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PLUMS. 



skin deep purple, bloom thin ; stalk half to three-fourths of an 

 inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh juicy, sub-acid, becoming sweet, 

 melting, of fine but not of the highest flavor ; much subject to 

 black knot. Shoots smooth, rather slender ; tree tall, upright. 



German Prune.* (Quetsche.) Large, long-oval, curved or swollen 

 on one side, with a long tapering neck to the stalk ; suture dis- 

 tinct ; skin purple, with a thick blue bloom , stalk three-fourths of 

 an inch long, slender, slightly sunk ; flesh green, firm, sweet, 

 pleasant, not rich, free from the very long, flat, slightly curved 

 or lunate stone ; valuable for drying and preserving. Rather 

 late. Shoots smooth. There are several sub-varieties. Largely 

 grown for market, especially in the East. Fig. 744. Germany. 



Fig. 745.— Goliath. 



Fig. 746.— Italian Prune. 



Giant Prune. Very large, round oblate, reddish purple ; flesh 

 dark yellow, sweet, good, freestone. Season late. Promising 

 for culinary use and for drying. California. 



Golden Cherry (Market Plum of Hoflfy) is heart-shaped, yellow, 

 speckled with scarlet in the sun ; productive, and slightly earlier 

 than the comnion cherry plum. 



Goliath. Large, roundish-oblong or oval, enlarged on one side ; 

 skin deep red, approaching blue or purple ; bloom thin, blue ; 

 stalk half or three-fourths of an inch long, cavity very deep, dis- 

 tinct ; flesh j'ellowish. mostly adhering to the stone, juicy, coarse, 

 sub-acid. Season medium. Shoots gray, very hairy, leaves nar- 

 row. .. Productive. Bears early — profitable, Fig. 745. 



