412 THE PLUM. 



rowed one side toward the stalk ; skin, at first greenish yellow, 

 becoming golden yellow when fully ripe, and with a rich reddened 

 cheek in the sun, bloom thin, white ; suture, slight ; flesh, separating 

 nearly free from the long pointed stone ; yellow, almost orange yel 

 low ; juicy, with rich flavor ; stalk, an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Season, last of August ; at the South, last of July. 



LOMBARD. 



Bleecker s Scarlet. | Beekman s Scarlet. 



An American variety, which, as a tree, is thrifty, healthy, hardy, 

 and productive ; while the fruit appears less attractive than most 

 others to the curculio. It is therefore very desirable. Branches, 

 smooth, bright purple, very thrifty, leaves much crumpled ; fruit, 

 medium, roundish ova], slightly flattened at ends; suture, slight; 

 skin, violet red, dusted thinly with bloom ; flesh, yellow, juicy, not 

 rich, but pleasant flavor ; stalk, slender, three-fourths inch long, set 

 in a broad, open cavity ; adheres to the stone. Season, middle to 

 last of August. 



LAWRENCE S FAVORITE. 



Lawrence Gage. 



An American plum, raised from seed of the Green Gage by Mr. L. 

 U. Lawrence, Hudson, N. Y. It forms a tree of upright, thrifty 

 growth, and bears young and abundantly of fruit much resembling 

 outwardly the Green Gage, except being larger. Branches, downy, 

 short-jointed; fruit, large, roundish ; skin, dull yellowish green, 

 clouded with streaks of a darker shade beneath, and in sun, around 

 the stem a mottling or dotting of brownish red, bloom light blu 

 ish green; flesh, greenish, juicy, rich, excellent, only surpassed by 

 Green Gage. When fully ripe, separates freely from the stone ; 

 stalk, half inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow cavity. Season, 

 middle August. 



MCLAUGHLIN. 



An American variety, raised by James McLaughlin, Bangor, 

 Maine. The tree is very thrifty, making stout, vigorous shoots of 

 four to six feet in a season ; but forming a round, regular head. 

 Originating so far north, it will unquestionably prove a most valua 

 ble variety for northern culture. The fruit, in character of quality, 

 resembles the variety just previously described. Branches, smooth ; 

 leaves, broad, glossy ; fruit, above medium, roundish, flattened at 

 ends ; suture, obscure ; skin, thin, tender, russet yellow, sprinkled 

 with a red tinge, which deepens to a purplish hue around the stalk ; 

 flesh, adhering to the stone, dull yellow, firm, juicy, excellent; stone, 



