UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 449 



Prince Engelbert. ' 



A new Belgian sort. Branches, downy. Fruit, large, oblong ovaV, deep 

 bluish purple, with a dense bloom ; stem, slender, with a distinct ring at 

 base; cavity, narrow and deep: suture, distinct; flesh, juicy, melting, 

 moderately rich ; stone, medium, separates freely from the flesh. August. 



Prince of Wales. 



Chapman's Prince of "Walea. 

 Foreign. Branches, smooth. Fruit, medium, oval, bright purplish pink ; 

 bloom, abundant ; flesh, pale yellow, sweet, separates from stone. Last 

 August. 



Prince's Orange Egg. 



Originated by William Prince, Flushing, L. I. Tree, vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Fruit, large, oval : color, yellow, covered with thin bloom ; 

 stem, rather stout, set in a small cavity ; flesh, yellow, coarse, juicy, sub- 

 acid, sprightly, adhering to the stone. September. 



Prune de Louvain. 



Plum of Louvain. 

 Tree, vigorous, fertile. Origin, nursery of Van Mons. Fruit, large, egg- 

 shaped, with a neck ; deep purple, shaded with violet : suture, deep, half 

 round ; flesh, rather coarse, melting, pleasant. Free-stone. Ripens end of 

 August. (Al. Pom.) 



Prune of Agen. 



Agen Date, I Prune d'Ast, 



Prune d'Agen, St. Maurin, 



Eobe de Sergrut, 

 Prune de Brignole ? 



D'Agen, 



Foreign. Valuable only for drying. Branches, smooth. Fruit, medium, 

 obovate flattened, purple, with a blue bloom ; flesh, greenish yellow, sweet ; 

 stalk, short. October. 



Quackenboss. 



Origin uncertain. Tree, a strong, upright grower; foliage, dark and 

 glossy. Fruit, large, oblong oval ; skin, deep purple, profusely covered 

 with a bluish bloom ; stalk, short, thin, crooked, and set in a slightly de- 

 pressed cavity; flesh, greenish yellow, sprightly, juicy, a little coarse- 

 grained, sweet, and excellent, adheres slightly to the stone. Ripens the last 

 of Octo ber. For market, it is unsurpassed. 



Eeagle's Ancient City. 



American. New; probably from seed of Washington. Fruit, large, 

 roundish oval, clouded orange, red in sun: suture, distinct; flesh, yellow, 

 juicy, sweet, delicious, parts readily from stone. Last August. 



Keaole*s Gage. 



American. New. Fruit, medium, round ; suture, distinct ; color, light 

 green, marbled with deep green; stalk, slender; flesh, greenish, juicy, 

 Eweet ; separates from stone. Last of August. 



Eeagle's Union Purple. 



American. Originated with C. Reagles, Schenectady. Fruit, of the 

 largest size, roundish oval ; skin, reddish purple, covered with a thin bloom ; 



