The Domestica Plums Described 113 



stem short ; suture faint ; color dull green, yellowing slightly 

 in the sun; dots many, small, whitish; bloom white; skin 

 thin ; flesh greenish-yellow ; stone medium size, oval, hardly 

 flattened, cling; flavor rich and sweet; quality extra; season 

 medium early ; tree large and vigorous. 



Seedling of Green Gage grown by L. U. Lawrence, Hud- 

 son, New York. A fine dessert plum and deserving greater 

 popularity. 



KINGSTON 



Leipsic. — Fruit oval ; size medium to large ; cavity me- 

 dium deep, rounded ; stem medium ; suture a line ; apex very 

 slightly depressed; color dull red; dots many, white; bloom 

 blue; skin firm; flesh yellow, meaty; stone medium size, 

 oval, flattened, cling ; flavor sweet and rich ; quality good. 



A Russian variety of the Lombard type imported by Pro- 

 fessor Budd. Craig says, "this appears to be identical with 

 Merunka." 



Lewis. — Fruit roundish oval ; size large ; cavity medium 

 deep, abrupt; stem short; suture shallow; color red, a little 

 darker than Lombard ; dots numerous ; bloom thin, pale 

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