright center; 
branches at almost right angles; wood very hard ; shoots dark, 
smooth with very white specks. 
BLUE TWEENS. 
This is a small dark 
blue plum, with a 
whitish bloom, raised 
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from seed by Mr. Peffer. 
Tree is fifteen years old, 
stands on a high ridge, 
exposed to southwest 
and west and northwest; 
bears large crops every 
other year; is very 
hardy, but grows very 
slow. Fruit hangs in 
twos, flesh yellowish 
green, adheres to the 
Slone on one side, and 
when fully ripe of a 
a rich sprightly subacid, agreeable flavor ;• ripens about the 
last of September to the 15th of October. 
