PLUMS. 



575 



but not first-rate — flesh clings- 

 old White Magnum Bonum." 



-and bears' more freely than "our 



Yellow Gage ; English. (Little Queen Claude.) Small, round, 

 suture on one side distinct ; surface pale yellowish-green, becom- 

 ing yellow, with a few reddish dots, bloom dense ; stalk half an 

 inch long, slender, slightly sunk ; flesh very sweet, pleasant, 

 quite free from the stone. Ripens nearly with the Green Gage. 

 Shoots long, smooth. Of French origin. 



Yellow Gage, Prince's.* (American Yellow Gage.) Size medium; 

 oval, slightly broadest at base ; suture a mere line ; surface golden 

 yellow, slightly clouded ; bloom white, copious ; stalk an inch 

 long, cavity small, round ; flesh deep yellow, rich, sugary, melt- 

 ing, sometimes rather dry. Ripens early in August. Shoots 

 smooth, short-jointed, leaves glossy, tree becoming spreading. 

 Origin, Flushing, L. I. Fig. 779. 



JAPANESE GROUP— PRUNUS TRIFLORA. 

 Division I. Red, Purple, or Blue. 



Abundance.'^ (Douglas, Babcock.) Tree erect, strict. Fruit me- 

 dium to large, round-oblong, with a pointed apex ; skin pink- 

 coppery-red, marked with many small dots ; flesh firm, very 

 juicy, sweet, cling. Early, very variable, especially in quality and 

 season of ripening. Considered to be the best all-round variety 



Fig. 780.— Abundance Japanese Plum. 



