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trees are hardy, regular, not rampant gro^A'ers, and regular, abundant 

 bearers. Branches^ slightly downy. Fruity medium, roundish oval, regu- 

 larly formed ] skin, greenish yellow, marbled with darker shades in stripes 

 underneath; if permitted to hang, it becomes mostly pale yellow, bloom 

 thin : suture, only half way down on one side ; flesh, yellowish, juicy, rich, 

 sweet, delicious, and, when fully ripe, parts freely from the stone ; stem, 

 downy, three-fourths inch long, inserted in a cavity of moderate depth. 

 Last July. 



Jefferson. 



An American variety, originated by Judge Buel, at Albany, N. Y., pro- 

 bably from a seed of Coe's Golden Drop, which in growth, wood, &c., it 

 closely resembles. It has been pretty extensively tested, both in this 

 country and in Europe, and fully sustains the high character given it by 

 the late A. J. Downing. The Bingham Cling-stone plum has occasionally 

 been disseminated for this variety. In rich, high flavor it does not equal 

 the Green Gage, but its large size, great beauty, productiveness, freedom 

 from decay, and habit of hanging long on the tree after ripe, render it 

 valuable for all collections. Branches, nearly smooth. Fruit, large, oval, 

 slightly narrowed one side toward the stalk : skin, at first greenish yellow, 

 becoming golden yellow when fully ripe, and with a rich reddened cheek 

 in the sun; bloom, thin, white : suture, slight; flesh, separating nearly free 

 from the long pointed stone, yellow, almost orange yellow, juicy, with rich 

 flavor; stalk, an inch long, inserted without depression. Last of August; 

 at the South, last of July. 



Lawrence's Favorite. 

 Lawrence's Gage. 

 An American plum, raised from seed of the Green Gage, by Mr. L. U. 

 Lawrence, Hudson, N. Y. It forms a tree of upright, thrifty growth, and 

 bears young and abundantly of fruit much resembling outwardly the Green 

 Gage, except being larger. Branches, downy, short-jointed. Fruit, large, 

 roundish ; skifi, dull yellowish green, clouded with streaks of a darker 

 shade beneath, and in sun. around the stem a mottling or dotting of brown- 

 ish red ; bloom, light bluish green ; flesh, greenish, juicy, rich, excellent, 

 only surpassed by Green Gage, when fully ripe, separates freely from the 

 stone ; stalk, half-inch long, slendeij, inserted in a narrow cavity. Middle 

 August. 



Lombard. 

 Bleecter's Scarlet, | Beekman's Scarlet, [ Montgomery Prune ? 

 An American variety, which, as a tree, is thrifty, healthy, hardy, and 

 productive, while the fruit appears less attractive than most others to the 

 curculio. It is, therefore, very desirable. Branches, smooth, bright purple, 

 very thrifty ; leaves, much crumpled. Fruit, medium, roundish oval, slightly 

 flattened at ends ; suture, slight ; skin, violet red, dusted thinly with 

 bloom ; flesh, yellow, juicy, not rich, but pleasant flavor ; stalk, slender, 

 three-fourths in(?h long, set in a broad, open cavity ; adheres to the stone. 

 Middle to last of August. 



Madison. 



An accidental seedling in the Denniston Garden, Albany, N. Y., and, 

 according to Dr. Herman Wendell, a hybrid from Bleecker's Gage and Blue 

 Gage. Its flavor, late period of maturity, and hardihood, commend it 



