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ish-amber, juicy, melting, rich, mild sweet, free from the 

 small stone ; flavor unusually pleasant and refreshing 

 Rather early. Shoots dark reddish, smooth ; leaves o 

 young trees deep green, crimpled. Origin, Flushing 

 Long Island, 



Red Perdrigon. Medium in size, roundish, slightly oval 

 skin deep red ; bloom thick, lilac ; stalk an inch long 

 cavity small, round ; flesh bright yellow, slightly crisp 

 juicy, sweet. Season medium or rather late. Shoots 

 downy. 



RoYALE. (Syn. Royal, La Royale.) Size medium, some 

 times rather large, round, slightly narrower towards the 

 base, or approaching obovate ; suture distinct on one side 

 at apex; skin reddish-purple, bloom very thick; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, cavity narrow ; flesh dull 

 yellow, rather firm, melting, juicy, rich, of excellent fla- 

 vor. Ripens first of autumn. Shoots very downy, growth 

 slow, tree spreading, moderately productive. French. 



RoYALE Hative, or "Early Royal." {Syn. Mirian.) Size 

 medium, roundish, slightly wider at base ; skin light 

 purple, stalk half an inch long, stout, scarcely sunk ; flesh 

 amber yellow, with a rich, high flavor, nearly free from 

 the small, flattened, ovate stone. Very early. Resembles 

 Purple Gage, but a month earlier. Shoots very downy 

 French. New. Rare. 



De Montfort, according to Rivers, is much like Royale Ha- 

 tive, but larger, and later. 



Section III. Fruit small. 



Blue Gage. (S2/?z. Azure Hative, Black Perdrigon.) Small, 

 round, dark blue, bloom light blue ; stalk three-fourths 

 of an inch long; flesh greenish, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant; 

 rather early, shoots slender, downy ; tree very productive. 

 Different varieties appear to be described by Prince, Coxe, 

 and Downing, under this name, none of which are high- 

 ly commended. 



Cheston. {Syn. Violet Diaper.) Rather small, oval, dark 

 purple ; bloom blue ; stalk quite short, not sunk ; flesh 

 firm, sweetish, pleasant; early; shoots downy. 



