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THE PLUM. 



tened at ends, suture distinct, shallow; surface violet, 

 bloom light blue ; stalk an inch long, cavity narrow ; 

 flesh rather firm, greenish yellow, rich, sugary, of very 

 high and excellent flavor, free from the oval, compressed 



Fig. 260 Early Royal. Fig. 261 -.Red Gage. 



Fig. 262 Purple Favorite. Fig. 263 Royal 



stone. Ripens rather late, hanging long, and slightly 

 shrivelling on the tree. Shoots smooth, resembling those 

 of the Green Gage. A spurious sort is often dissemi- 

 nated. 



Red Apricot. (Syn. Abricotee Rouge.) Size medium, 

 oval, flattened at ends ; stalk nearly an inch long, cavity 

 slight ; skin clear red in the shade, violet in the sun ; 

 bloom blue, copious ; flesh orange, sweetish, rather dry 

 and insipid. Season medium. Shoots smooth. French. 



RED GAGE. Medium or rather small, round-ovate, brown - 

 ish-red, stalk rather sjencier, cavitv narrow ; flesh green- 



