JANUARY. 27 



FORCED MISCELLANEOUS. 



Amaryllis, of sorts. 

 Aza:ea triumphans. 



,. ilelecta. 



„ indica alba. 



„ Smithi coccinea. 

 Calla aethioi)ica. 

 Tahatian Orange. 



Common Orange. 

 Deutzia scabra. 

 Rhododendrons of sorts. 

 Lily of the Valley. 

 Narcissus of sorts. 

 Van Thol Tulips, ditto. 



HARDY PLANTS. 



Heleborus nigricans. Jasminum nudiCorum. 



DESCEIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 

 PLUMS. 



(Continued from page 278, last vol.) 

 14. Green Gage. 



Synonyms : Islewortli Green Gage, "Wilraot's Green Gage, 

 Brugnon Gage, "Wilmot's New Green Gage, Wilmot's Late 

 Green Gage, of English Gardens. 



This old favourite, which is every where held in high repute, and 

 universally admitted to be the richest of all Plums, is too well known 

 to need much description here; but at the same time it is requisite 

 that it should be noticed, owing to the existence of some varieties 

 of less merit bearing a close resemblance to the original, except that 

 their fruit is of a more yellow cast (especially the flesh), and not so 

 rich as that of the true sort, which is of a dull yellowish green, with 

 a shade of brown on the exposed side, mottled with dingy red. The 

 habit of the trees is similar ; but the true kind has dark-green glossy 

 foHage, and less crimped than that of its varieties. 



The Green Gage originally came from France, where it is called 

 Reine Claude ; it was brought to this country during the last century 

 by a family of the name of Gage, lience its name. 



15. Lucomhe's Nonsuch. 



Fruit above the middle size, of a roundish oval figure, and usually 

 compressed on one side. Skin yellowish green, with a few orange 

 streaks on the sunny side, and spread with a thin pale bloom. Stalk 

 short, stout, and set in a deep cavity. Flesh greenish yellow, a little 

 firm, and adheres considerably to the stone : if thoroughly ripened it 

 is very juicy, saccharine, and rich, with an agreeable acid flavour. 

 Ripens the end of August and early part of September. It is a very 

 good table fruit, and makes a rich preserve. 



The trees produce good crops as standards, provided the soil is 

 dry and not over rich, otherwise they grow too vigorously, Avhich 

 should always be avoided, if possible, in the cultivation of the Plum, 

 and are liable to drop their fruit during the process of stoning. This 

 Plum was raised a few years ago by Mr. Lucombe, of the Exeter 

 Nursery, and proves a very good variety, worthy a place in any mo- 

 derate-sized garden. 



