THE PLUM. 381 
Earty Yettow Prone. 
Tree vigorous and very productive. Branches downy. Fruit 
rather large, oval. Skin yellow, with a very slight bloom, and 
dotted with red in the sun. Stalk of medium length, inserted 
in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with somewhat 
of a melon flavour. Separates from the stone. Ripens middle 
of August. , 
Emeratp Drop. 
Origin, Newburgh, N. Y. Tree moderately vigorous, and 
very productive, 
Branches long and smooth. Fruit of medium size, long-oval 
Suture strongly marked, and the fruit larger on one of its sides. 
Skin pale yellowish-green, sometimes dull green only, in the 
shade. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, inserted with 
scarcely any depression. Flesh greenish-yellow, very juicy, ad- 
heres somewhat to the stone, which is long and pointed. Last 
of August. 
Encuisuy WuHeEat. 
Fruit medium, roundish-oval, suture moderate. Skin red- 
dish-purple, with a blue bloom, covered with numerous white 
dots. Stalk half an inch long, rather strong, set in a rather 
deep cavity. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, juicy, sweet, with a 
rich flavour. It adheres to the stone. Ripens the last of August. 
Trauian Prune. 
Prune d’Italie. Fellenberg. 
Branches grey, smooth. Fruit medium oval, suture mode-:" 
rate. Skin dark blue, with a bloom. Stalk an inch long, rather 
stout, inserted:in a very small cavity. Flesh dark yellow, juicy, 
sweet, and good. Separates from the stone. Ripens first, of 
October. ‘ 
Frost Gace. Pom. Man. 
Frost Plum. 
A late plum, scarcely yielding to any other late variety in the 
excellence of its flavour. It appears to have originated in Fish- 
kill, Dutchess county, N. Y., where it has, for many years past, 
been most extensively cultivated for market; but of late has 
becn so subject to knots that it is not now much grown, 
Branches smooth. Fruit rather below medium size, roundish. 
1, with a distinct suture on one side. Skin deep purple, 
baja: a few brown specks, and a thin bloom. , Stalk half te * 
