4CO SELECT VARIETIES OF PKUITS. 



July Green Gage. Medium, roundish, oblong, suture 

 distinct ; greenish yellow, tinted with purple in the sun ; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, separates from the stone. Last 

 of August. Tree a moderate grower, productive. 



Lawrence's Favorite. Origin New York. Large, 

 roundish, a little flattened ; dull, yellowish green, clouded 

 with streaks of a dark shade ; flesh greenish, juicy, melt- 

 ing, rich, sprightly, delicate, vinous, separates freely from 

 the stone. Middle of August. Tree vigorous, upright, 

 very productive. 



Lombard. Origin New York. Medium, roundish, 

 oval ; violet red, thin bloom ; flesh deep yellow, juicy, 

 pleasant, not rich, adhering to the stone. Last of Au- 

 gust. Tree vigorous, a great bearer, popular and profit- 

 able as a market sort, succeeds where many other sorts fail. 



LllCOmbe'S Nonsuch. Origin England. Above medi- 

 um, roundish ; yellowish green, distinctly streaked with 

 yellow and orange ; flesh pretty firm, greenish, adheres to 

 the stone. Early September. Tree moderately vigorous, 

 very productive. 



Magnum Bonum, Yellow (YELLOW EGG, etc.). A pop- 

 ular old variety, with some twenty synonyms. Large, 

 or very large, egg shape, or oval ; yellow, with white 

 dots and a thin bloom ; flesh yellow, acid until fully ripe, 

 when it is sweet, adheres to the stone. Last of August. 

 Tree very vigorous, productive ; valued for market and 

 cooking. 



McLailghlin* Origin Maine. Large, roundish, flat- 

 tened at ends ; yellow, dotted and marbled with red in 

 the sun, thin bloom ; flesh yellow, rather firm, juicy, very 

 sweet, delicious, adheres to the stone. Last of August 

 Tree a hardy, vigorous grower, productive ; one of the 

 most valuable. 



Monroe Gage. Origin New York. Rather above 

 medium, oval ; greenish yellow, rarely a blush ; flesh 



