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rably in the middle states, 

 ripening from the middle to 

 the last of September, it 

 bears abundantly, keeps well, 

 and frequently grows larger 

 than the Magnum Bonum. 

 No garden is complete with- 

 out it. It is an English va- 

 riety, raised by a market 

 gardener, in Suffolk, whose 

 name it bears. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of 

 the largest size, oval, with a 

 well marked suture, on one 

 side of which it is a little 

 more swollen than the other, 

 the outline narrowing towards 

 the stalk. Skin light yellow, 

 with a number of rich, dark 

 red spots on the sunny side. 

 Stalk nearly an inch long, 

 rather stiff, set on the end 

 of the fruits. Flesh yellow, 

 rather firm, adhering closely 

 to the stone, which is quite Fig. 104. Coe's Gotten Drop. 



pointed. Flavour rich, sweet, and delicious. 



8. DRAP D'OR. Thomp. Lind. Lang. 



Mirabelle Double. DiA. 

 Mirabelle Grosse. 

 Yellow Perdrigon. 



The Drap d'Or, or Cloth of Gold, Plum is about the size and 

 figure of the Green Gage, but of a fine golden yellow and ripens 

 a week earlier. 



Branches slightly downy. Fruit below medium size, round, 

 with an indistinct suture and a dimpled or pitted apex. Stalk 

 slender, half an inch long. Skin rich bright yellow, with a 

 few crimson specks when fully exposed. Flesh yellow, sugary 

 and rich, but sometimes a little dry ; separates freely from the 

 stone. Early in August. 



9. DOWNTON IMPERATRICE. Thomp. Lind. 



A hybrid, raised by Mr. Knight, from the White Magnum 

 Bonum, fertilized by the Blue Imperatrice. A strong, upright 

 growing tree, and a brisk, sprightly flavoured fruit. Ripens 

 late, and is valuable for preserving. 



