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THE PLUM. 



sunken. Skin greenish yellow, with splashes of darker green, and covered 

 with a bloom. Stalk medium in length and thickness. Cavity large. 

 Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; separates from the 

 stone. Very good. Last of August. 



Beagle' s Union Purple. 



Same origin as the preceding. Tree vigorous, branches smooth. 



Fruit large, roundish oval. Skin reddish purple, covered with a thin 

 bloom, suture only perceptible near the stalk and apex. Stalk short, 

 stout. Flesh greenish, a little coarse, vinous, sweet; adheres to the 

 stone. Good. September. 



Red Apricot. 

 Abrieotee Rouge. 



A French variety. Tree moderately vigorous. Branches smooth. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish oval. Skin of a fine clear red in the 

 shade, violet in the sun. Flesh orange color, sweet, but rather dry, and 

 without much flavor ; separates freely from the stone. Good. Last of 

 August. 



Bed Diaper. 



Diapree Rouge. Mimms. 



Roche Carbon. Imperial Diadem. 



The Diapree Bouge, or Bed Diaper, is ,a very large and handsome 

 French Plum. A rather slow grower. Branches almost smooth. 



Fruit large, obovate. Skin of a reddish purple, with a few golden 

 specks, and a light blue bloom, easily rubbed off. Stalk three-fourths 

 of an inch long, slender, hairy, slightly inserted. Flesh pale green, juicy, 

 very melting, rich, and delicious, separating from the stone, which is 

 quite small. Good to very good. Last of August. 



Bed Gage. 



An American Plum, of delicious flavor, very hardy, and a prodigious 

 bearer. It is a seedling raised from the Green Gage by the elder Wm. 



Prince, of the Flushing Nurseries, in 1790. 

 It grows very vigorously, and is distin- 

 guished, when young, by its deep green 

 crimped foliage. Branches dark reddish, 

 smooth. 



Fruit about as large as the Green Gage, 

 but more oval, regularly formed. Skin 

 brownish or brick red, with little bloom. 

 Stalk rather slender, set in a narrow cavity. 

 Flesh greenish amber, very juicy, melting, 

 sugary, and luscious. It parts freely from 

 the stone, which is small. Best. Middle of 

 August. 



Bed Gage of Dutchess County. 



Eed Ga s e - A seedling of Dutchess Co., K Y. Tree 



vigorous, upright, productive. Branches slightly downy. 



