PLUMS. 251 



yellow; form, roundish, a little flat; size, 2; stone, sep- 

 arating ; quality, 1 ; use, table ; flavor, Arm, sugary, high ; 

 season, August to September. 



Remarks. — Foreign. Moderate bearer, but high flavor. 



Prince's Yellow Gage. "Wood, smooth ; color, golden 

 yellow, a little clouded ; form, oval ; size, 2 to 1 ; stone, 

 separating; quality, 2; use, kitchen ; flavor, sugary, rich, 

 rather dry; season, July. 



Remarks. — American. Abundant bearer. Carries well 

 to market. Too dry for table. Best for market. 



QUETSCHE, or German Prune, with a great number 

 of synonymes. Color, purple, with a thick, blue bloom ; 

 form, long oval, near two inches tong, peculiarly swollen 

 on one side, and drawn out toward the stalk. Suture dis- 

 tinctly marked. Flesh, firm, green, sweet, and pleasant; 

 separates from the stone, which is flat, very long, and a 

 little curved ; season, September. 



Remarks. — Many plums are cultivated under this 

 name. It is, therefore, rather an uncertain title. This 

 is partly on account of its frequently coming the same 

 from the seed. Its quality- is tolerably fair for the table, 

 but its chief use is for drying and preserving. G-reat 

 bearer, and hanging long on the tree. It is very valuable, 

 and universal in Central Europe. 



Red Gage, or Lombard (which see). Wood, smooth; 

 color, bright red; form, oval, rounded; size, 3; stone, 

 separating ; quality, 1 ; use, table ; flavor, juicy, sweet, de- 

 licious ; season, July to August. 



Remarks. — American. Hardy, vigorous ; small, but of 

 the best flavor. "Very productive, and free from curculio. 



Saint Martin's. Wood, smooth ; color, bright yellow, 



