Quite mediocre.

20. Autumn Gage

A prodigious bearer; quite late, and nearly first rate.

21. Cloth Of Gold

Early; but too dry and small to commend it to favorable notice.

22. Red Diaper, (Or Mimms)

Grows very much like the Green Gage; the wood of the new growth is occasionally destroyed by severe winters. It is a red plum, as its name indicates, exceedingly delicious and melting.

23. Emerald Drop

An abundant bearer; makes a fine tree; well worthy of cultivation.

24. Imperial Ottoman

This is a beautiful plum; ripens first of August; flavor occasionally first rate; almost too tender for this latitude.

25. Morocco

Fruit second rate; a shy bearer; quite early and hardy. Ripens first

26. Nectarine

Second rate; much below my expectation; very large, but quite coarse.

27. Purple Favorite

One of the best of purple plums; hardy, productive, and delicious.

28. Royal

An excellent plum of French origin, and quite hardy; not equal, howev-to the Purple Favorite.

29. Purple Gage

Nearly, if not quite as good, as the Purple Favorite. Ickworth Imperatrice.- Seldom ripens.

30. Red Gage

Almost as productive as the Lombard; greatly surpassing the latter, however in flavor. [Deserves to be far more extensively planted than it has been. Ed.]

31. Denniaton's Red

I think this plum may be safely ranked among the first rate, for such, thus far, it has certainly proved to be; vigorous, hardy and productive.

32. Denniston's Albany Beauty

Not as good as the foregoing, but well worthy the attention of cultivators. I remain your ob't serv't. 0. Beagles.

P. S. Another season I shall be able to send you specimens of the new seedling varieties, that you may judge of their qualities, compared with other good sorts. C. R.

Schtnectady, Jan., 1851.