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REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



IMPERIAL GAGE. 



An excellent preserving or canning plum, but not very popular for the commercial 

 orchards. 



ORIGIN: Flushing, Long Island. 



TREE: vigorous; productive; hardy; class Domestica. 



FRUIT: size medium or below; form oval; color green tinged with yellow; dots 

 greenish; bloom whitish; stem three-quarters of an inch long; suture shallow; skin 

 tough. 



IMPERIAL GAGE. 



FLESH: mostly free; color greenish yellow; texture juicy, melting; flavor rich, ex- 

 cellent. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good; canning, best. 

 VALUE: market, first class. 

 SEASOX: early September. 



