170 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Fruit, large, roundish. Colour, golden-yellow, blotched 

 purple. Flavour, juicy and Gage-like. Season, mid- 

 August. Self-fertile. 



Early Transparent Gage. A most delicious early Plum. 

 A free bearer. Succeeds best on a south wall. Fruit, very 

 large, round. Colour, yellow, mottled red. Flavour, very 

 juicy and rich, Season, early August. Self-fertile. 



Green Gage. A splendid old Plum, useful for cooking 

 as well as dessert. May be grown as a standard in the 

 South; in -other districts as a pyramid or bush, or on a 

 south wall. Fruit, medium, round. Colour, yellowish- 

 crimson, dotted with crimson. Flavour, delicious, melt- 

 ing, juicy. Season, mid-August. Self-sterile. 



Ickworth Iraperatrice. A fine late Plum. Fruit can be 

 stored for some weeks after it is ripe. May be grown 

 as a pyramid or bush ; also on a south wall.' Fruit, 

 medium, obovate. Colour, purple, streaked yellow. 

 Flavour, juicy, rich. Season, October. Self-fertile. 



Jefferson. An American variety and a prolific bearer. 

 Does well as a standard or pyramid. Should be grown 

 on a south wall in cold districts. Fruit, large, oval. 

 Colour, yellow, speckled with purple and red. Flavour, 

 delicious. Season, early September. Self-sterile. 



Kirke's. A very fine Plum. Requires a south wall. 

 Hardy and free-bearing. Fruit, very large, round. Colour, 

 dark purple, golden specks. Flavour, juicy and very 

 rich. Season, early September. Self-sterile. 



Late Transparent Gage. A first-rate late variety of the 

 Gage section. May be grown as a standard or bush in 

 the open, or against a south wall. Fruit, large, round. 

 Colour, yellow, suffused red and purple. Flavour, juicy, 

 sweet, rich. Season, end of September. Self-sterile. 



Laxton's Utility. A recently introduced variety, the 

 result of a cross between Jefferson and the Peach Plum. 

 Suitable for walls, or as a bush, pyramid, or cordon. Fruit, 



