226 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARD1ST. 



to fifty dollars per annum. This valuable variety was 

 raised by William Prince, Esq., of the Linnaean Botanic 

 Garden, Flushing, from a seed of the Green Gage. Branches 

 downy. One of the most productive fruits known. Sept. 



47. RED GAGE. Col. Carr. 



The tree grows vigorously ; branches dark, smooth ; the 

 fruit of a greenish yellow in the shade, deep red next the 

 sun. A delicious fruit, raised from the Reine Claude. 



48. RED MAGNUM BONUM. 



IMPERIAL VIOLETTE of the French. IMPERIAL. 



A large, oval plum, two inches to two and a half in 

 length ; deep red next the sun, and covered with blue 

 bloom ; the flesh is yellowish, harsh, acid ; it parts from 

 the stone, which is sharp-pointed. Good for cooking, and 

 fit for little else. August. Branches smooth. 



49. RED PERDRIGON. Lindley. 

 PERDRIGON ROUGE. Hort. Soc. Cat. 



An excellent plum, of the first class ; middle-sized, round- 

 ish oval, of a fine red color, with gold dots and a fine 

 bloom ; flesh bright yellow, transparent ; juice sweet and 

 delicious. Peeled and dried it makes excellent prunes ; 

 not inferior to the White Perdrigon. August. Branches 

 downy. 



50. *RED QUEEN MOTHER. 



A large plum, of a bright red color, covered with pale 

 bloom; the flesh is yellow, sweet, and excellent. It ripens 

 in September. This is a very handsome and productive 

 variety, and highly deserving of cultivation. The origin of 

 this fruit is unknown. It resembles the Isabella. 



51. *REINE CLAUDE VIOLETTE. London's Mag. 

 PURPLE GAGE. VIOLETTE QUEEN CLAUDIA. 



A new seedling variety of the Green Gage, of a purple 

 color, equally good, and a better bearer. It hangs longer 

 on the tree, and is the best red plum we have. The Pomo- 

 logical Magazine confirms this account, and adds, that it is 

 not, like the Green Gage, disposed to crack. Fruit round- 

 ish oval, somewhat flattened at the ends; stalk long, thick ; 

 skin violet, covered with pale blue bloom, beneath which 

 are pale yellow dots; flesh amber-colored, rich, sugary, 

 exceedingly high-flavored ; stone oval, compressed ; the 

 branches dark, smooth ; the leaves shining. One of the 

 few purple plums which will rival the Green Gage in point 



