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colour, very rich and sweet, juicy. One of the very best for all purposes. Tree 

 compact, and a good regular bearer. Succeeds in all forms. 



Late Transparent Gage. — Pale yellow splashed with dull red, with large red 

 spots near the stalk end. Suture very faint 'fjlesh tender, melting, dull greenish yellow ; 

 flavour sweet and pleasant ; stone small, thick and round ; cling stone ; carries a rich 

 bloom. This plum is valuable at the end of the season. F.C.C. 1892. 



Monarch. — Roundish oval of medium size. Deep purple, almost black. Flesh pale 

 primrose ; flavour rich, and rather sweet. A late cooking variety of great excellence. 

 Tree very strong, upright growth. It does not require much pruning when young. 

 F.C.C. 1894. 



Oullin's Golden Gage. — Rich primrose and yellow, egg-shaped, very handsome. 

 A valuable early variety for dessert or cooking ; makes a vigorous large spreading tree, 

 and bears freely when old. Very fine for walls, or as garden trees. 



Pond's Seedling (Fonthill, Red Egg). — Bright pink or dull red, with silvery and 

 dark red spots and patches with tinges of brown. A very fine late sort which attains 

 great size. Flesh gamboge yellow, very firm ; flavour sweet, rich ; stone oval, and 

 small for the size of the fruit ; cling stone. Requires pruning freely in a young state. 

 A great bearer, and one of the most valuable for market sale at the close of the season. 

 Tree very free, and of spreading growth. 



President. — Violet black. Suture faintly marked ; flesh bright pale yellow, firm ; 

 flavour pleasantly acid ; free stone ; stone same shape as fruit. A grand late kitchen 

 sort, which cannot fail to become popular. F.C.C. 1900. 



Primate. — Skin entirely rich crimson-purple with silvery dots ; flesh firm and 

 golden ; flavour briskly acid, very rich ; a grand kitchen sort ; stone large, broad, very 

 rough ; ^ow//^ vigorous. A.M. 1898. 



Reine Claude de Bavay. — Dull pea-green, with greyish tinge. Flesh very firm ; 

 cling stone ; of rich sugary flavour, as a late variety very useful ; growth moderate, most 

 suitable for garden tree. 



Rivers' Early Prolific (Prolific, Early Rivers').- — Crimson to purple when fully 

 ripe. Flesh pale golden ; free stone ; when gathered from a wall fit for dessert. This is 

 a most valuable early variety for market or home use, bearing very freely. Growth 

 compact and drooping, rather twiggy, never makes a large tree. 



Sultan. — Almost round, with a wide suture on one side. Colour deep mulberry red, 

 spotted with silvery russet, greenish yellow where shaded ; flesh firm, greenish yellow ; 

 flavourx\(Ai ; stone roundish oval, thick, with a deep furrow on side. F.C.C. 1873. 



The Czar. — Deep purplish black, with white bloom when from a wall. Flesh 

 pleasant, fit for dessert. A most valuable early sort for market or home use. Tree 

 upright, and of very vigorous growth. 



Transparent Gage (Original). — Yellowish green, with orange patches and russet, 

 spotted with deep gold and red ; flesh crisp, juicy, and extremely rich. This variety is 

 not figured ; the stalk is deeply inserted, and the fruit resembles Early Transparent 

 Gage in shape. Growth erratic ; it is difficult to form a shapely tree, but its freedom in 

 cropping and the exquisite flavour of the fruits render it desirable. 



Victoria (Alderton, Dauphin, Royal Dauphin).— Pale pink, shaded with rosy pink, 

 spotted with gold and silver ; free sKowe. ; flesh orange yellow ; when gathered from a 

 wall fit for dessert. This valuable plum is one of the finest grown ; the tree is a very 

 free and regular bearer, in fact the fruits require thinning or the boughs are likely to 

 break with the weight of fruit. Succeeds in any form, and is a great favourite for 

 bottling, jam, or tarts, and lucrative for market. 



White Magnum Bonum (Magnum Bonum, White Egg).— Pale lemon-yellow, 

 not shaded. Flesh whitish ; free stone. When from a wall the fruits are most beautiful, 

 covered with white bloom, keep late, and are often acceptable for dessert ; as a cooking 

 plum it is first-rate. Tree very vigorous, and a wonderful bearer. Growth upright. 



Wyedale. — Fruit deep crimson purple ; cooks splendidly ; flesh very gelatinous. 

 Its chief value consists in its keeping well on the tree often until November. Tree 

 moderate in growth, and when developed a regular bearer. 



