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parent, of about the same size, of an oval shape, and blue 

 colour; the flavour is pleasant, but its great value consists 

 in iu early maturity. 



22. Little Queen Claudia. This is a plum of the gage 

 family, of fine flavour, and of a yellow colour when ripe. It 

 has all the good qualities of the Green Gage, except that its 

 size is much smaller. It is a tree of extremely vigorous 

 growth. 



21. Large Queen Claudia. This plum, the parent of all 

 the class of gages, ranks among the finest for the luscious 

 quality of its fruits, and for the vigour and productiveness of 

 the tree ; it ripens in August. 



Goliah, Nectarine, or Caledonian. This plum is of very 

 large size, and has attracted much notice in England ; but 

 it is only recently introduced to this country, where it has 

 not yet produced fruit that I am aware of. 



42. Coe's Golden Drofi. This plum is of a fine amber 

 colour, much in form of the Yellow Egg Plum, and of about 

 half the size ; the flavour is very fine, and it is considered one 

 of the most beautiful plums for the dessert j it ripens in 

 September. 



26. Blue Gaffe. This is a very luscious plum, of a good 

 size, and bears well. 



25. Green Gage. This plum is so universally known, 

 that description seems unnecessary. I will, therefore, merely 

 remark, that it is of good size, a yellowish green with dots 

 on the sunny side when ripe, and extremely luscious; ripens 

 in August. 



29. White Gage. This plum, reared from the seed of 

 the Green Gage, is much larger than its parent ; its colour 

 is of a pale straw colour when ripe ; the tree produces a 

 great abundance of fruit. 



Wineatjur. This plum is highly esteemed for preserving, 

 and is also used in the making of wines ; it ripens late, and 

 produces well. 



46. Imfieratrice. This is one of the finest late plums, 

 and when perfectly mature is extremely sweet ; ripens in 

 September, and often continues to October. 



20. Yellow Egg, or White Magnum Bonum. This plum 

 bears well, and is very large, and has been produced of the 

 full size 6f a hen's egg in particular situations ; it is not con- 

 sidered a table fruit, though sometimes eaten as such; it is 

 principally used for preserving and baking. 



19. PurfileJSggj or Red Magnum Bonum. This is a very 



