"l-t SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Season, late. Seems to l-ie quite free from rot east of the lakes. 

 Domestiea. 



Green Gage. — Small, oliovate; color r.reen or yellowish green 

 -.vhen mature; at the West usually marbled with red: suture not very 



Green Gage. 



distinct; stalk one-',ialf to three-(juart?r.-; of an inch long, slender, 

 in very shallow ca\ity. I'lesli inile green, melting, juicy, luscious, 

 best in (|uality; pit free. In the prairie States this succeeds most 

 jjcrfectly toji-worked on a hardy stock. IJomestica. 



Gueii {Blue Mcujiiuni Buiium, Big Blue). — Large, roundish oval, 

 nai'i'owed at apex to small point; color piurple with thick blue bloom; 

 stalk rather lone;, slender, inserted in large deep cavity ; suture obscure. 

 Flesh ])ale yellow, rather coarse, .juicy, sweet, but not rich. Used 

 mainly for kitchen and market; nearly freestone. Domestica. 

 New ^'ork. 



Hale (Priililic). — .M(>ilimn to hu'ge, round, with unecpial sides; color 

 yellow, thinly covered with mottled red; y<'llow dots numerous; bloom 

 tliin; stalk slender; suture distinct. Flesh yellow, juic>-, with rich 

 ]icaclL-li]u' llavor: cling. Season, earh", Ti'illora. 



Hand {(Jriicml lliiinj). Jjarge, round to i-oun.dish oval; color 

 gulden yellow, with marbling of greenisli yellow; dots small; bloom 

 light-Cdlored; stalk medium in lenglh, I'ather slender, in broad shallow 

 cavity; suture shallow. Flesh yellow, T\ot firm; (piality very good to" 

 Ijest. Does best in the arid States. Domestica. Pennsylvania. 



Hudson {Hudson River Purple Ei/i/}. — L;u-gi' long-ov.al ; color 

 red oi- |nn-])lish red, with liluish bloom and mimerons .small dots; 



