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bloom, which adheres closely. Stalk three-fourths of an inch 

 long, downy, set in a narrow cavity. Flesh dull yellow, rather 

 firm but melting, very juicy, with an exceedingly rich, vinous 

 flavour ; it separates from the stone, which is small, roundish, 

 pointed at both ends. Ripe the last of August, and will hang, 

 dropping gradually, till the middle of September. 



SCHUYLER GAGE. 



Originated with Gen. Schuyler, Albany, N. Y., from a seed 

 of the Green Gage. Tree upright, very vigorous and productive. 



Branches grey, smooth. Fruit medium, oval, suture mode- 

 rate. Skin yellow, with small green splashes, dotted, and washed 

 with carmine on the sunny side, and covered with a thin bloom. 

 Stalk long, curved, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, 

 juicy, sweet, rich, and excellent. Separates from the stone. 

 Ripens last of September, and continues a long time in use. 



WASHINGTON. P. Man. Thomp. Lind. 



Bolmer. Bolmer's "Washington. 



New Washington. Franklin. 



The Washington undoubt- 

 edly stands higher in general 

 estimation in this country, 

 than any other plum. Al- 

 though not equal to the 

 Green Gage and two or three 

 others, in high flavour, yet 

 its great size, its beauty, 

 and the vigour and hardi- 

 ness of the tree, are quali- 

 ties which have brought this 

 noble fruit into notice every 

 where. The parent tree 

 grew originally on Delan- 

 cey's farm, on the east side 

 of the Bowery, New York, 

 but being grafted with ano- 

 ther sort, escaped notice, 



Washington. until a sucker from it, plant- 



ed by Mr. Bolmer,* a merchant in Chatham-street, came into 

 bearing about the year 1818, and attracted universal attention 

 by the remarkable beauty and size of the fruit. In 1821, this 

 sort was first sent to the Horticultural Society of London by 

 the late Dr. Hosack, and it now ranks as first in nearly all the 

 European collections. 



* "Which he purchased of a market woman. 



