THE PLUM. 



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stem long in quite dcop aljrupt cavify; suture slialknv. Flesh green- 

 ish yellow, firm, good; eling. Donii'stica. New York. 



Ruling iSupcrJi). — W'vy large, roundish oval; color greenish yellow 

 with thin pale bloom; stalk strong in small round cavity. Flesh 



Hand. 



greenish yellow, (luiti.' coarse, with sprightly and pleasant llavor, good; 

 cling. Domestica. I'eimsyhania. 



Hungarian Prune.— J^'ruit niediuo) to large, elongated, ]ioin(ed at 

 each end; color dark blue witli liglit-l)lue 1)loom; suture in depression 

 terminated by rounded pcjint at apex; stem tlu'ee-(iuarters of an inch 

 long, s-tout, inserted at upjier end of the suture without ca\'ity. 

 Flesh firm, clos(>-textured, juicy, acid; liest I'or citlinary use; free 

 stone. Season of ]ierl'ec( maturitv, niiddU' of Seiilember. Tliis is 

 distinct from Pond's Seedluig, often grown under this name. liussia. 



Ickworth (IcLu-diih Jiii /n nttricc) . — Medium to lai'ge, oliovate; 

 color piu-ple-trace(l wilh pcculiai' streal^s and ^hades of yellow; stem 

 cjuite long, thick. Flesji greenish yellow, rich, (pialit)- very good. If 

 laid awav wraipped in tissue paper it is an unusual keeiier, Domestica. 

 England. 



Imperial Gage. — Medium to large, oval; color iiale green with 

 tinu'e of yellow when fully ripe, showing the green in stripes; stalk 

 one inch long, stout, in \ery shallow cavity that flattens the tojj; 



