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BLEECKEE'S GAGE. Wood, downy; color, rich 

 3''ollow; form, rounded oval, very regular; size, 2; stone, 

 separating; quality, 1; use, table; flavor, sweet and 

 luscious. 



Eemarks. — From Albany, N. Y. Tree of a healthy, 

 hardy habit, and a regular, sure bearer. Eecommended by 

 Ex-presidents Buchanan and Ernst, and the present incum- 

 bent (1857), Dr. Warder, of the Cincinnati Horticultural 

 Society, for the locality of Cincinnati. 



BLUE GAGE. Wood, downy; color, blue; form, 

 round ; size, 3 ; stone, free or separating ; quality, 3 ; use, 

 table ; flavor, juicy, a little acid and somewhat rich ; sea- 

 son, Jul}'. 



Eemarks. — Foreign. Of sweet and pleasant flavor, 

 very hardy, but the poorest of all the gages. It bears 

 mo^t abundant crops every season, and the seedlings make 

 good stocks. It is the Azure Ilative of the French. Ee- 

 commended by Buchanan, Ernst, and Warder, for the 

 locality of Cincinnati. 



Cherry Plum, or Early Scarlet, etc. Wood, round ; 

 color, lively red, with very little bloom; form, round; 

 size, 3 ; stone, adheres ; quality, 2 ; use, table ; flavor, 

 melting, soft, very juicy, with a pleasant, lively, sub-acid; 

 not rich nor high-tasted ; season, July. 



Eemarks. — On the trees they resemble cherries. Its 

 blossoms are very thick in the Spring, which, from their 

 earliness. renders them liable to be cut ofl" by frost. It 



