412 THE PLUM. 



rowed one side toward the stalk ; skin, at first greenish yellow, 

 becoming golden yellow when fully ripe, and with a rich reddened 

 cheek in the sun, bloom thin, white ; suture, slight ; flesh, separating 

 nearly free from the long pointed stone ; yellow, almost orange yel- 

 low ; juicy, with rich flavor ; stalk, an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Season, last of August ; at the South, last of July. 



LOMBARD. 



Bleecker's Scarlet. | Beekman's Scarlet. 



An American variety, which, as a tree, is thrifty, healthy, hardy, 

 and productive ; while the fruit appears less attractive than most 

 others to the curculio. It is therefore very desirable. Branches, 

 smooth, bright purple, very thrifty, leaves much crumpled ; fruit, 

 medium, roundish oval, slightly flattened at ends; suture, slight; 

 skin, violet red, dusted thinly with bloom ; flesh, yellow, juicy, not 

 rich, but pleasant flavor ; stalk, slender, three-fourths inch long, set 

 in a broad, open cavity ; adheres to the stone. Season, middle to 

 last of August. 



LAWRENCE'S FAVORITE. 



Lawrence Gage. 



An American plum, raised from seed of the Green Gage by Mr. L. 

 U. Lawrence, Hudson, N. Y. It forms a tree of upright, thrifty 

 growth, and bears young and abundantly of fruit much resembling 

 outwardly the Green Gage, except being larger. Branches, downy, 

 short-jointed; fruit, large, roundish ; skin, dull yellowish green, 

 clouded with streaks of a darker shade beneath, and in sun, around 

 the stem a mottling or dotting of brownish red, bloom light blu- 

 ish green ; flesh, greenish, juicy, rich, excellent, only surpassed by 

 Green Gage. When fully ripe, separates freely from the stone ; 

 stalk, half inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow cavity. Season, ' 

 middle August. 



MCLAUGHLIN. 



An American variety, raised by James McLaughlin, Bangor, 

 Maine. The tree is very thrifty, making stout, vigorous shoots of 

 four to six feet in a season ; but forming a round, regular head. 

 Originating so far north, it will unquestionably prove a most valua- 

 ble variety for northern culture. The fruit, in character of quality, 

 resembles the variety just previously described. Branches, smooth ; 

 leaves, broad, glossy ; fruit, above medium, roundish, flattened at 

 ends ; suture, obscure ; skin, thin, tender, russet yellow, sprinkled 

 with a red tinge, which deepens to a purplish hue around the stalk ; 

 flesh, adhering to the stone, dull yellow, firm, juicy, excellent; stone, 



