PLUMS. 551 



GISBOENE'S {Qisbome's Early ; Paterson's). — Fruit, rather below 

 medium size; roundish-oval, marked with a distinct suture. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, but changing as it ripens to fine amber, with a few 

 crimson spots, and numerous grey russet dots interspersed. Stalk, 

 half an inch to three-quarters long, inserted in a very shallow cavity. 

 Flesh, yellow, firm, coarse-grained, and not very juicy, briskly acid, 

 with a slight sweetness, and separating from the stone. 



A cooking plum ; ripe in the middle of August, The tree is an early 

 and abundant bearer. Shoots, downy. 



Gisbome's Early. See Gisbome's, 



Gloire de New York. See Hulings' Superb. 



Golden Drop. See Coe's Golden Drop. 



GOLDEN ESPEEEN {Drap d'Or d'Esperm).—Fimt, large ; oval, 

 and sometimes roundish-oval, with a shallow suture on one side. Skin, 

 thin and transparent, pale yellow, with a greenish tinge on the shaded 

 side, and of a fine golden yellow, with crimson spots on the side next 

 the sun. Stalk, short and stout, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, very juicy, with a sweet and rich sugary flavour, separating 

 freely from the stone. 



A very handsome and first-rate dessert plum ; ripe in the end of 

 August. Shoots, smooth. 



Golden Gage. See Cofy Golden Drop. 



GOLIATH {Caledonian; St. Clovd ; Steers' Emperor; Wilmot's 

 Late Orleans). — Fruit, large ; oblong, with a well marked suture, one . 

 side of which is higher than the other. Skin, deep reddish purple, 

 but paler on the shaded side, and covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk, 

 three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, yellow, 

 juicy, brisk, and of good flavour, adhering to the stone. 



A fine showy plum, and though only of second-rate quality for the 

 dessert, is excellent for preserving and other culinary purposes ; ripe 

 in the end of August. This is sometimes, but erroneously, called Nec- 

 tarine Plum ; but the young shoots of that are smooth, while those of 

 Goliath are downy. 



Gonne's Green Gage. See Yellow Gage. 



GOEDON CASTLE. — Fruit, large and obovate. Skin, greenish 

 yellow. Flesh, rather firm, sweet, and with an excellent flavour. 



This is a very good plum, and will be admirably calculated for 

 growing in northern latitudes and late situations, where the finer and 

 more delicate branches do not come to perfection. 



Goring's Golden Gage. See Green Gage. 



Great Damask. See Green Gage. 



GEEEN GAGE {Abricot Vert; Aloise's Green Gage; Bradford 

 Green Gage ; Brugnon Green Gage ; Damas Vert ; Dauphine ; Goring's 



