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the Middle States," which would imply that it does not suc- 

 ceed in New England. This, however, is not the case; so 

 far as we have any knowledge, it ripens freely, and produces 

 abundantly, unless in the 

 extreme Northern parts of 

 Maine and New Hampshire, 

 where it may not acquire 

 that richness, owing to its 

 late maturity, which consti- 

 tutes its high character. 



Coe's Golden Drop was 

 raised from seeds, nearly 

 forty years ago, by a gar- 

 dener of the name of Coe, 

 at Bury St. Edmunds, near 

 London, but from the stone 

 of Avhat variety is not 

 known. Its excellence, how- 

 ever, made it a favorite va- 

 riety, and it soon became 

 generally introduced into all 



choice collections of this Fig.A2. Coe's Golden Drop Plum. 



fruit, under the several synonymes which we have quoted 

 above, except the last, which is of recent addition to the list; 

 the French have disseminated it considerably under the name 

 of Waterloo ; trees, received under that name, have fruited in 

 our collection this year, and proved to be the Golden Drop. 



The tree is of a vigorous and rather compact growth, 

 having smooth, short-jointed, purplish shoots, with promi- 

 nent eyes, somewhat like the Green Gage, and with small, 

 glossy, deep-green leaves. It is a most abundant bearer, and 

 the fruit, which ripens the last of September, if carefully 

 gathered, will keep in a sound state for more than a month, 

 shrivelling slightly, but retaining its juiciness and fine flavor. 



Fruity large, about two inches long and one and three 

 quarter inches in diameter, oval, largest in the middle, ta- 

 pering to the apex, which is depressed, and narrowing to the 

 stem, where it is abruptly hollowed out ; suture distinct, run- 

 ning half round, one side little longer than the other : Skin^ 

 golden yellow, fair, smooth, somewhat mottled with green 



