McLaughlin plum. 



shaped head. Notwithstanding its vigor it comes into hearing mod- 

 erately early, and is a remarkably productive variety. 



Xkee. — ^Vigorous, npright, forming a fine rounded head; annual 

 shoots, stout, strong, and nearly erect. 



Wood. — Dark brownish violet, partially covered with a grayish epi- 

 dermis, smooth, stout, and very short-jointed ; old wood, grayish brown ; 

 buds, large, long, tapering regularly to the point, erect, with remarkably 

 prominent shoulders. 



Leaves.— Large, roundish-ovate, dull dark green above, pale be- 

 neath, broadest in the middle, shortly pointed, strongly nerved, and 

 obtusely serrated; petioles, short, about half an inch long, stout, 

 reddish. 



Flowers. — Medium size ; stamens and style nearly equal in length. 



fj^uiT. — Large, about one and three-quarters inches broad, and one 

 and five-eighths long : Form, roundish, regular, similar to the Green 

 Gage, but depressed at each end, rather more broad than long; suture, 

 shallow, with an indented apex : Skin, fair, green, becoming yellowish 

 when ripe, mottled and dotted with brownish red and crimson around 

 the base, and covered with a thin whitish bloom : Stem, short, about 

 half an inch long, stout, and inserted in a very small cavity, without 

 depression : Flesh, yellow, thick, very melting, and adhering to the 

 stone : Juice, abundant, rich, sugary, and perfectly luscious : Stone, 

 small, roundish ovate, obtusely pointed, nearly smooth. 



Ripe the last of August and beginning of'September. 



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