242 ■ WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



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BLBECKEE'S GAGE. Wood, downy; color, rich 

 yellow ; form, rounded oval, very regular ; size, 2 ; stone, 

 separating ; quality, 1 ; use, table ; flavor, sweet and 

 luscious; season, August. 



Eemarks. — From Albany, N". Y. Tree of a healthy, 

 hardy habit, and a regular, sure bearer, ilecommended 

 by Ex-presidents Buchanan and Ernst, and the present 

 incumbent (1857), Dr. Warder, of the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society, for the locality of Cincinnati. Two 

 weeks later than Yellow Egg. 



BLUE GAGE. Wood, downy; color, blue; form, 

 round; size, 3; stone, free or separating ; quality-, 3; use, 

 table ; flavor, juicy, a little acid and somewhat rich ; sea- 

 son, July. 



Eemarks. — Foreign. Of sweet and pleasant flavor, 

 very hardy, hut the poorest of all the gages. It bears 

 most abundant crops every season, and the seedlings make 

 good stocks. It is the Azure Hative of the French. Ee- 

 commended by Buchanan, Ernst, and Warder, for the 

 locality of Cincinnati. 



Cherry Pltjm, or Early Scarlet, etc. Wood, round ; 

 color, lively red, with very little bloom; form, round; 

 size, 3; -stone, adheres; quality, 2; use, table; flavor, 

 melting, soft, very juicy, with a pleasant, lively, sub-acid ; 

 not rich nor high-tasted ; season, July. 



Eemarks. — On the trees they resemble cherries. Its 

 blossoms are very thick in the Spring, which, from their 

 earliness, renders them liable to be cut off by frost. It 



