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very large, roundish, and sutured, greenish -yellow, with 

 grayish bloom ; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, flavoured like 

 the old Green Gage, ripening a fortnight earlier. Best 

 when grown against a wall. 



Bryanston Gage. — Dessert. September. Hardier than 

 Brahy's Gage; very prolific, either when grown as a bush 

 in the open or against a wall or fence. Fruit like a Green 

 Gage but larger, more golden in colour, richly flavoured 

 and juicy. Is the result of crossing 

 Green Gage and Coe's Golden Drop at 

 Bryanston Park. 



Coe's Golden Drop (fig. 953). — Des- 

 sert and Culinary. Late September. 

 Fruit large, oval, greenish - yellow, 

 freckled with dull-red on the side ex- 

 posed to the sun ; flesh greenish-yellow, 

 adhering to the stone ; very sweet, and 

 deliciously flavoured when fully ripe. 

 The fruits will keep long after they are 

 gathered, either on the shelves of a 

 fruit-room, or suspended by the stalk 

 inside a window facing the sun, or 

 wrapped in paper and kept in a dry 

 room. The tree is a shy bearer when 

 young, but is productive later. May 

 be grown as a standard in the south 

 and west, but in the north of England 

 and in Scotland it requires an east or 

 west wall, but one inclining to south- 

 west is still better. Raised about a 

 century ago by Mr. Coe, a market-gar- 

 dener, near Bury St. Edmunds. 



Coe's Late Red. — Dessert. October or November. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, depressed at both ends, purplish- 

 red, with yellow dots and azure bloom; flesh pale-amber, 

 separating from the stone, crisp and juicy, with a rich 

 vinous flavour when the autumn is fine. One of the latest 

 to ripen. An excellent bearer as a standard in the 

 warmer parts of the kingdom ; elsewhere it requires the 

 protection of a wall. 



Count Althem's Gage. — Dessert. September. Fruit 

 large, handsome, of same shape as the Green Gage, 

 greenish -yellow, mottled and dotted with red; flesh 

 yellow, tender, juicy, exquisitely flavoured. Succeeds 

 either as a cordon or trained tree on a wall, or as a bush 

 in the open. 



Czar. — Dessert and Culinary. Early August. Excel- 

 lent either for private or market supply. Fruit medium 

 to large, roundish, oval, sutured; skin fairly thick, blue- 

 black, with a copious bloom; flesh yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, and sweet. May be grown either against a wall 

 or as a bush or standard. Raised by Mr. Rivers from 

 Prince Engelbert and Early Prolific. 



Denbigh (Cox's Emperor). — Culinary. Mid -September. 

 Fruit very large, resembling Orleans, dark-red, with gray 

 spots and bluish bloom, darkest on the side exposed to the 

 sun; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, and sweet. Is a great bearer, 

 and makes a good cordon for a wall. 



Denniston's Superb. — Dessert. Mid-August. Fruit 

 large, roundish, sutured, bright golden-yellow when fully 

 exposed to the sun, and ripened on a wall or fence; flesh 

 yellow, firm, juicy, with a rich Gage -like flavour. Does 

 well in any form, and is particularly prolific as a bush or 

 cordon. 



Denver's Victoria. — Culinary and Dessert. Late Sep- 

 tember. Fruit large, oval, red, with a thin light bloom ; 

 flesh yellowish, parting freely from the stone, moderately 

 juicy, flavour agreeable. An excellent all-round Plum; 



' most prolific bearer as a standard, the branches often 

 requiring support. 



Diamond. — Culinary. Mid - September. Fruit very 

 large, oval, deep-purple ; flesh yellowish, coarse, juicy, 

 and acid. A very vigorous grower and a good bearer. 

 Does well as a bush. 



Early Orleans (Wilmot's). — Culinary. Mid -August. 

 Fruit similar to Orleans, but of a somewhat deeper violet 



Fig. 954.— Plums. Early Prolific (Rivers'). Nat. size. 



colour, and ripening a fortnight earlier. An excellent 

 bearer, highly deserving of cultivation. 



Early Prolific (Rivers') (fig. 954). — Dessert. Late July. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, dark-purple, with a thin bloom; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, agreeably flavoured. The best 

 early Plum, largely grown for market. The tree is hardy, 

 and bears most profusely either as a standard, bush, or 

 trained against a wall. 



Early Transparent Gage. — Dessert. Early August. 

 Fruit large, roundish and flattened, yellow, mottled with 

 red; flesh firm, juicy, and as richly flavoured as the Green 

 Gage. A seedling from Transparent Gage, and is one of 

 the most delicious of early Plums. Does best against a 

 wall. 



Golden Esperen (Drap d'Or d'Esperen). — Dessert. Late 

 August or September. Fruit large, roundish, oval, 

 yellow, with crimson spots on one side; flesh yellowish, 

 separating easily from the stone, juicy, with a rich sugary 

 flavour. 



Golden Transparent. — Dessert. Late September. Fruit 

 large, roundish-oval, bright golden-yellow when fully ripe ; 

 flesh rich, juicy, and deliciously flavoured. Should be 

 trained against a wall. 



Goliath.— Culinary. September. Fruit large, hand- 

 some, roundish - oblong, depressed at both ends, purple. 

 bloom azure; flesh firm, greenish - yellow, coarse, adher- 

 ing to the stone ; Stalk downy, not smooth as in the 

 Nectarine. Also known as St. Cloud, Steer's Emperor, 

 Wilmot's late Orleans, Caledonian, and Nectarine. 



Grand Duke (fig. 955). — Culinary. Mid - October. 

 Fruit large, oval, deep-purple in colour, covered with a 

 dense blue bloom; flesh yellowish, firm, and sweet. A 

 variety of great excellence, raised by Mr. Rivers from 

 Autumn Compote. Is worthy of a place against a wall. 



Green Gage. — Culinary and dessert. Mid -August. 

 Fruit medium, round, with a small suture, pale -green, 



