416 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



Reine Claude de Bavay (Bavay's Green Gage). — 

 Origin Belgium. Large, roundish, a little flattened; 

 greenish-yellow, with splashes of green, thin bloom; flesh 

 yellow, juicy, sugary, melting, rich, excellent, separates 

 from the stone. — Last of September. Tree a vigorous 

 grower, and very productive. One of the best in quality, 

 very valuable, and extensively planted as a late market 

 sort. 



Saint Catherine. — Origin France. Medium, obovate, 

 deep suture ; pale yellow, a little reddish in the sun, 

 thin, white bloom ; flesh yellow, juicy, rather firm, and 

 adhering partly to the stone. — Middle to last of Septem- 

 ber. Tree an upright, rather slender grower ; pro- 

 ductive. Highly prized for drying. 



Saint Lawrence. — Origin New York. Large, dark 

 purple ; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, adheres to the stone. 

 — September. Tree a good grower, productive. — Origi- 

 nated in the grounds of EUwanger & Barry, Rochester, 

 N. Y., from a seed of Smith's Orleans. 



Shropshire Damson.— Origin England. Medium to 

 small, oval ; dark purple ; flesh melting, juicy, separates 

 freely from the stone. — October. Tree healthy and pro- 

 ductive. One of the best of the Damsons. 



Smith's Orleans. — Origin Long Island. Large, round- 

 ish-oval ; reddish-purple, covered with a blue bloom ; 

 flesh deep yellow, a little firm, very juicy, brisk, vinous, 

 adheres to the stone. — Last of August. Tree vigorous 

 and very productive. One of the most valuable for or- 

 chard or garden. 



Victoria (Sharp's Emperor, etc.).— Origin England. 

 Large, roundish-oval ; light yellow, marbled, spotted, 

 and shaded with lilac and purple, thin, lilac bloom ; flesh 

 yellow, coarse, not juicy or sugary, a little vinous, and 

 separates from the stone.— Middle of September. Tree 



