948 



THE PLUM. 



Skin deep purple, thick blue 

 Flesh greenish, juicy, slightly 

 September. 



SHARP'S EMPEROR. 



Dolphin. Denyer's Victoria. Victoria. 



Dauphin. Alderton. Royal Dauphine. 



Imperial de Sharp. 



A beautiful Plum, brought into notice by Denyer, of Sussex, England. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. Branches strong, downy, and foliage large. 



Fruit large, roundish oval. . Suture shallow, but distinct. Skin 

 light yellow, marbled, spotted, and shaded with light lilac and purple, 

 thickly sprinkled with light and gray dots, and covered with a thin lilac 

 bloom. Stalk medium length, rather stout, set in a rather deep cavity. 

 Flesh golden yellow, coarse, not very juicy or sugary, a little vinous; 

 separates from the stone. Good. Middle September. 



SHELDON. 



Originated on the farm of Wareham Sheldon, Huron, Wayne Co., 

 N". Y. Tree a rapid grower, and very productive. Branches smooth, 

 stout. 



Fruit large, oval. Suture shallow, 

 bloom. Stalk short, in a small cavity, 

 acid ; separates from the stone. Good. 



SIAMESE. 



Branches long, slender, and smooth. 



Fruit mostly in pairs, distinct, but closely joined on one side, medium- 

 sized obovate. Skin pale yellow, with a white bloom. Flesh yellow, 

 juicy, and sprightly, of second-rate flavor, and adheres to the stone. 

 Good. Early September. 



SMITH'S ORLEANS. 



Violet Perdrigon, incorrectly. Red Magnum Bonum of some. 



Smith's Orleans, the largest and finest of this class of Plums, is a 

 native variety raised from the old Orleans by Mr. Smith, of Gowanus, 



Long Island. It is one of the most 

 vigorous of all plum-trees, making 

 straight, glossy, reddish purple shoots, 

 with dark green crimped leaves. Very 

 productive. Bearing branches smooth, 

 or nearly so. 



Fruit large, often of the largest 

 size, oval, rather widest towards the 

 stalk, a little irregular, with a strongly 

 marked suture on one side. Stalk 

 quite small and slender, little more 

 than half an inch long, inserted in a, 

 deep narrow cavity. Skin reddish 

 purple, covered with a deep blue 

 bloom. Flesh deep yellow, a little 

 firm, very juicy, with a brisk, rich 

 vinous flavor (not sweet and cloying), 

 and adheres to the stone. Good to 

 very good. 20 (h to the last of Au- 



Smith's Orleans. gUSt. 



