SUPERSEDED BY BETTER SORTS. 4.55 



Little Qiteen Claude. 



Yellow Gage Cof the Englisli), I Keine Clande Blanche, I Gonne's Geeen Gage, 

 Petite Eeine Claude, | Small Green Gage, | "White Gage. 



Foreign. Branches, smooth. Fruit, small, round, yellowish green, with red spots; flesh, 

 pale yellow. Free-stone. August. 



Lxtcojibf/s XoNSUcn. 



Foreign. Branches, smooth. Fruit, medium, roundish, yellowish green ; flesh, greenish. 

 Cling-stone. August, 



Muscle, 

 Foreign. Only grown for stocks. Fruit, oblong, dark red, large stone. 



Nectarine. 

 Caledonia ? | Howell's Large, 



Foreign. Branches, smooth. Fruit, large, roundish, purple ; flesh, greenish yellow, partially 

 cling-stone, August. 



Peolt's Early Blue, 



American. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, oblong, dark blue ; flesh, yellow, partly free 

 August. 



Prince's Orange Gage, 



Fruit, medium, roundish oval ; suture, moderate ; skin, yellow ; stalk, long, set in au 

 open cavity; flesh, light yellow, coarse, juicy, pleasant, but not rich, adheres to the stone. 

 Septembei*. 



Queen Mother, 



Eed Queen Mother, [ Pigeon's Heart, | Damas Yiolet, 



Foreign, Branches, smooth. Fruit, small, round, purplish red in sun, amber in shade 

 flesh, yellow. Free-stone. September, 



Eed Imperial, 

 Imperial Eouge, | Early Forcing, 



Foreign. Branches, slightly downy. Fruit, large, oval, reddish violet ; flesh, greenish yel- 

 low. Free-stone. September, 



Eed Perdrigon, 



Perdrigon Eouge. 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, roundish oval, deep red, lilac bloom ; flesh, 

 yellow. Free-stone. August. 



EniNEBECK Yellow Gage. 



Origin, Ehinebeck, N. Y, Tree, very strong and vigorous. 



Fruit, large, oval ; suture, deep ; skin, yetlow ; stalk, rather long, inserted by a fleshy 

 ring, without depression ; flesh, coarse, adheres to the stone, September, 



Semiana of Boston. 



This has been thought to be the Imperatrice Violette of old Duhamel. "We are not pre- 

 pared to say, and as it is condemned by all growers, do not think it worth looking after. 

 J5ranches, smooth. Fruit, medium, oval, dark blue ; flesh, harsh, acid. Cling-stone, Sep- 

 tember, 



Siamese. 



American, Branches, smooth. Fruit, grows in pairs, which is its only merit, pale yellow > 

 flesh, yellow. Cling-stone. September, 



St, John's. 



Prune de St. Jean. 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, purplish blue; flesh, greenish yellow. 

 August 



