THE PLUM. 337 



Thomas. Large, round-oval, slightly irregular, somewhat 

 compressed on the suture ; skin salmon color, with a soft 

 red cheek, and numerous dots; stalk hairy, one-half to 

 three-fourths of an inch long, stout ; cavity small, narrow; 

 flesh pale yellow, somewhat coarse, mild, pleasant, free 

 from the very light-colored stone. Shoots slightly downy. 

 Productive. Season, medium. Origin, Boston. 



Section II. Fruit medium in size. 



COE'S LATE RED, or RED ST. MARTIN. (Syn. St. Martin, 

 Saint Martin Rouge.) Size medium, roundish, suture dis- 

 tinct on one side, skin light purplish red, bloom thin, blue; 

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

 rather firm, crisp, rich, vinous. Very late, productive, 

 shoots, downy. A valuable late plum. 



Corse's Not a Bene. Rather large, round, surface pale lilac 

 brown, often dull green in the shade ; bloom light blue, 

 copious ; stalk half an inch long, cavity round, flesh 

 greenish, rather firm, crisp, rich vinous. Very late, very 

 productive, shoots downy. A valuable late plum. 



Cruger's Scarlet. (Syn. Cruger's, Cruger's Seedling.) 

 Medium, approaching small, roundish oval, suture obscure; 

 surface lively red or bright lilac, with numerous yellow 

 dots, pale fawn color in the shade, bloom thin, blueish ; 

 stalk half an inch long, cavity shallow ; flesh deep orange, 

 moderately juicy, mild, agreeable, not rich, good. Sea- 

 son, medium. Shoots downy. Hardy, adapted to light 

 soils, very productive. Origin, New-York. 



Dennistorfs Red. Medium or rather large, roundish oval, 

 narrowed to the stalk ; suture passing half round ; sur- 

 face a fine light red, with fawn colored dots ; bloom very 

 thin ; stalk very long, slender, little sunk ; flesh amber- 

 colored, rich, good second rate, free from the small, oval, 

 compressed stone. Season medium, or last of summer. 

 Shoots smooth. Origin, Albany, N. Y., probably from 

 a seed of the Lombard or Bleecker's Scarlet. 



Fotheringham. Size medium, obovate, suture distinct ; skin 

 purple in the sun, reddish in the shade, bloom T>ale blue ; 



