THE PLUM. 935 



Fruit medium size, roundish. Suture shallow. Apex a little sunk. 

 Skin amber, nearly covered with rosy red, thin light bloom. Stalk me- 

 dium, slender, set in a moderate cavity by a ring. Flesh yellow, juicy, 

 vinous, rather sweet ; adheres to the stone. Good. Last of August. 



OCTOBER GREEN GAGE. 

 Late Green Gage. Reine Claude Tardive. Reine Claude d'Octobre. 



Tree very vigorous. Young wood smooth, stout, and short-jointed. 



Fruit small, roundish. Suture moderate. Apex dimpled. Skin 

 greenish yellow, covered with a thin white bloom, mottled with crimson 

 in sun. Stalk stout, rather long. Flesh green, juicy, sugary, and rich ; 

 separates from the stone. Good to very good. First of October. 



ORANGE. 

 Orange Gage. Wager. 



Origin, Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Tree a vigorous grower, 

 productive. Branches stout and smooth. 



Fruit very large, oval, flattened at both ends. Skin bronze yellow, 

 marked with roughish white dots and clouded with purplish red near 

 the stalk. The latter is three-fourths of an inch long, rather rough, in- 

 serted in a narrow round cavity. Flesh deep yellow, a little coarse- 

 grained, moderately juicy, sugar and acid combined. It adheres a little 

 to the stone. Good. Last of August. 



ORLEANS. 



Monsieur. Anglaise Noir. Prune de Monsieur. 



Monsieur Ordinaire. English Orleans. Common Orleans. 



Old Orleans. Prune d'Orleans. Red Orleans. 



Red Damask. Late Monsieur. 



A popular English market Plum, being hardy and uniformly produc- 

 tive. Tree vigorous. Branches gray, and very downy. 



Fruit middle-sized, round, a little enlarged on one side of the distinct 

 suture. Skin dark red, becoming purple in the sun. Flesh yellowish, 

 sweet, mixed with acid, and separates freely from the stone. Good. 

 Middle of August. 



OULLIN'S GOLDEN. 



Reine Claude d'Oullins. Oullin's Golden Gage. 



Reine Claude Precoce. Monstrueuse d'Oullins. 



Ouillin's Gage. 



This is a German Plum, large and showy. Tree very vigorous and 

 productive, with smooth branches, stout, short jointed. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong. Suture very shallow. Skin rich yel- 

 low, necked and shaded with green, small crimson dots in sun, and cov- 

 ered with a thin white bloom. Stalk inserted in a broad, moderately 

 deep cavity. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, sugary ; adhering slightly 

 to the stone. Very good. Middle of August. (Hogg.) 



