302 PLUMS. 



Fruit large, nearly oval, with a suture at the bottom, ex-' 

 fending about half Vv^ay up towards the top. Slalk inserted 

 in a deep and even-formed cavity. Skin brown red, covered 

 with a fine purple bloom Flesh yellow, soft, and adhering 

 to the stone. Juice rich, sweet, and sprightly ; very de- 

 licroiis'. 



Ripe the latter end of August. 



This most excellent Plum was raised by Mr. Henry Bre- 

 voort, from a stone of Bolmar's Washington, which had 

 been accidentally impregnated by the Blue Gage. The 

 stone was planted in the fall of 1819 : it possesses the sweet- 

 ness of a Green Gage, witli the rich vinous flavour of an 

 Orleans Plum. The tree grows thrifty, is very hardy, and 

 is one of our best plums. I sent young plants of it to Lon- 

 don in the fall of 1830. 



62. Flusiting Gage. Hori, Soc. Cat. 107. 

 Superior Gage. 



Fruit round, inclining a little to an oval shape, with a small 

 suture at and near the stalk, which is sunken in an even 

 round cavity. Stalk an inch long. Skin yellow, with a 

 whitish bloom. Flesli yellow, melting, and separating freely 

 from the stone. Juice sweet and rich. 



Ripens the last w^eek in August. 



This is a very fine Plum, and no doubt originated in this 

 country ; it has much the habit and manner of growth of the 

 Washington Plum. The fruit not so large, inclining more 

 to the nature of a Green Gage, from which it probably origi- 

 nated. The tree is a free grower, a good bearer, and very 

 hardy. 



63. Cooper's Large. Hort. Soc. Cat. 36. 

 Cooper's Large Red. 



Cooper's Large American. 



Cooper's Plum. Coxe's View, 'No. 12. 



Fruit large, round, three inches long, and nearly the same 

 in diameter. Stalk half an inch long, sunken in a very 

 small cavity. Skin a dark purple, with a fine purple bloom. 

 Flesh a yellowish green, soft, juicy, and adhering to the 

 stone. Juice rich, sweet, and high flavoured. 



Ripens the end of August or beginning of September. 



This fine Plum, according to Coxe, " was produced from 

 the .stone of an Orleans Plum by Mr. Joseph Cooper, of 

 Gloucester county, in New-Jersey." The tree is very vi- 

 gorous, and grows to a large size. 



64. DoMiNE Dull's Plum. Hori. Soc. Cat. 94. 



