414 THE PLUM. 



smooth, short-jointed ; fruit, medium, roundish, a little flattened ; 

 suture, shallow ; skin, violet, dotted with pale yellow, bloom light 

 blue ; flesh, greenish yellow, firm, sugary, high flavor ; stone, oval, 

 compressed, from which the flesh separates freely ; stalk, an inch 

 long, set in a narrow basin. Season, about 10th September ? but 

 will hang a fortnight, shrivelling slightly. 



PRINCE S YELLOW GAGE. 



American Yellow Gage, | White Gage, 

 Harvest Gage. 



A variety produced in 1783 by the elder Mr. Prince, of Flush 

 ing, N. Y. The trees are abundant bearers, and the fruit carries 

 well to market and always sells readily, wherefore one reason for 

 placing it in this class. As a table fruit it is often too dry, and does 

 not deserve to be planted in small gardens where market sales arc 

 not contemplated. Branches, smooth, short-jointed ; leaves, glossy ; 

 fruit, slightly above medium size, oval, broadest near the stalk ; 

 suture, a mere line ; skin, golden yellow, little clouded, bloom white, 

 abundant ; flesh, yellow, sugary, rich, sometimes rather dry, parts 

 freely from the stone ; stalk, an inch long, set in a round cavity. 

 Season, early in August ; at the South, middle of June. It is stated, 

 also, at the South to ripen gradually, to be juicy, and of the best. 



RED GAGE. 



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

 elder Win. Prince, in 1790. The tree is of hardy, yet vigorous 

 habit, wood dark reddish color, and producing abundantly a fruit 

 rather small, yet of the best flavor. Branches, smooth ; leaves, crim- 

 pled ; fruit, hardly medium size, oval, rounded ; skin, brownish red, 

 bloom slight ; flesh, parting freely from the stone, greenish amber, 

 juicy, sweet, delicious ; stalk, slender ; cavity, narrow. Season, 

 middle August. 



SAINT MARTIN S. 



St. Martin s Quetsche. 



A German fruit : the word quetsche, or prune, not applying to this 

 fruit, we prefer to drop it. It is a juicy, not a dry prune plum. The 

 trees are good bearers, and the time of ripening makes it profitable 

 for market or preserving, branches, smooth ; fruit, medium, or 

 rather above, ovate, broadest at base ; skin, bright yellow, dotted a 

 little with brownish red in the sun, bloom white ; flesh, yellowish, 

 juicy, rich, excellent. Season., 1st October, but will hang two weeks. 



SCHENECTADY. 

 Schenectady Catherine 



An American plum, originated at Schenectady, N. Y. } and first in- 



