422 THE PLUM. 



the stalk, pale 3'ellow, with dots of red in sun ; flesh greenish yellow, 

 coarse-grained, adheres to an oblong pointed stone ; stalk an inch long, 

 slender. First September. 



NoTA Bene. 



Corse's Xota Bene, | Dictator ? 



Canadian. Branches smooth. Fruit large, round, pale lilac or brownish, 

 dull green on the shaded side, bloom light blue; flesh greenish, rather 

 firm, juicy, sweet, separating freely from the stone ; stalk half an inch 

 long, in a round basin. First September. 



October Green Gage. 



Reine Claude Tardive, | Reine Claude d'Octobre. 



Foreign. Branches slightly downy. Fruit small, round, yellowish 

 green, marbled and dotted slightly with red in the sun ; flesh yellowish, 

 juicy, melting, rich, separating freely from the stone ; stalk slender. First 

 to 15th October. 



Orange. 



Orange Gage. 



American. Branches smooth. Fruit very large, oval, flattened at both 

 ends, bronze yellow, clouded with purplish red near the stalk ; flesh yel- 

 low, coarse-grained, adhering slightly to the stone ; stalk three fourths 

 inch long, in a narrow round cavity. Last of August. 



Peach Plum. 



Prune Peche. 



Foreign. Long cultivated at Schenectady, N. Y., as the French plum, it 

 having been received from France, and lost its name on the voyage : was 

 only recognized of late as the old Prune Peche of French authors. It is 

 tender at the North, and an indifierent bearer. Branches smooth. Fruit 

 very large, shaped much like a peach, one side enlarged, wider than deep, 

 light brownish red, with small yellow dots ; 'flesh pale yellow, coarse- 

 grained, slightly sub-acid, separates freely from the stone, which is round 

 and much furrowed ; stalk short. Last July, first August. 



Prince of Wales. 



» Chapman's Prince of Wales. 



Foreign. Branches smooth. Fruit medium, oval, bright purplish pink, 

 bloom abundant ; flesh pale yellow, sweet, separates from stone. Last 

 August. 



Prune op Agen. 



Agen Date, 1 D'Agen, 



P/uned'Agen, I Prune d'Ast, 



St. Maurin. 



Foreign. Valuable only for drying. Branches smooth. Fruit medium, 



