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White Egg. (Syn. White Magnum Bonum, White Impe- 

 rial.) Very large, oval, narrow at ends, necked at base, 

 suture distinct ; stalk an inch long, not sunk, surrounded 

 by a fleshy ring at insertion ; skin light yellow, bloom 

 thin, white ; flesh firm, coarse, acid, becoming sweeter 

 by ripening, adhering closely to the long, pointed stone. 

 Ripens about the end of summer. 



The Yellow Egg is very similar in character, but the flesh 

 partly separates from the stone when fully ripe. There 

 appear to be several sub-varieties. 



T. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, England, says the Yellow 

 Magnum Bonum is an American plum of extreme hardi- 

 ness good, but not first rate flesh clings and bears 

 more freely than " our old White Magnum Bonum." 



Section II. Fruit medium in size. 



Dana's Yellow Gage. Size medium, oval, pale yellow, 

 marbled with darker green, bloom very thin : flesh juicy, 

 lively. Season medium. Very productive. Hardy. 

 Mass. 



Downton Imperatrice. Size medium, oval, base tapered or 

 with a neck ; skin thin, pale yellow ; flesh yellow, melt- 

 ing, acid, becoming rather sweet ; ripens late, or two 

 weeks before mid-autumn. Shoots smooth, long, strong, 

 upright. For preserving. A cross of the White Egg 

 and Blue Imperatrice. 



Emerald Drop. Size medium, long oval, suture deep, one 

 side larger ; skin pale yellowish-green, dull green in the 

 shade ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk ; 

 flesh juicy, rather rich, of second-rate quality, adhering 

 to the long pointed stone. 



Lucombe's Nonsuch. Medium or rather large, roundish; 

 skin yellowish-green with yellowish-orange, bloom whi- 

 tish ; suture broad ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, 

 cavity wide ; flesh rather firm, rich, sweet with acid. 

 Resembles the Green Gage, but larger, more marked 

 with yellow, and much inferior in flavor. English. 



St Catherine. Size medium, obovate, suture very distinct, 

 passing half round ; skin pale yellow, sometimes slightly 



