THE PLUM. 169 



Angelina Burdett. A really good Plum, of exquisite 

 flavour. Suitable for wall or bush culture. Free bearer. 

 Fruit, medium- sized, round. Colour, dark purple, mottled 

 brown, Flavour, rich, very juicy, sweet. Season, early 

 September. Self-fertile. 



Brahay's Green Gage. A finely-flavoured Plum. Suit- 

 able for wall culture. Fruit, very large, roundish. Colour, 

 greenish-yellow, with greyish bloom. Flavour, juicy, rich. 

 Season, end of September. Self-sterile. 



Bryanston Gage. A hardy and prolific variety. May 



Fig-. 68. A LESSON IN THINNING PLUMS. 



Owing- to the fruit beingr cut freely in an early stage of deve'opment, it has 

 grown to double the size of the unthinned specimens shown in Fig- 67. 



be grown as a bush or on a wall. Fruit, large, round. 

 Colour, golden. Flavour, very rich and juicy. Season, 

 mid-September. Self-sterile. 



Coe's Golden Drop. A most delicious late Plum, but 

 unfortunately a shy bearer. Does best on a south wall. 

 Fruit, large, oval. Colour, greenish-yellow, freckled with 

 red. Flavour, very rich, juicy, and sweet. Season, Sep- 

 tember and early October. 



Denniston's Superb. A first-rate Plum belonging to the 

 Gage section. Bears freely as a bush or on a south wall. 



