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Plums. 



with red, with small, violet-colored, longitudinal veins ; flesh rathei 

 firm, juicy, sugary, rich, of fine quality, adhering slightly to the 

 stone. Shoots smooth, leaves roundish, shining the growth 

 resembling Washington, but leaves smaller and shoots slenderer. 

 Very productive. 



Schuyler Gage. Size medium, oval, suture moderate, yellow with 

 green splashes, dotted and shaded with red next the sun ; stalk 

 long, curved, slightly sunk ; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, excellent. 

 Resembling Green Gage free from the stone. Last of Septem- 

 ber. Tree vigorous, productive. Albany, N. Y. 



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

 half round ; skin pale yellow, sometimes slightly reddish to the 

 sun, bloom thin, white ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, very 

 slender, slightly sunk ; flesh juicy, rather firm, rich, fine. Ripens 

 rather late. Shoots smooth, rather slender. 



ST. MARTIN'S QUETSCHE. Size medium, ovate, broadest at base ; 

 surface pale yellow ; often spotted with brown ; bloom white ; 

 flesh yellowish, very juicy, rich, excellent. Ripens at mid-autumn, 

 and keeps long. Shoots smooth. A profuse bearer. One of the 

 best late plums. Profitable. German. Too late for the far 

 north. 



WASHINGTON. (Bolmar, Bolmar's Washington.) Large, often very 



large, roundish-oval, suture ob- 

 scure, distinct at base ; surface 

 yellowish green faintly mar- 

 bled, often with a pale red 

 blush ; stalk one-half to three- 

 fourths of an inch long, slightly 

 downy ; cavity wide, shallow ; 

 flesh rather firm, sweet, mild, 

 moderately rich, free from the 

 pointed stone. Rather early, 

 last half of August. Shoots 

 downy, very vigorous, leaves 



very large, 

 city. 



Origin, New York 



Fig. 394. Washington. 



Shoots smooth, growth free. 

 White Egg. (White Magnum Bonum, White Imperial.) 



White or Yellow Damson. (Late 

 Yellow Damson.) Small (one 

 inch long), oval, pale yellow, 

 dotted with reddish brown ; 

 stalk half an inch long, downy, 

 not sunk ; flesh rich, sub-acid, 

 agreeable ; ripens very late, 

 hanging long on the tree. 

 Tree very productive. 



Very 



