Green, White, or Ydlow. 



353 



stone small, nearly full. End of August. A handsome and 

 produ<5tive variety. Albany, N. Y. 



Howards Favorite. Large, necked, rich yellow, dotted and shaded 

 with carmine, bloom lilac ; stalk long, inserted in a ring ; flesh 

 rather coarse, but very sugary, rich, and delicious somewhat 

 adherent to the stone. September. Tree vigorous, fruit hangs 

 long. Albany, N. Y. 



Hudson Gage. Size medium ; oval, suture obscure, one side slightly 

 larger ; surface yellow, clouded or streaked faint green, bloom 

 thin, white ; stalk about two-thirds of an inch long, moderately 

 sunk ; flesh greenish, juicy, melting, rich, sprightly, excellent, 

 nearly free from the small stone. Ripens two weeks earlier than 

 Washington, and three weeks before Imperial Gage, which it 

 partly resembles. Origin, Hudson, N. Y. 



RULING'S SUPERB. Large, round-ovate, suture shallow, indistinct ; 

 stalk one inch long, stout, slightly sunk ; skin dull greenish yel- 

 low ; bloom pale, thin ; flesh rather firm ; flavor rich, brisk, excel- 

 lent. Ripens latter part of summer. Shoots thick, vigorous, 

 downy, leaves very large. A moderate bearer. Origin, Penn. 



Fig. 384. Muling 1 s Superb. 



Fig- 385. Imperial Gage. 



IMPERIAL GAGE. (Flushing Gage, Prince's Imperial Gage, White 

 Gage, of Boston.} Fruit rather large, oval, suture distinct ; stalk 



