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ish-amber, juicy, melting, rich, mild sweet, free from tha 

 small stone ; flavor unusually pleasant and refreshing 

 Rather early. Shoots dark reddish, smooth; leaves o 

 young trees deep green, crimpled. Origin, Flushing 

 Long Island, 



Red Perdrigon. Medium in size, roundish, slightly oval 

 skin deep red ; bloom thick, lilac ; stalk an inch long 

 cavity small, round; flesh bright 3'ellow, slightly crisp 

 juicy, sweet. Season medium or rather late. Shoots 

 downy. 



Royale. (Sy?i. Royal, La Royale.) Size medium, some- 

 times rather large, round, slightly narrower towards the 

 base, or approaching obovate ; suture distinct on one side 

 at apex ; skin reddish-purple, bloom very thick ; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, cavity narrow ; flesh dull 

 yellow, rather firm, melting, juicy, rich, of excellent fla- 

 vor. Ripens first of autumn. Shoots very downy, growth 

 slow, tree spreading, moderately productive. French. 



Royale Hative, or "Early Royal." (Syn. Mirian.) Size 

 medium, roundish, slightly wider at base; skin light 

 purple, stalk half an inch long, stout, scarcely sunk ; flesh 

 amber yellow, with a rich, high flavor, nearly free from 

 the small, flattened, ovate stone. Very early. Resembles 

 Purple Gage, but a month earlier. Shoots very downy 

 French. New. Rare. 



De Montfort, according to Rivers, is much like Royale Ha- 

 tive, but larger, and later. 



Section III. Fruit small. 



Blue Gage. {Syn. Azure Hative, Black Perdrigon.) Small, 

 round, dark blue, bloom light blue ; stalk three-fourths 

 of an inch long ; flesh greenish, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant ; 

 rather early, shoots slender, downy ; tree very productive. 

 Different varieties appear to be described by Prince, Coxe, 

 and Downing, under this name, none of which are high- 

 ly commended. 



Cheston. (Syn. Violet Diaper.) Rather small, oval, dark 

 purple ; bloom blue ; stalk quite short, not sunk ; flesh 

 firm, sweetish, pleasant; early; shoots downy. 



