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THE PLUM. 



Fair's Golden Drop. 

 Golden Gage. 

 Waterloo, of some. 



slightly inserted. Skin yellow, with numerous imbedded white 

 specks, and a thin white bloom. Flesh yellow, rich, sweet, and 

 luscious in jSavour. Separates almost entirely from stone, which 

 is pointed at both ends. Leaves dark green. Easily distinguished 

 from Yellow Gage by its longer and stouter stalk. 



Coe's Golden Drop. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Bury Seedling. 

 Coe's Imperial. 

 New Golden Drop. 



Raised by ISIr. Coe, an 

 English gardener, near Lon- 

 don. Tree moderately ^^- 

 gorous, productive ; requires 

 a warm late season to ripen 

 it north of 41° latitude. 



Branches smooth. Fruit 

 of the largest size, oval, with 

 a well-marked suture, on 

 one side of which it is a 

 little more swollen than the 

 other, the outline narrowing 

 towards the stalk. Skin 

 light-yellow, with a number 

 of rich, dark red spots on 

 the sunny side. Stalk near- 

 ly an inch long, rather stiff, 

 set on the end of the fruits. 

 Flesh yellow, rather firm, 

 adhering closely to the 

 stone, which is quite point- 

 ed. Flavour rich, sweet, and 

 delicious. Last of September. 



Coe^s Golden Drop. 



De Delice. 



A new foreign variety of excellence. Tree moderately vigor- 

 ous and productive. 



Branches smooth. Fruit medium, roundish-oval, with a slight 

 neck, a little swollen on one side, suture small. Skin green, mar- 

 bled and shaded with violet, and covered with a thin bloom. 

 Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, rather stout, very slightly 

 inserted. Flesh, orange-yellow, juicy, melting, with a rich, 

 sugary, luscious flavour, adheres slightly to the stone. Ripens 

 the last of September, and continues a long time in use. 



