Green, White, or Yellow. 



375 



Orange. Very large, oval, flattened at ends, bronze yello\\ rough. 

 marked with purplish red near the base ; stalk three-fourths of an 

 inch long, cavity narrow ; rather coarse, acid. End of August. 



Parsonage. Rather large, oval, pale yellow, stalk medium, slightly 

 sunk ; flesh yellow, juicy, with a rich, sugary flavor. Free from 

 the stone. First of September. Tree vigorous, upright, produc- 

 tive. New. Dutchess co., N. Y. (Downing.) 



Peters' Yellow Gage. Large, nearly oval, varying in its form, rich 

 yellow, crimson dots next the sun ; stalk three-fourths of an inch 



Fig. 392. Peters* Yellow Gage. 



Fig. 393- Primordian. 



long, set in a deep cavity on one side of the plum ; suture dis- 

 tinct, dividing the fruit unequally ; flesh greenish yellow, rich, 

 sweet, very good. 



Precoce de Bergthold. Small, roundish-oval, yellow ; juicy, sweet. 

 Very early, middle of July. 



Primordian. (Jaime Hative, or Early Yellow, White Primordian.) 

 Small, obovate, necked ; suture small ; stalk slender, downy, half 

 an inch long ; pale clear yellow, bloom thin ; flesh yellowish, 

 moderately juicy, with a rather sweet, mild, good flavor ; very free 

 from the stone. Middle of July. Shoots quite slender, very 

 downy, growth slow. Valuable only for its extreme earliness. 



RHINE CLAUDE DE BAY AY. Round-oval, greenish yellow, spotted 



