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PLUMS. 



to the stone; ripens a week before the Green Gage. Shoots 

 slightly downy, growth slow. 



Drap d'Or of Esperin. Large, roundish-oval; golden yellow; stalk 

 short, stout, little sunk ; flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, 

 sweet, rich— freestone. Last of August. 



Early Yellow Prune. Rather large, oval; yellow, dotted red ; stalk 

 medium, slightly sunk ; sweet, juicy, slightly melon-flavor — free- 

 stone. Middle of August. Great bearer. 



Fulton. Medium, oval approaching ovate: suture distinct; bright 

 yellow ; stalk and cavity medium ; flesh yellow, juicy, with a rich, 

 high flavor. October. Tree vigorous, productive, fruit hangs 

 long. Fig. 765. 



Fig. 765.— Fulton. 



Pig. 766.— Green Gage. 



General Hand. Very large, roundish-oval ; skin deep golden yellow ; 

 stalk long; flesh moderately juicy, not high-flavored — freestone. 

 Shoots nearly smooth. Mid-season. 



Green Gage.* (Reine Claude, Bruyn Gage. ) Rather small, round; 

 suture faint; surface green, becoming yellowish-green, usually 

 with reddish-brown dots and network at base ; stalk half to three- 

 fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh pale green, melting, 

 juicy, exceedingly sweet and rich, and unequalled in flavor. 

 Ripens about the middle of August. Shoots smooth, buds with 

 large shoulders, growth slow, and young trees difficult to raise in 

 most localities. Europe. Old. There are many seedlings, in- 

 ferior to the original, and many worthless green plums called by 

 this name. Grown for prunes on the Pacific coast. Fig. 766. 



Henry Clay. Medium, oval, suture slight, yellow, marbled and 

 shaded red ; stalk long, slender, scarcely sunk ; juicy, sweet ; 



