BED OR PURPLE PLUMS. 303 



To this we will add that the Morocco (with downy shoots) is 

 often mistaken for this plum in this country. 



69. LOMBARD. Ken. 



Bleecker's Scarlet. 

 Beekman's Scarlet. 



The Lombard is an exceedingly pretty plum, of pleasant fla- 

 vour, and it has qualities that will always make it popular ; 

 great hardiness and productiveness, and the power of holding its 

 fruit uninjured in those light sandy soils where most other sorts 

 are punctured and fall by the curculio. 



It was called the Lombard plum by the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, in compliment to Mr. Lombard, of Springfield, 

 Mass., who first brought it into notice in that state ; and it is said to 

 have been received by him from Judge Platt, of Whitesborough, 

 N. Y., who raised it from seed. But it was previously well 

 known here by the name of Bleecker's Scarlet. Never having 

 been described under that name, how- 

 ever, we adopt the present title. The 

 tree has strikingly crumpled leaves, 

 thrifty, bright purple, glossy shoots, 

 and grows with much vigour. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of medium 

 size, roundish-oval, slightly flattened 

 at either end ; suture obscure. Stalk 

 quite slender, scarcely three-fourths 

 of an inch long, set in a broad, ab- 

 ruptly narrowing cavity. Skin deli- 

 cate violet red, paler in the shade, dot- 

 ted with red, and dusted thinly with 

 bloom. Flesh deep yellow, juicy, and 

 pleasant, but not rich ; adhering to the 

 Fig. 124. Lombard. stone . Middle and last of August. 



70. LONG SCARLET. 



Scarlet Gage. 



Red Gage, (incorrectly, of 'some.) 



A bright red, oblong fruit, very handsome upon the tree, which 

 usually hangs heavy laden with its fruit. It is a native of this 

 part of the Hudson, and has been disseminated by us. It is a 

 little tart, and of second rate flavour, but it is highly valued for 

 the bright red transparent jelly, that is made from the fruit, 

 surpassing that of any other variety. 



Shoots downy. Fruit of medium size, oblong-obovate, swol- 

 len on one side of the suture, and tapering to the stalk. Skin 

 bright red in the sun, pale yellowish-red on the shady side, 



