1 24 Plums and Plum Culture 



suture shallow ; color dark blue ; dots several, faint ; bloom 

 blue ; flesh yellow ; stone small, round, pointed, turgid, cling ; 

 quality poor; season medium early. 



A seedling of Orleans grown by Ellwanger & Barry, Ro- 

 chester, New York. 



SUGAR. A new drying prune originated by Luther Bur- 

 bank and introduced by him in 1899. It is described as follows 

 by Secretary B. M. Lelong of the California state board of 

 horticulture: "An extremely early prune, ripening first of 

 August; skin, very tender, at first of a light purple, tinted with 

 green, changing at maturity to dark purple, covered with a 

 thick white bloom ; flesh yellow, tender and rich ; form ovoid 

 slightly flattened, large; average size fifteen to the pound, 

 which is two or three times larger than French prune (Agen) : 

 fruit stalk short, separates from the fruit easily as the fruit 

 reaches maturity; stone medium size, flattened, slightly wrin- 

 kled and most often separated from the flesh." 



Regarded by Mr. Burbank as one of his best creations, and 

 spoken of as highly promising by Professor Wickson and 

 others. 



TATGE. A variety of the Lombard type, and by some 

 thought to be identical with that variety. Originated at Belle 

 Plain, Iowa, and much advertised in the west recently. 



TENNANT. Originated in Whatcom county, Washington, 

 and said to be an acquisition. Large, dark purple, with a blue 

 bloom. 



TRAGEDY. Fruit egg-shaped ; size medium to large ; 

 cavity medium shallow ; stem short, stiff ; suture deep ; color 

 dark blue; dots very minute; bloom blue; skin thick and 

 tough ; flesh firm, yellow, meaty ; stone large, pointed, flat- 

 tened, cling; flavor brisk; quality, good; season early. 



Origin, California. Thought by some to be a valuable 

 early shipping plum, but has not yet been sufficiently tested 

 in the eastern states. 



TRANSPARENT (Transparent Gage). Fruit roundish, 

 oblate; size medium or larger; cavity small but deep; stem 

 medium ; suture shallow, distinct ; apex depressed ; color 

 greenish-yellow, marked with red in the sun ; bloom whitish ; 

 flesh greenish-yellow, tender; quality good to best; season 

 medium. 



A French variety, thought to be a seedling of Green Gage, 

 and evidently referable to that type. 



UNION (Union Purple). This variety is unknown to me 

 except for the description given in the catalog of S. D. 

 Willard, which is as follows : "Fruit large, roundish-oval ; 

 skin reddish purple, covered with a thin bloom; stalk short 



