CoE's Golden Drop, r/ Hooker, Lind- 

 lay, and others. — Coe's Imperial, Coe's 

 Seedling, &c. (Fig. 132.) " Mr. Coe, 

 a market gardener of Norfolk, England, 

 who raised this plum, has perpetuated 

 his name by association with it. Many 

 varieties have been subsequently pro- 

 duced, but few of them have as high 

 claims to regard, as the Golden Drop — 

 indeed it has been pronounced superior 

 to anv late plum cultivated in Britain. 



" The fruit is of extra large size, 

 rich, and in the opinion of competent 

 judges, not inferior to the celebrated 

 Green Gage, to approach which in 

 quality, is usually deemed high merit. 

 Skin greenish yellow, spotted on the 

 sunny side with violet and crimson. 

 Flesh firm, adhering to the stone. The 

 tree is of vigorous habit, and has proved 

 well suited to the middle States." — 

 Rural Reg. 



Imperial Gage, (Prmfc's Imperial.) 

 (Fig. 133.) " This is a seedling from 

 the Green Gage, raised by the late Mr. 

 Prince, of Flushing, New York, and 

 has received much praise. The tree is 

 of robust habit; fruit larger than the 

 Green Gage, and of good quality. Ken- 



rick cites a single tree at Charlestown, 

 Mass., the frnit of which, for several 

 successive years, sold for i^AO to $50. 

 Downing says it is particularly fitted for 

 light dry soils, and that on heavy lands 

 it is often insipid. 



" Skin light green, when fully ma- 

 tured inclining to yellow, with a profu- 

 sion of bloom. Flesh green, and of a 

 sprightly flavour. Ripens at Philadel- 

 phia late in August. It is a liberal 

 bearer, and may be safely recommended 

 as a desirable variety." — Rural Reg. 



Fig. 134. 



Green Gage, of the English and 

 American gardens. (Fiir. 134.) There 

 is no plum better known (and none 

 more worthy of being known) than the 

 Green Gage, which derived its name 



