PLUMS. 255 



Early Purple, for South. Season, early June. 

 Early Orleans. Season, last June to first Aug. 

 Green G-aqe. Season, early July to middle Aug. 

 Imperial Gage. Season, first July to first Sept. 

 Jefferson. Season, last July to last Aug. 

 McLArGHLiN. Season, last July to last Aug, 

 Imperial Ottoman. Season, middle June to last July. 

 Purple Favorite. Season, middle July to last Aug. 

 Purple Gage. Season, middle Aug. to middle Sept. 

 Prince's Yellow Gage. Season, middle June to early 

 August. 



Ebd Gage. Season, July to middle Aug. 

 Saint Martin. Season, last Aug. to first Oct. 

 Washington. Season, July to last Aug. 

 Smith's Orleans. Season, July to last Aug. 



A list of Plums recommended hy Henry Ward Beecher /or 

 Indiana. 

 Green Gage, Jefi'erson, Huling's Superb, Coe's Golden 

 Drop, Purple Gage, Cruger's Scarlet, Washington, Eed 

 Gage or Lombard, Smith's Orleans, Eoyal de Tours. 



The following are suitable for light, sandy soils, on 

 which the curculio makes the greatest ravages, and on 

 which plums usually drop their fruit : Cruger's Scarlet, 

 Imperial Gage, Eed Gage or Lombard, Coe's Golden 

 Drop, Bleecker's Gage, Blue Gage. 



