WHITE OR YELLOW PLUMS. 



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the Bingham family, but better known now near Boston, where 

 it is very popular. 



Fruit large, handsome, productive, and excellent. Branches 

 downy. Fruit an inch and three fourths long, oval, rather 

 widest towards the stalk. Skin deep yellow, somewhat spotted 

 with rich red on the sunny side. Stalk slightly inserted. Flesh 

 yellow, adhering to the stone, juicy, and of rich and delicious 

 flavour. Last of August and first of September. 



6. BLEECKER'S GAGE. Man. 

 German Gage. 



A fruit of the first quality, and the most popular plum in the 

 northern and western portion of this state, being not only ex- 

 cellent, but remarkably hardy, and a good and regular bearer. 

 It was raised by the late Mrs. Bleecker, of Albany, about 30 

 years ago, from a prune pit given her by the Rev. Mr. Dull, of 



Kingston, N. Y., which he receiv- 

 ed from Germany. The original 

 tree still stands in her garden. 



It ripens the last of August, 

 from a week to two weeks later 

 than our Yellow Gage. Branch- 

 es downy. Fruit of medium 

 size, roundish-oval, very regular. 

 Suture scarcely perceptible. 

 Stalk quite long, an inch or more, 

 straight and pretty stout, downy, 

 slightly inserted. Skin yellow, 

 with numerous imbedded white 

 specks, and a thin white bloom. 

 Flesh yellow, rich, sweet, and 

 luscious in flavour. Separates 

 almost entirely from the stone, 

 which is pointed at both ends. 

 Leaves dark green. Easily dis- 

 tinguished from Yellow Gage by 

 Fig. 103. Bleeder's Gage. its longer and stouter stalk. 



7. COE'S GOLDEN DROP. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Bury Seedling. 

 Coe's Imperial. 

 New Golden Drop. 

 Fair's Golden Drop. 

 Golden Gage. 



Coe's Golden Drop is worthy of its name, being the largest, 

 most beautiful, and delicious of late plums. It succeeds admi- 



