PLUMS. 705 



Flesh, yellow, rather firm, coarse, very juicy and very sweet, adhering 

 to the stone. 



A second-rate dessert plum ; ripe in the end of August. Shoots, 

 smooth. 



GUTHRIE'S LATE GREEN ( Minute}. Fruit, above medium 

 size ; round, marked with a suture, which is swollen on one side. Skin, 

 yellow, clouded with green, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk, 

 three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, firm, not very juicy, but exceedingly rich and sugary, adhering 

 slightly to the stone. 



A very fine dessert plum, rivalling the Green Gage, and ripening 

 about a month later, in the end of September. The tree is hardy, and 

 a good bearer. Young shoots, smooth. 



This and the preceding were raised by the late Mr. Guthrie, of Tay Bank, 

 Dundee, a gentleman who has devoted much attention to raising new fruits. 



Hampton Court. See Early Orleans. 



HARRIET. Fruit, the size of Washington, about two inches in 

 diameter ; round, marked with a shallow suture, which terminates in a 

 depression at the apex. Skin, rich orange-yellow, strewed with crim- 

 son spots, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk, about a quarter of an 

 inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, very 

 juicy, sweet, and with a rich vinous flavour, separating from the stone. 



A delicious plum ; ripe in the first week of September. Shoots, 

 downy. 



It is one of the Apricot plums, and was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridge- 

 worth. 



Howell's Large. See Nectarine. 



HUDSON (Hudson Gage). Fruit, medium sized ; oval, marked with 

 a faint suture, one side of which is higher than the other. Skin, 

 yellow, mottled and streaked with dull green. Stalk, short. Flesh, 

 greenish, separating from the stone, juicy, melting, and with a sweet 

 and brisk flavour. 



An early plum ; ripening in the middle of August. Shoots, downy. 



HULINGS'S SUPERB (Gloire de New York; Keyser's Plum}. 

 Fruit, very large ; roundish oval, marked with a shallow suture. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, covered with a thin bloom. Stalk, short and stout, 

 inserted in a small round cavity. Flesh, greenish yellow, rather 

 coarse, but rich and sugary, and with a fine brisk flavour ; it adheres 

 to the stone. 



A fine, large, and richly flavoured plum ; ripe in the end of August. 

 Shoots, downy. 



This delicious plum is originally from the United States of America. It was 

 raised by a Mr. Keyser, of Pennsylvania, and was brought into notice by Dr. W. 

 E. Hulings. 



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