346 THE PLUM. 



adapted to light soils, — valuable. Shoots thrifty, qftite 

 smooth or glossy, bright purple ; leaves much crumpled. 

 Origin, Albany, N. Y. 

 This is a strongly fixed variety, and has in many instances 

 produced seedlings very closely resembling itself. 



Long Scarlet. (Syn. Scarlet Gage, Red Gage erroneously.) 

 Size medium, oblong-obovate, elongated, one side swol- 

 len, base narrow ; skin bright red, bloom fine lilac ; stalk 

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

 yellow, acid, becoming rather rich and sweet, of second- 

 rate flavor, but makes beautiful bright red jelly. Season 

 medium. Shoots downy. Orange co., N". Y. 



Peoly's Early Blue.- Size medium, oblong, suture very ob- 

 scure ; skin dark blue, bloom light blue ; stalk short ; 

 flesh yellow, pleasant, second-rate, adhering partially to 

 the bluntly terminated stone. Early. Shoots very 

 downy. Mass. 



Suisse. (Syn. Prune Suisse, Swiss Plum, Simiana, Mon- 

 sieur Tardif.) Medium or rather large, round, suture 

 broad, shallow ; a sunk point at apex ; skin lively violet 

 red, thickly dotted, and slightly marbled j bloom blue, 

 copious ; stalk three-fourths to an inch long,, cavity wide , 

 flesh crackling and melting, flavor brisk, rich, slightly 

 sharp, adhering to the thick, rough-edged stone. Quite 

 late. Shoots smooth. Distinct from the " Semiana," of 

 Boston. 



Section III. Fruit small. 



American Wheat. Quite small, globular, pale Wne, bloom 

 white, stalk slender, half an inch long, flesh greerrish, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, second-rate, dropping when ripe. 

 Season, medium. Very productive. Shoots slender, 

 smooth, leaves small, light colored. Mass. 



Cherry. {Syn. Early Scarlet, Myrobolan.) Small, (one 

 inch diameter,) round, romotely heaKt-shaped, bright red, 

 bloom faint ; stalk short and slender ; cavity narrow ; 

 flesh juicy, slightly fibrous, soft, melting, sub«acid, not 

 rich, second-rate, adhering to the oval, pointed stone. 



