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been raised from the types, and retain their form or only slightly modified, with the rich flesh and high qualities of 

 the gages, are now classed as gage plums for cultural purposes, and some have the serious defect of the flesh adhering 

 to the stone. Varieties of gage plums but not " true " gages have au asterisk (*) prefixed. Exhibition varieties 

 are preceded by a dagger (f). 



t * DENNISTON'S SUPERB. Fruit large, short oval, or 

 round ; skin greenish yellow, slightly blotched 

 and dotted with purple, and covered with bloom ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, juicy, vinous, and richly 

 flavoured ; ripe in the middle of August ; tree 

 hardy and a free bearer, succeeding as a standard, 

 pyramid, cordon, espalier, or wall tree. A delicious 

 plum, of American origin. 



t GREEN GAGE (Reine Claude French ; Verdochia 

 Italian ; it has many synonyms). Fruit medium, 

 round, and flattened ; skin yellowish green, clouded 

 and dotted with crimson, and covered with thin grey 

 bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy, deli- 

 cious, and exquisitely flavoured ; one of the richest 

 of plums ; ripe at the end of August and beginning 

 of September; tree vigorous, moderately hardy, 

 and an excellent bearer, especially when root- 

 pruned; succeeds as a standard in favourable 

 localities, pyramid, cordon, espalier, or trained 

 against a wall. The following are sub-varieties 

 of Green Gage : t Boddaert's, larger than the 

 type, but a shy bearer, ripe at the end of 

 August, f Brahy's, very large, ripens before Green 

 Gage, t Bryanston, large, ripening about the 

 middle of September ; tree hardy and prolific. 

 Jodoigne, large, ripe in the middle and end of 

 September. July Gage, about the size of Green 

 Gage, ripens at the end of July or early in August ; 

 tree small and prolific, suitable for a pyramid or 

 wall, t Reine Claude de Bavay, large, rich, ripe 

 in the beginning of October ; tree hardy, and an 

 abundant bearer, but requires a good climate and 

 season to ripen well. 



t * GUTHRIE'S LATE GREEN. Fruit large, roundish 

 oval; skin yellowish green, covered with a thin grey 

 bloom ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, rich, and excel- 

 lent; ripe at the end of September; tree hardy 

 and productive, but the fruit is often ruined by 

 wet in cold localities. 



t * MCLAUGHLIN. Fruit large, roundish oblate ; 

 skin greenish yellow, dotted and mottled with 

 red, and covered with a thin grey bloom ; flesh 

 yellow, firm, juicy, and rich, with a pleasant 

 perfume ; ripe middle to end of August ; tree 

 hardy, and an excellent bearer. A handsome and 

 delicious plum of American origin. 



t * OULLINS GOLDEN. Fruit medium to large, roundish 

 oval ; skin bright greenish (sometimes rich) yellow, 

 dotted with crimson on the sun side, and covered 

 with a thin whitish bloom, very handsome ; flesh 

 yellow, juicy, and rich ; ripe beginning to the middle 

 of August ; tree hardy and robust, requires firm 

 soil and frequent root-pruning in gardens, and as 

 a standard does not bear well until the trees gain 

 age. 



PURPLE GAGE. Fruit medium, round, flattened, with 

 a shallow suture ; skin reddish purple, marked 

 with deeper purple, dotted with yellow, and 

 covered with a beautiful pale bloom ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, firm, juicy, rich, delicious, and exquisitely 

 flavoured ; ripe the beginning of September ; tree 

 hardy, and a good bearer. The following are 

 sub-varieties of Purple Gage : Boulouf, red, dotted 

 with purple ; ripe the end of September. Count 

 Althann's Gage, late, red, ripening the middle of 

 September, freestone, and of excellent flavour. 

 Reine Claude Rouge (Van Mons' Red), or Red 

 Gage, late, rich and good. 



t TRANSPARENT GAGE. Fruit large, round, flattened, 

 with a shallow suture ; skin thin and transparent, 

 greenish yellow, dotted and marbled with red ; 

 flesh greenish yellow, transparent, rather firm, 

 very juicy, rich, luscious, and exquisitely flavoured, 

 ripe in the beginning of September ; tree vigorous, 

 moderate bearer, but when root-pruned bears freely 

 as a cordon, or on walls, and is fine for pots. One 

 of the richest and most delicious of plums. The 

 following sub-varieties are worthy of attention : 

 Early Transparent (Rivers'), fruit very large, round, 

 greenish yellow, dotted and blotched with crimson ; 

 flesh firm, very juicy, and richly flavoured, equal 

 to the Green Gage, and ripe ten days before the 

 Transparent Gage ; tree robust and an abundant 

 bearer. Rivers' Golden ripens about the end of 

 September, very rich and good. Rivers' Late, fruit 

 large, round, greenish yellow, changing to purple 

 according to exposure ; flesh firm, juicy, and fully 

 equal to the Green Gage ; stone very small. This 

 is a valuable addition, as it ripens fully ten days 

 after the Transparent Gage ; tree of dwarf habit, 

 and very productive. 



