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THE PLUM. 



Jerusalem. 



Prunier de Jerusalem. Prune Violet de Jerusalem. 



Violette Jerusalem. De Bordeaux. 



CEil de Bceuf. 



Fruit large, long, egg-shaped. Skin dark purple, covered with a 

 dense blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, hairy. Flesh firm, sweet, brisk ; 

 separates from the stone. Middle September. (Hogg.) 



Jodoigne Green Gage. 

 Boulouf. Kerne Claude de Jodoigne. Royal de Vilvorde. 



Tree vigorous. Branches smooth, stout, short-jointed. 



Fruit large, round, inclining to oblate. Suture shallow, half round. 

 Skin thin, greenish yellow, with blush red strewed green and yellowish 

 dots on the side next the sun, and covered with a thin blue bloom. 

 Stalk half an inch long. Flesh whitish yellow, firm, very juicy, tender, 

 sugary, rich. Late September. (Hogg.) 



JuDSON. 



Raised by Mr. Judson, of Lansingburgh, 1ST. Y. Tree thrifty and 

 productive. Branches smooth. 



Fruit large, long oval. Suture broad, rather deep. Skin reddish 

 purple, covered with a thin blue bloom. Stalk long, stout. Flesh 

 greenish, rather coarse, not very juicy, sweet; adheres partially to the 

 stone. Scarcely good. Last of August. 



July Green Gage. 

 Reine Claude de Bavay Hative. Early Bavay. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblong. Suture distinct, a little 

 more than half round. Skin greenish yellow, tinged with purple in the 

 sun, thin bloom. Stalk rather stout. Cavity broad, shallow. Flesh 

 yellow, juicy, sweet; separates from the stone. Very good. Last Au- 

 gust. 



Kester's Green Gage. 



Raised by Weaver, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Pa. 



Tree vigorous, productive. 



Fruit small, nearly globular, one side enlarged. Suture rather large. 

 Skin pale yellowish green, with splashes of deeper green, slight bloom. 

 Stalk of medium length, inserted in a large cavity. Flesh greenish, j uicy, 

 sugary, rich. Very good. Adheres slightly to the stone. 



Kester's Yellow Gage. 



Raised by Weaver, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Pa. 



Tree vigorous, upright. Branches smooth. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval. Suture broad and shallow. Skin pale 

 yellow, splashed with green, and covered with a thick white bloom. 

 Stalk of medium length, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh greenish yel- 

 low, juicy, sugary, rich. Very good. Adheres partially to the stone. 



Kirke's. 



Kirke's Plum is a variety which came to us from England, where 



