Red, Purple, or Blue. 



359 



pale blue ; stalk an inch long ; flesh pale greenish yellow, juicy, 

 sprightly, moderately rich. Rather early. Shoots smooth. Eng- 

 lish. Old. 



Frost Gage. Rather small, round-oval, suture distinct on one side ; 

 skin deep purple, bloom thin ; stalk half to three-fourths of an 

 inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh juicy, sub-acid, becoming sweet, 

 melting, of fine but not of the highest flavor ; much subject to 

 black knot. Shoots smooth, rather slender ; tree tall, upright. 



GERMAN PRUNE or QUETSCHE. Large, long-oval, curved or 

 swollen on one side, with a long tapering neck to the stalk ; 

 suture distinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom ; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, slender, slightly sunk ; flesh green, firm, 

 sweet, pleasant, not rich, free from the very long, flat, slightly 

 curved or lunate stone ; valuable for drying and preserving. 

 Rather late. Shoots smooth. There are several sub- varieties. 



Goliath. Large, roundish-ob- 

 long or oval, enlarged on one 

 side ; skin deep red, ap- 

 proaching blue or purple ; 

 bloom thin, blue ; stalk half 

 or three-fourths of an inch 

 long, cavity very deep, dis- 

 tinct ; flesh yellowish, mostly 

 adhering to the stone, juicy, 

 coarse, sub-acid. Season 

 medium. Shoots grey, very 

 hairy, leaves narrow. Pro- 

 ductive. Bears early pro- 

 fitable. 



Highlander. Large, ovate, ir- 

 regular ; deep blue with a 

 brownish tinge ; stalk very 

 short, slightly sunk ; juicy, 

 rich, vinous, refreshing, ex- 

 cellent. End of September. 



Fig. 365. Goliath. 



HowelPs Early. Rather small, 



oval, slightly angular, suture obsolete; skin light brown, often 

 greenish yellow in the shade ; bloom thin, blue ; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, slender, not sunk ; flesh amber-colored, 

 juicy, sweet, perfumed, free from the small, oval stone. First of 

 August. Shoots slender, grey, downy ; tree productive. 



Ickivorth Iniperatrice. Medium or rather large, obovate, purple, 

 with irregular streaks of fawn color ; stalk medium ; flesh green- 

 ish yellow, sweet, juicy, rich, mostly adhering to the rather small 

 stone. Very late, keeping into winter, becoming dryer and 

 sweeter. Shoots smooth. English. 



