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usually nearly free from the oval, pointed stone. Ripens first of autumn. 

 Very productive. ShootS' are long, upright, vigorous, slightly downy ; 

 leaves with a slight shade of blue. Often insipid on heavy soils. A 

 single tree, near Boston, yielded fifty dollars' worth of fruit in one year. 



Jefferson. — Large, oval, base slightly narrowed, suture slight; green- 

 ish-yellow, becoming golden-yellow, often faintly reddened to the sun, 

 bloom thin, white stalk an inch long, sunk little or none ; flesh rich yel- 

 low, moderately fine-grained, in well-ripened specimens orange, very 

 juicy, nearly free from the long, pointed stone ; flavor rich, luscious, ex- 

 cellent. As large as the Washington, and though inferior to the green 

 gage and some others in flavor, it is one of the most valuable of all 

 plums. Ripens in the end of summer. Origin, Albany. Shoots smooth, 

 growth closely resembles Coe's golden drop. 



Green Gage. — {Syn, Reine CSaude, 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, juic}', ex- 

 ceedingly sweet and rich, and unequaled in flavor, Ripens about the 

 middle of August ; shoots smooth, 



Coe's Golden Drop. — Very large (often more than two inches long), 

 oval, suture distinct, one side more enlarged, necked ; light yellow, often 

 dotted red to the sun ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, rather stiff; 

 flesh yellowish, rather firm, rich, sweet, not fine-grained, closely adher- 

 ing to the pointed stone. Quite late, does not always ripen at the 

 north — requires 3, long season, An excellent late sort, of English origin. 

 Shoots smooth, rather glossy, 



Pnrple Gage. — [Syn, Reine Claude Yiplette, Violet Queen Claude.) 

 Size medium, roundish, slightly flattened at ends, suture distinct, shal- 

 low ; surface violet, bloom light blue ; st3,lk an inch long, cavity nar- 

 row ; flesli rather firm, greenish-yellow, rich, sugary, of very high and 

 excellent flavor. 



Purple Favorite. — Size medium, or rather large, round, obovate; su- 

 ture obsolete; skin brownish purple; bloom thin, light blue; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh pale-greenish, juicy, ten- 

 der, melting, rich, sweet, excellent, free from the very small, roundish 

 stone. Season about medium, or last week of summer. Shoots nearly 

 smooth, short-jointed, growth slow, much resembling that of the red 

 diaper. Origin, Newburgh, New York. 



Lombard. — {Syn. Bleecker's scarlet.) Size medium, sometimes rather 

 large, round-oval, slightly flattened at ends, suture obscure ; skin violet 

 red ; stalk very slender, h^lf tp three-fourths of an inch long, cavity 

 broad; flesh deep yellow, pleasant, not rjch, but of fine quality, Rather 

 early or medium in seasqn, ripening a week or two b,efo?P \\^& end of 

 summer. 



Eoyale Hative, or Eajly Royal. — {Syn. Mirian.) Size inedium, round- 

 ish, slightly wider p,t the Ijase; skin light purple, stal^ half an inch 

 long, stout, scarcely sunk ; flesh amber-yellow, with a rich, high flavor, 

 nearly free from the spiall, flattened, ovate stone. Very early, Resem- 

 bles purple gage, but a month earlier. Shoots very downy. French. 

 New. Rare. 



