928 THE PLUM. 



LATE BOLMEB. 

 Winter Bolmar. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Skin yellow, mottled with red next the 

 sun. Flesh yellow, rather firm, sweet, but not rich ; separates from 

 the stone. Good. Middle of September. 



LATE RIVERS. 



A seedling of Thomas Rivers, England. Branches smooth. 



Fruit below medium size, round, slight suture. Skin dark purple, al- 

 most black. Stalk an inch or more long, slender. Flesh yellow, juicy, 

 sweet ; adheres to the stone. Good. Last of October. (Hogg.) 



LAWRENCE'S EARLY. 



A foreign variety. 



Fruit medium size, roundish oval, flattened at ends. Skin dark pur- 

 plish red, covered with a thick bloom. Flesh juicy ; separates from the 

 stone. Good. Middle August. 



LAWRENCE'S FAVORITE. 

 Lawrence's Gage. Reine Claude de Lawrence. 



Lawrence's Favorite is a fruit of high merit, raised by Mr. L. U. 

 Lawrence, of Hudson, N. Y., from a seed of the Green Gage. 



The general appearance of the fruit is like that of its parent, except 



that it is much larger. It hangs well 

 on the tree, and its size, flavor, and pro- 

 ductiveness should give it a place in 

 every garden. 



Lawrence's Favorite forms an up- 

 right tree of thrifty growth. Young 

 branches smooth. 



Fruit large, heavy, roundish, a little 

 flattened at either end. Skin dull yel- 

 lowish green, clouded with streaks of a 

 darker shade beneath, and covered with 

 a light bluish-green bloom. The upper 

 part of the fruit, when fully ripe, is cov- 

 ered with a peculiar brownish network, 

 and a few reddish dots. Stalk short, 

 only half an inch long, slender, inserted 

 in a narrow cavity. Flesh greenish, 

 resembling that of the Green Gage, re- 

 markably juicy and melting, perhaps scarcely so rich as the latter, but 

 with a very rich, sprightly vinous flavor, and one of the most delicious 

 of plums. The flesh sometimes adheres a little when not fully ripe, 

 but then separates freely. Best. Middle of August. 



LAWSON'S GOLDEN. 

 Damas Lawson. Golden Gage Lawson. 



Tree vigorous, productive. Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval. Suture very shallow. Skin pale yel- 



