230 nuns. 



Gage, roundish, and slightly elongated, vritli a deep 

 suture on one side of it. Skin yellowish, with a tinge of 

 *ed on the side next the sun, strewed with red dots, and 

 covered with a white bloom. Stalk about half an inch 

 long. Flesh yellow, melting and juicy, with a rich, 

 pleasant flavour, and separating from the stone. Young 

 shoots covered with a whitish down. 



A dessert plum, requiring a wall to have it in perfec- 

 tion, and when well ripened little inferior to Green Gage. 

 Ripe in the middle of September. 



Askew's Golden Egg. See White Magnum Bonum. 

 Askew's Purple Egg. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



AUNT ANN (Guthries Aunt Ann}. This is a large, 

 round plum, of a greenish-yellow colour. The flegh of a 

 rich, juicy flavour, and separates freely from the stone. 

 Shoots smooth. 



It ripens in the middle of September. The tree is very 

 hardy and productive. 



AUTUMN COMPOTE. This is a very large oval-shaped 

 plum, raised by Mr. llivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from 

 Cooper's Large. It is very handsome, and the skin is of 

 a bright red colour. As a culinary plum, or for preserv- 

 ing, it is of the first quality. When preserved the pulp 

 is of an amber colour, flavour rich, and possessing more 

 acidity than the Green Gage does when preserved. It is 

 ripe in the end of September. Shoots smooth. 



AUTUMN GAGE (Hoes Autumn Gage}. Emit medium 

 sized, oval or rather cordate, marked with a shallow suture, 

 which extends to half the length of the fruit. Skin pale 

 yellow, covered with thin whitish bloom. Stalk three 

 quarters of an inch long, not depressed. Elesh greenish- 

 yellow, juicy and sweet, with a rich and excellent flavour. 

 Shoots smooth. 



An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of 

 October. The tree is an excellent bearer. 



Avant Prune Blanche. See White Prlmordian. 



D'Avoine. See White Prlmordian. 



Azure Hative. See Slue Gaffe. 



Battle Monument. See Slue Pcrdrigon. 



Becker's Scarlet. See Jjonibard. 



Beelanan's Scarlet. See Lombard. 



