THE PLUM. 929 



low, lightly shaded and mottled in the sun with dull crimson, covered 

 with a thin bloom. Stalk long, slender. Cavity small. Flesh yellow, 

 juicy, sweet. Adheres to the stone. Good to very good. Last of 

 August. 



LEWISTON EGG. 



Origin, Lewiston, N. Y. Tree vigorous and productive. Branches 

 downy. 



Fruit medium size, oval. Skin pale yellow, with a bloom. Flesh 

 yellow, adhering closely to the stone, not very sweet, and only second- 

 rate flavor. Good. Last of August. 



LTEGEL'S APRICOT. 

 Abricotee de Braunau Nouvelle. 

 Branches downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Suture deep. Skin like Green Gage, 

 covered with a white bloom, becoming yellowish as it ripens. Flesh 

 greenish yellow, melting, juicy, sugary ; separates from the stone. Last 

 of September. (Hogg.) 



LOMBARD. 

 Bleecker's Scarlet. Beekman's Scarlet. Montgomery Prune. 



Tree very vigorous, hardy, has strikingly crimpled leaves, bright 

 purple glossy shoots, very productive, popular. 



It was called the Lombard Plum by the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, in compliment to Mr. Lombard, of Springfield, Mass., 

 who first brought it into notice in that 

 State ; and it is said to have been received 

 by him from Judge Platt, of Whitesbo- 

 rough, N. Y., who raised it from seed. But it 

 was previously well known here by the name 

 of IHeecker's Scarlet. Never having been 

 described under that name, however, we 

 adopt the present title. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish oval, slight- 

 ly flattened at either end. Suture obscure. 

 Stalk quite slender, scarcely three-fourths of 

 an inch long, set in a broad, abruptly narrow- 

 ing cavity. Skin delicate violet red, paler in 

 the shade, dotted with red, and dusted 

 thinly with bloom. Flesh deep yellow, 

 juicy, and pleasant, but not rich ; adhering 

 to the stone. Good. Middle and last of Lombard. 



August. 



LONG SCARLET. 

 Scarlet Gage. Red Gage, incorrectly. 



American. Tree very vigorous, and very productive. Shoots downy- 

 Fruit of medium size, oblong obovate, swollen on one side of the 

 suture, and tapering to the stalk. Skin bright red in the sun, pale 

 yellowish red 011 the shady side, covered with a fine lilac bloom. Flesh 

 deep yellow, juicy, acid at first, but, if allowed to hang, it becomes rather 

 rich and sweet. It adheres to the stone. Good. Last of August. 



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