328 THE PLUM. 



BLEECKER'S GAGE. Size medium; roundish-oval, regular, 

 suture obscure ; stalk an inch long, rather stout, downy, 

 slightly sunk ; skin yellow, with sunken white specks ; 

 bloom thin, white ; flesh yellow, rich, sweet, luscious, 

 partly free from the pointed stone. Ripens at the end of 

 summer. Shoots downy. Distinguished from Prince's 

 Yellow Gage by its larger stalk and later maturity. 

 Origin, Albany, N. Y. 



Jlennistori's Superb. Size medium; round, obscurely oval, 

 slightly flattened, suture distinct ; surface pale yellowish- 

 green, slightly dotted and clouded with purple, bloom 

 thin, stalk rough, three-fourths of an inch long, moderate- 

 ly sunk ; flesh thick, (stone smalPj not juicy, rich, vinous, 

 free from the thick, roundish stone. Ripens rather early, 

 or last fortnight of summer. Resembles Green Gage, 

 rather larger, earlier, and not so good. Shoots downy. 

 Very productive. Origin, Albany, N. Y. One of the 

 handsomest of plums. 



HUDSON GAGE. Size medium.; oval, suture obscure, one 

 side slightly larger ; surface yellow, clouded or streaked 

 faint green, bloom thin, white ; stalk about two-thirds of 

 an inch long, moderately sunk; flesh greenish, juicy, 

 melting, rich, sprightly, excellent, nearly free from the 

 small stone. Ripens two weeks earlier than Washington, 

 and three weeks before Imperial Gage, which it partly 

 resembles. Origin, Hudson, N. Y. 



REINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY. Round-oval, greenish-yellow, 

 spotted with red, with small, violet-colored longitudinal 

 veins ; flesh rather firm, juicy, sugary, rich, of fine quali- 

 ty, adhering slightly to the stone. Shoots smooth, leaves 

 roundish, shining, the growth resembling Washinton, 

 but leaves smaller and shoots slenderer. Very productive. 

 Origin, Malines, in Belgium. New. 



Coe's Golden Drop has been disseminated to some extent 

 for this variety. 



ST. MARTIN'S QUETSCHE. Size medium ; ovate, broadest 

 at base; surface pale yellow; often spotted with brown; 

 bloom white ; flesh yellowish, very juicy, rich, excellent, 

 Ripens at mid-autumn, and keeps long. Shoots smooth. 



