1 24 Plums and Plum Culture 



suture shallow ; color dark blue ; dots several, faint ; bloom 

 blue ; flesh yellow ; stone small, round, pointed, turgid, cling ; 

 quality poor ; season medium early. 



A seedling of Orleans grown by Ellwanger & Barry, Ro- 

 chester, New York. 



Sugar. — A .new drying prune originated by Luther Bur- 

 bank and introduced by him in 1899. It is described as follows 

 by Secretary B. M. Lelong of the California state board of 

 horticulture: "An extremely early prune, ripening first of 

 August; skin, very tender, at first of a light purple, tinted with 

 green, changing at maturity to dark purple, covered with a 

 thick white bloom ; flesh yellow, tender and rich ; form ovoid, 

 slightly flattened, large ; average size fifteen to the pound, 

 which is two or three times larger than French prune (Agen) : 

 fruit stalk short, separates from the fruit easily as the fruit 

 reaches maturity; stone medium size, flattened, slightly wrin- 

 kled and most often separated from the flesh." 



Regarded by Mr. Burbank as one of his best creations, and 

 spoken of as highly promising by Professor Wicftson and 

 others. 



Tatge. — A variety of the Lombard type, and by some 

 thought to be identical with that variety. Originated at Belle 

 ■°lain, Iowa, and much advertised in the west recently. 



Tennant. — Originated in Whatcom county, Washington, 

 and said to be an acquisition. Large, dark purple, with a blue 

 bloom. 



Tragedy. — Fruit egg-shaped ; size medium to large ; 

 cavity medium shallow ; stem short, stiff ; suture deep ; color 

 dark blue ; dots very minute ; bloom blue ; skin thick and 

 tough ; flesh firm, yellow, meaty ; stone large, pointed, flac- 

 tened, cling ; flavor brisk ; quality, good ; season early. 



Origin, California. Thought by some to be a valuable 

 early shipping plum, but has not yet been sufficiently tested 

 in the eastern states. 



Transparent (Transparent Gage). — Fruit roundish, 

 oblate; size medium or larger; cavity small but deep; stem 

 medium ; suture shallow, distinct ; apex depressed ; color 

 greenish-yellow, marked with red in the sun ; bloom whitish ; 

 flesh greenish-yellow, tender; quality good to best; season 

 medium. 



A French variety, thought to be a seedling of Green Gage, 

 and evidently referable to that type. 



Union (Union Purple). — This variety is unknown to me 

 except for the description given in the catalog of S. D. 

 Willard, which is as follows: "Fruit large, roundish-oval; 

 skin reddish purple, covered with a thin bloom; stalk short 



