164 DESCRIPTIONS 



12. DRAP D'OR. 



Mirabelle Groue, 

 Fruit rather small, round ; suture indistinct; apex indented. Color golden yellow, in the 

 sun sometimes dotted with crimson. Flesh yellow, sweet, rich, but some portion ad- 

 hering to the stone. Ripens the second week in August. 



13. MIRABELLE. 



Fruit quite small, obovate, with a distinct suture. Color yellow and spotted with red, and 

 bearing a white bloom. Tree productive, but its fruit is ranked only as second-rate ; 

 used principally for preserves. 



14 ENGLISH YELLOW GAGE. 



Little Queen Claude. 

 Fruit small and round, with a distinct suture on one side. Color pale yellowish green, but 

 becoming yellow in ripening, and sprinkled with reddish dots ; bloom conspicuous ; base 

 slightly indented. Flesh yellowish, sweet and pleasant. 



15. IMPERIAL OTTOMAN. 



Fruit rather less than the medium size, oval ; suture extending over ^ of one side of the 

 apex. Color pale greenish yellow ; marbled. Stem downy and slender, and only slightly 

 sunk. Color dull yellow, clouded, and only thinly bloomed. Flesh juicy, sweet. 

 Stone pointed. Ripens the last of July. Tree hardy and productive. 



16. PRIMORDIUM. 



Fruit less than the medium size ; base subacute ; suture distinct at the- apex. Stem short 

 and slender, downy. Color yellow ; bloom thin. Flesh yellowish and only moderately 

 juicy, sweetish. Ripens in July. 



17. REINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY. 



A new Belgium fruit of greenish yellow color, and spotted with red, and marked with 

 violet colored longitudinal veins. Tree productive, bearing a rich sugary fruit. 

 Thomas. 



