THE PLUM. 915 



Gem. 



Orifjinated near Albany, IST. Y. Tree vigorous. Branches downy. 



Fruit small, roundisli. Suture slight. Apex a little sunk. Skin 

 whitish, mostly shaded and mottled Avith violet in the shade and purple 

 in the sun, covered ^\dth a blue bloom. Stalk rather long. Cavity 

 large. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, adheres partially to the stone. Its 

 beauty its only merit. Last of August. 



Genl. Hand. 



Origin uncertain ; siipposed to have originated on the farm of Genl. 

 Hand, near Lancaster, Pa. Tree very vigorous. Branches smooth. 



Fruit very large, roundish, oval. Suture obscure, running half 

 round. Skin deep golden yellow, slightly marbled with greenish yellow. 

 Stalk long, set in a shallow cavity, the whole of that end being flattened. 

 Flesh coarse, pale yellow, moderately juicy, sweet and good, but not 

 high flavor; separates freely from the stone. Good. September. 



Gekman Prune. 



Common Quetsche. Quetsche Grosse. 



True Large German Pmne. Pnine d'Allemagne. 



Turkish Quetsche. Quetsche d'Allemagne Grosse. 



Leipzic. Damas Gros. 



Sweet Prune. Covetche. 



Damask. Early Russian. 



Imperatrice Violette. Gennan Quetsche. Couetsche. 



Imperatrice Yiolette Grosse. Koetsche. 



Damas Violet Gros. Quetzen. 



Zwetsche. Large German Prune. 



So many Plums are cultivated under the name of German Prune 

 that it is diflicult to fix this fickle title, a circumstance owing to the fact 

 that the prune frequently comes the same, or 

 nearly the same, from seed, and in prune-grow- 

 ing districts this is a popiilar way of increasing 

 them, while it, of coui'se, gives rise to many 

 shades of character. It is a valuable class of 

 plums, of fair quality for the table, but most 

 esteemed for drying and preserving — abundant 

 bearers, and hanginof long on the tree. Branches 

 smooth. The common German Prune is describ- 

 ed as follows : — 



Fruit long oval, nearly two inches long, pecu- 

 liarly swollen on one side, and drawn out towards 

 the stalk. Suture distinctly marked. Skin pur- 

 ple, with a thick blue bloom. Stalk three-fourths 

 of an inch long, slender, slightly inserted. Flesh 

 firm, gi"een, sweet, and pleasant ; separates from 

 the stone, which is flat, very long, and a little 

 curved. Good to very good. lOtli of Septem- 

 ber. 



Tliis prune is, perhaps, the most universal 

 and most valuable friiit-tree in Germany, Hun- 

 gary, Saxony, and all Central Europe. Pre- 

 served, it is used in winter as a substitute for cerraan rnme. 



