1914 



.FIJI* ITS OF ONTARIO. 



201 



GUEII (Blue Magnum Bonum). 



A valuable plum for the commercial orchard. 



ORIGIN: with Mr. Hagaman, Lansingburgh, N.Y., about 1850. It was named after 

 John Goeway (pronounced Gueii), who was the first to cultivate the plum extensively, 

 and it has of late been spelled after the pronunciation. 



TREE: an upright, vigorous grower, becoming more spreading with age; hardy; an 

 early and abundant bearer. 



. GUEII. 



FRUIT: size medium to large; form roundish ovate, narrowing slightly toward apex; 

 color very dark purple, with blue bloom; stem one and a half inches long, slender, set 

 in a large, deep cavity; suture very slight; apex a small point. 



FLESH: color pale yellow; texture firm, juicy; flavor, moderately sweet, pleasant; 

 almost free of stone. 



QUALITY: dessert, poor; canning, very good. 



VALUE: home market first class. 



SEASON: late August to early September. 



HALE. 



A yellow Japan plum coming in between Abundance and Burbank. 



ORIGIN: Japan; imported by Luther Burbank in 1885; named after the introducer, 

 Mr. J. H. Hale. 



TREE: very vigorous; habit spreading; very productive in 1905. 



FRUIT: size rather above medium; form globular; suture traceable on one side; color 

 of skin orange, with thin whitish bloom; stem slender, three-quarters of an inch in 

 length; drops easily. 



FLESH: color golden yellow; texture tender, juicy; flavor rich, pleasant; cling. 



QUALITY: dessert, good; canning, very good. 



VALUE: market, second class. Not grown in Ontario. 



SEASON: mid to late August. 



