Red, Purple, or Blue. 



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greenish, juicy, tender, melting, rich, sweet, excellent, free from 

 the very small, roundish stone. Season about medium, or last 

 week of August. Shoots nearly smooth, short-jointed, growth 

 slow, much resembling that of the Red Diaper. Origin, New- 

 burgh, N. Y. 



PURPLE GAGE. (Reine Claude Violette, Violet Queen Claude.) 

 Size medium, roundish, slightly flattened at ends, suture distinct, 

 shallow ; surface violet, bloom light blue ; stalk an inch long, 

 cavity narrow ; flesh rather firm, greenish yellow, rich, sugary, of 



Fig. 370. Purple Favorite. 



Fig. 371. Purple Gage. 



very high and excellent flavor, free from the oval, compressed 

 stone. Ripens rather late, hanging long, and slightlv shrivelling 

 on the tree. Shoots smooth, resembling those of the Green 

 Gage. A spurious sort is often disseminated. 



Quackenboss. Large, oblong-oval, deep purple, suture faint, stalk 

 short, slightly sunk ; slightly coarse, sprightly, very good, partly 

 freestone. October. Albany, N. Y. 



RED DIAPER. (Diaprde Rouge, Mimms, Imperial Diadem.) Large, 

 obovate, somewhat necked ; skin reddish purple, with a few yel- 

 lowish specks, bloom light blue ; stalk three-fourths of an inch 

 long, slender, slightly hairy, little sunk ; flesh pale green, juicy, 

 melting, rich, of fine flavor ; free from the quite small stone. 

 Season medium or end of summer. Shoots nearly smooth ; 

 growth slow. 



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