948 THE PLUM. 



Sharp's Emperor. 



Dolphin. Denyer's Victoria. Victoria. 



Dauphin. Alderton. Royal Dauphine. 



Imperial de Sharp. 



A beautiful Plum, brought into notice by Denyer, of Sussex, England. 

 Ti'ee vigorous and productive. Branches strong, downy, and foliage large. 



Fruit large, roundish oval. Suture shallow, but distinct. Skin 

 light yellow, marbled, sjjotted, and shaded with light lilac and purple, 

 thickly sprinkled with light and gray dots, and covered ^\ith a thin lilac 

 bloom. Stalk medium length, raither stout, set in a rather deep ca^dty. 

 Flesh golden yellow, coarse, not very juicy or sugary, a little vinous ; 

 separates from the stone. Good. Middle September. 



Sheldon. 



Originated on the farm of Wareham Sheldon, Huron, Wayne Co., 

 N. Y. Ti-ee a rapid grower, and very prodvictive. Branches smooth, 

 stout. 



Fruit large, oval. Suture shallow. Skin deep purple, thick blue 

 bloom. Stalk short, in a small cavity. Flesh greenish, juicy, slightly 

 acid ; separates from the stone. Good. September. 



Siamese. 



Branches long, slender, and smooth. 



Fruit mostly in pairs, distinct, but closely joined on one side, medium- 

 sized obovate. Skin pale yellow, with a white bloom. Flesh yellow, 

 juicy, and sprightly, of second-rate flavor, and adheres to the stone. 

 Good. Early September. 



Smith's Orleans. 



Violet Perdrigon, incorrectly. Red Magnum Bonum of some. 



Smith's Orleans, the largest and finest of this class of Plums, is a 

 native variety raised from the old Orleans by Mr. Smith, of Gowanus, 



Long Island. It is one of the most 

 vigorous of all plum-trees, making 

 straight, glossy, reddish purple shoots, 

 with dark green crimped leaves. Very 

 productive. Bearing branches smooth, 

 or nearly so. 



Fruit large, often of the largest 

 size, oval, i-ather widest towards the 

 stalk, a little irregular, with a strongly 

 marked suture on one side. Stalk 

 (j\iite small and slender, little more 

 than half an inch long, iusei'ted in a 

 deep narrow cavity. Skin reddish 

 purple, covered with a deep blue 

 bloom. Flesh deep yellow, a little 

 firm, very juicy, with a brisk, i-ich 

 vinous flavor (not sweet and clo3'ing), 

 and adheres to the stone. Good to 

 very good. 20 (h to the last of Au- 



^mitli's Orleans. gUSt. 



