PLUMS. 



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DESCRIPTIONS OF PLUMS 



Antamn Gage, medium, ovate, pale yellow, 

 juicy, sweet, pleasant, free. 



Bingham, large, deep yellow, red spots next 

 sun. juicy, rich, delicious, handsome, productive. 



Bleeker's Gage, medium, ovate, yellow, sweet, 

 rich, luscious, free. 



Bradshaw, very large and showy, oval, dark 

 purple, juicy, good flavor, tree vigorous, erect, 

 highly productive. 



Cherry, or Early Scarlet, nearly medium, round, 

 brilliant red, subacid, tender, juicy, melting, not 

 rich, second rate, cling, tree vigorous, very or- 

 namental by its early and profuse bloom. The 

 Golden Cherry is similar in quality, but of a 

 golden yellow color. Both varieties are free 

 from knots on Long Island. 



Coe's Golden Drop, very large, oval, pale yel- 

 low, often dotted, firm, sweet, rich, not fine 

 grained, cling, an excellent late variety. 



Colnmbia, very large, handsome, globular, 

 brownish purple, blue bloom, moderately juicy, 

 rich, good flavor, rather coarse, not first rate, 

 free, the fruit is liable to rot, tree very productive. 



Denniston's Red, medium, ovate, pale red, 

 fawn dots, rich, good second rate flavor, free. 



Denniston's Superb, medium, roundish, yel- 

 lowish green, mottled with purple, not juicy, but 

 rich, vinous, and free. 



Downton Imperatrice, unusually free from the 

 curculio, medium, oval, pale yellow, acid becom- 

 ing rather sweet, melting, valuable for preserves, 

 ripens late. 



Dnane's Purple, very large, oblong oval, red- 

 dish purple, lilac bloom, moderately sweet, juicy, 

 second rate flavor, cling, esteemed^ for its large 

 size and beauty, a very profitable market fruit. 



Italian Prnne, or Fellemherg, a most vigorous 

 and productive tree and unusually free from the 

 curculio, and also free from knots. Fruit large, 

 oblong, purple, lmndsome, estimable for dessert, 

 and also for preserving, or drying. 



Imperial Gage, large, oval, pale yellowish 

 green, juicy, melting, rich, free, tree very vigor- 

 ous, remarkably and regularly productive, bet- 

 ter suited to all localities than any other variety. 

 Always free from knots on Long Island, and less 

 subject than most others to the attacks of the 

 curculio. 



Imperial Milan, large, oval, deep purple, sweet, 

 juicy, estimable. 



Imperial Ottoman, medium, oval, greenish yel- 

 low, marbled, sweet, very juicy, excellent, 

 scarcely adhering, tree hardy, succeeds in Maine, 

 exceedingly productive. 



Jefferson, large, oval, greenish yellow, very 

 juicy, rich, excellent, nearly free, one of the 

 largest and most estimable. 



Lawrence's Favorite, large, roundish, yellow- 

 ish green, juicy, rich, excellent, high flavor, free. 



Lombard, unusually free from the curculio, me- 

 dium, ovate, violet red, pleasant flavor, not rich, 

 but of fine quality, tree hardy, very prolific. 



Long Scarlet, or Scarlet Gage, medium, oblong, 

 yellowish red, bright red cheek, acid, juicy, 

 rich, cling, good market fruit for preserves. 



Magnum Bonnm, Yellow, or Yellow Egg, very 

 large, egg shaped, beautiful, coarse, but excel- 

 lent for cooking, tree vigorous, very productive, 

 profitable for market. The White variety differs 

 only in being of a paler color, and the Red or 

 Purple is so coarse it has been rejected. 



Mammelonne, medium, round, greenish, red 



medium, round, greenish, rec 

 Elfrey, under medium, oval, blue, firm, dry, j spotted, juicy, rich flavor, free, 

 very sweet, quite free, healthy growth, free from j Manning's Prnne, or Long Bine, a good variety 

 knots here, very productive. I of German Prune, large, long oval, dark purple, 



Emerald Drop, medium, long oval, yellowish | blue bloom, firm, rather juicy, sweet, pleasant, 

 green, juicy, rather rich, cling, second rate. I free, very productive. 



Frost Gage, rather small roundish, deep pur- 

 ple, tolerable for eating, but well suited for pre- 

 serves. The tree is more subject to knots than 

 any other variety, and we have nearly ceased to 

 cultivate it. 



General Hand, largest of plums, golden yel- 

 low, sweet, moderate, not high flavor, highly at- 

 tractive for its size and beauty, tree remarkably 

 vigorous, very productive. 



Green Gage, the true variety is full medium, 

 and not smali as misrepresented, round, yellow- 

 ish green, dotted red at base, sweet, melting, 

 aromatic, exceedingly rich. The tree is so un- 

 thrifty that it has been nearly abandoned, and 

 the Imperial Gage, a seedling from it, now takes 

 its place almost universally. 



Hnling's Snperb, one of the largest, roundish, 

 yellowish green, rather firm, sweet, rich, spright- 

 ly, excellent, free, tree vigorous, large foliage. 

 Ickworth Imperatrice, medium, or rather large 



McLaughlin, medium, roundish, russet yellow, 

 tinged over with red, rather firm, sweet, juicy, 

 excellent. 



Orange, one of the largest, oval, yellow, 

 showy, rather coarse, tree very vigorous and 

 highly productive, a profitable market fruit, it 

 is free from knots on this Island. 



Orleans, Early, medium, ovate, reddish purple, 

 second rate, moderate flavor, 



Orleans, Smith's, large, ovate, dark reddish 

 purple, blue bloom, juicy, rich, nearly first rate, 

 tree very vigorous, pioductive in nearly all 

 soils, shoots reddish purple, perfectly straight. 



Peach, very large, roundish, varies from 

 salmon to brownish red, juicy, sprightly, good 

 flavor, free, rather coarse, but esteemed for its 

 size, beauty, and earl}'" ripening, tree vigorous, 

 productive. 



Prnue d'Agen, a famous variety for drying as 

 prunes, medium, oblong, purple, blue bloom, 



obovate, purple, sweet, juicy, rich flavor, ripens sweet, estimable, free, very late, profusely pro- 

 late, becomes drier and sweeter, and keeps into ductive. 



winter. 



Italian Damask, medium, roundish, brownish 

 violet, firm, sweet, high flavored, estimable, free, 

 tree vigorous, productive. 



Pnrple Favorite, medium, or rather large, 

 roundish, brownish purple, tender, juicy, sweet, 

 excellent, free, tree grows slow. 



Red St. Martin, or Coe's late red, medium, 



