454 Descriptions and Engravings 



The tree grows similar to the Green Gage, making short, 

 stocky wood, and growing slowly when young. The 

 branches are smooth, and the leaves of a deep glossy green. 



Size large, about two inches long, and one and three 

 quarters broad : Foi'in, roundish oval, narrowing most on one 

 side, near the stem ; suture distinct, running half round, one 

 side little larger than the other : Skin, fair, smooth, of deep 

 yellow, clouded, marbled, and dotted with bright crimson 

 and deep purplish red on the sunny side, and covered with a 

 thin, whitish bloom : Stem, medium length, little more than 

 half an inch long, moderately stout, and inserted in a small 

 circular rim, set nearly even with the surface : Flesh, yel- 

 lowish, thick, and melting, slightly adhering to the stone : 

 Juice, abundant, rich, sweet, and delicious : Stone, medium 

 size, ovate, sharply pointed, and nearly smooth. Ripe from 

 the 1st to the middle of September. 



Prince's White Gage, \ 



_,, , . ^ I of some American collections. 



r lushmg Gage, 



14. Imperial Gage. Vnnce''s Pomological Manual, Yo\.\\. 



Prince's White 

 Prince's Gage, 

 Flushing Gage, 

 Superior Green Gage, 



The Imperial Gage {fig. 26,) is one of the most popular 

 plums cultivated. Of remarkably vigorous growth, an early 

 and abundant bearer, producing fruit of large size, and of 

 excellent quality, it possesses all the good qualities which 

 constitute a fine plum. 



This variety was raised from seed, by the late Wm. Prince, 

 in his extensive nurseries at Flushing, Long Island, and has 

 been fully described in the Pomological Manual above 

 quoted. It has been disseminated under the name of the 

 White Gage, and in many collections it is still known only 

 under that name, while in many others it is grown as the 

 Green Gage, several instances of the latter having come un- 

 der our own observation. It is so distinct, however, from all 

 other plums, that there is little difficulty in distinguishing it. 



The tree grows remarkably erect, making long, thick, 

 annual shoots, often seven or eight feet in a season, dark 



