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THE PLUM. 



The tree is remarkable for its vigorous growth, its stout, Hunt 

 shoots with large shouldered buds, and its fine luxuriant foliage. 

 It is a good bearer, especially in strong soils. 



Branches downy. Fruit very large, globular, a little incli- 

 ning to ovate, with a distinct suture. Stalk three fourths of an 

 inch long, set in a shallow depression. Skin dull, greenish- 

 yellow. Flesh pale greenish-yellow, rather firm, with a rich, 

 brisk, excellent flavour ; partly clinging to the stone. Ripens 

 middle of August. 



18. IMPERIAL OTTOMAN. Thomp. 



A very neat, early plum, of good flavour, and a prolific bearer. 

 It has the reputation of having been brought from Turkey, but 

 it is uncertain whether this is correct. 



Branches slightly downy. Fruit scarcely below medium size, 

 roundish, between Green Gage and the American Yellow Gage 

 in appearance, and having a suture on one side, from the stalk 

 half way down. Stalk downy, slender, curved, three-fourths of 

 an inch long, inserted in a very slight cavity. Skin dull yellow, 

 clouded with darker streaks, and covered with a thin bloom. It 

 adheres considerably to the stone, which is pointed at both ends. 

 The flesh is juicy, sweet, melting, and of very good flavour. It 

 ripens the last of July, or four or five days before the American 

 Yellow Gage. 



19. IMPERIAL GAGE. Pom. Man. Ken. 



Flushing Gage. Thomp. Hoy. 

 Prince's Imperial Gage. 

 White Gage, of Boston. 

 Superiour Green Gage. 



The Imperial Gage has long 

 enjoyed the reputation of one of* 

 the most excellent and produc- 

 tive of plums. It was raised at 

 Prince's Nursery, Flushing, N. 

 Y., from the seed of the Green* - 

 Gage, and the fact of the fruit of 

 a single tree near Boston having 

 produced fruit to the value of 

 near fifty dollars, annually, has 

 often been repeated as a proof of 

 the profit of its cultivation for 

 market. It should be remarked, 

 however, as an exception to the 

 general rule, that it is peculiarly 

 fitted for dry, light soils, where 

 many sorts drop their fruit, and pi g . 107. imperial Gage. 



