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s'hallow basin; fiosh whitish, fine, melting, very juicy, of a rich 

 saccharine, highly luscious Havor, and musky perfume.' Dec and 

 Jan Hardy, rrood ^rrrower and productive; and fruit uniformly 

 good, rhe best winter pear for those who prefer a sweet luscious 

 flavor." — Cok. 



Those who would like a larger variety will find the 

 following excellent. Jar(/onelk% Bummer Frank Real;^ 

 Dearborn's Seedling, Golden Beurre of Bilbodf', J^elle Lu- 

 crative, Buff urn, WJdte Doyenne^, Urhaniste^-, Van Mon's 

 Leon le Clerc, Vicar of WinkfieW, and KnigJifs Monarch. 



PLUMS. 



Plums are propagated by bndding choice varieties 

 upon seedling stocks of any free growing kinds.— 

 Ihey thrive best m a rich, deep, heavy loam. Ther^ 

 are some knids that succeed well on a dry soil The^e 

 are marked with a * in the following Hst. 

 Fig. 17. The plum is often injured by a disease 

 called Knots or Black Warts. Fig. 17 rep- 

 resents a limb covered with it. "^ Writers 

 are not agreed as to its cause, but all rec- 

 ommend that it be cut off as soon as it ap- 

 pears, and the wound w-ashed with shellac 

 and alcohol or some other protective mixt- 

 ure. 



Early Yellow GAGE,---Branches smooth, short-jointed, with 

 glossy leaves, and forming a large, spreading head. Fruit a little 

 above, medium size, oval, rather broadest towards the stalk Su. 

 iure a mere Ime. Skin golden yellow, a little clouded, and cov- 

 ered with a copious white bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in 



Tnrttrh '"''^- ^^T"" ^^P ^^'^^^^' ^-^' -g-^ ^"d melt, 

 ing, though sometimes rather dry; parts freely from the stone. Ri- 

 pens rather early, about the first week in August --Bowning. 

 CxREEN GAGE---Branches smooth. Fruit middle sized, round 



sLT^KV"^''°''u"/"'''^'^'"^'"g^''^"^^h« ^^talk to the apex.- 

 Stalk half an inch long, a little bent, and inserted in a small, fun- 

 nel-shaped cavity. Skin yellowish green, but when fully exposed 

 to the sun of a purplish color, marbled with russety muddy red 

 ±lesh yellowish green, very melting, and separates partly from 

 the stone, leaving part of the pulp behind.' Juice' abundant, 

 saccharine, of the richest and most exquisite flavor. Ripe on 

 open stanaard the middle of August.^ '^Lindley. ^ 



1 he best flavored of all plums 



Imperial Gage.* -Large medial; oval, distinct suture; pale 



