Red, Purple, or Blue. 



365 



lent flavor. Ripens first of September. Shoots very downy, 

 growth slow, tree spreading, moderately productive. French. 



ROYALE DATIVE, or " EARLY ROYAL." (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 



Fig- y]\.Royale. 



Fig. 375. Early Royal. 



high flavor, nearly free from the small, flattened, ovate stone. 

 Very early. Resembles Purple Gage, but a month earlier. Shoots 

 very downy. French. Rare. 



ROYAL TOURS. (Royale de Tours.) Large, roundish, suture deep, 

 half round, one side swollen ; a white depressed point at apex ; 

 skin red in the shade, deep violet in the sun, bloom copious, blue ; 

 stalk half to three-fourths of an inch long, cavity narrow ; flesh 

 greenish white, rather firm, juicy, rich, high flavored, adhering 

 closely to the large, oval, flattened stone. Quite early; shoots 

 quite downy. Valuable for its earliness and good quality. The 

 genuine sort is very rare. French. 



SCHENECTADY CATHERINE. Size small or nearly medium, round- 

 ish, slightly narrowed to the apex ; suture rather shallow ; skin, 

 deep purple-violet in the shade, slightly netted on the sunny side ; 

 stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, cavity deep, narrow ; 

 flesh greenish yellow, melting, sweet, rich, excellent, next to the 

 Green Gage in quality, ripening last of August Shoots rather 

 slender, smooth. Tree extremely hardy, productive, and reliable. 



