330 THE PLUM. 



buds with large shoulders, growth slow, and young trees 

 difficult to raise in most localities. French. Old. 



There are many seedlings, inferior to the original, and ma- 

 ny worthless green plums called by this name. F. R. 

 Elliott, one of the best informed pomologists of Ohio, says 

 that he knows of but one or two genuine bearing trees 

 in that State. 



The Schuyler Gage, of Albany, is a sub-variety, closely re- 

 sembling the Green Gage. 



IMPERIAL OTTOMAN. Nearly medium in size, oval, suture 

 on one side half way from base to apex ; somewhat pel- 

 lucid ; surface pale greenish-yellow, marbled ; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, downy,- slender, curved, 

 scarcely sunk ; surface dull yellow, clouded darker, bloom 

 thin ; flesh very juicy, sweet, excellent, scarcely adhering 

 to the pointed stone. Quite early, or two or three weeks 

 after midsummer. Great bearer. Nearly or quite as 

 early as Drap d'Or, and much better. Shoots slightly 

 downy ; tree hardy, succeeds well as far north as Maine. 



Mirabelle. Very small, obovate, suture distinct ; stalk half 

 an inch long, slightly sunk ; surface a fine yellow, slight- 

 ly spotted with red, bloom white ; flesh orange, sprightly, 

 becoming dry. Ripens with the Green Gage. Shoots 

 downy, tree small. A small, beautiful, second-rate plum, 

 very productive, and valued for preserving. Its seed- 

 lings are used as stocks for dwarf plums. 



Primordian. (Syn. Jaune Hative, or Early Yellow, "White 

 Primordian.) Small, obovate, necked ; suture small ; 

 stalk slender, downy, half an inch long ; pale clear yel- 

 low, bloom thin; flesh yellowish, moderately juicy, with 

 a rather sweet mild good flavor ; very free from the stone. 

 The earliest plum, ripening before midsummer. Shoots 

 quite slender, very downy, growth slow, and young trees 

 difficult to raise. 



Yellow Gage, English. (Syn. Little Queen Claude.) Small, 

 round, suture on one side distinct; surface pale yellow- 

 ish green, becoming yellow, with a few reddish dots, 

 bloom dense; stalk half an inch long, slender, slightly 

 sunk; flesh very sweet, pleasant, quite free from the 



