PLUMS. 



573 



Primordian. (Jaune 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 juiey, with a rather sweet, mild, good flavor ; very free 



PIG. 775. Peters' Yellow Gage. 



FIG. 777. Washington. 



FIG. 778. White or Yellow Damson. 



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

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

 Fig. 776, 



