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covered all over with minute red dots, and lightly flushed with red on the 

 exposed side ; very shallow suture ; stalk h inch long and inserted in a small 

 cavity ; nearly freestone ; good crop ; foliage and glands large ; habit 

 erect, compact, and very vigorous ; shoots smooth. A well-known and 

 first-rate dessert Plum. Raised by Judge Buel, in America, and named in 

 honour of President Jefferson. Ready September 6. 



48. July Greengage (Lane). — Fruit rather large for a Gage, round, 

 greenish-yellow, slightly spotted and flushed with red on the exposed 

 side ; stalk short and deeply inserted ; deep suture ; clingstone ; good 

 crop ; foliage and glands large ; habit erect, compact, and vigorous ; 

 shoots slightly downy. An excellent and fine-flavoured dessert variety, 

 producing heavier crops than the old Greengage. Ready August 7. 



49. Kelsey (Lane). — This is another Japanese variety that is of no 

 value in the open air. 



50. Kirke's (Fraser). --Fruit rather large, round, dark purple and 

 marked with paler dots ; very shallow suture ; stalk | inch long and inserted 

 in a small cavity ; freestone ; light crop ; foliage of medium size, with 

 small glands ; habit bushy, compact, and vigorous ; shoots smooth. A 

 delicious dessert Plum, better from trees against a wall than from trees 

 in the open. Introduced by Mr. Joseph Kirke, Brompton, London, and 

 originated in ]\lr. Poupart's market garden at Brompton. Ready 

 August 21. 



51. La Delicieuse (Bunyard). — Fruit of medium size, long oval, 

 reddish-purple, covered with a purple bloom ; shallow suture ; stalk | inch 

 long and deeply inserted ; slightly clingstone ; heavy crop ; foliage of 

 medium size, glands small, on many leaves no glands at all ; habit bushy, 

 compact, and moderately vigorous ; shoots smooth. A rather late cooking 

 variety, the tree bearing freely. Ready September 7. 



52. Late Transparent Gage, F.C.C. August 9, 1892 (Rivers).— Fruit 

 large, round, pale yellow, deeply sutt'used with purplish red on the exposed 

 side ; shallow suture ; stalk ^ inch long and deeply inserted ; foliage large, 

 glands small and usually on the petiole ; habit bushy, compact, and 

 vigorous ; shoots downy. This variety is very good from a wall, but the 

 bush trees at Chisv:ick have only produced one or two fruits in six years. 

 Raised by the late Mr. Francis Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. 



53. Late Greengage (Bunyard). — This variety has not fruited at 

 Chiswick since the tree was planted. 



54. Late Black Orleans (Rivers). — Fruit of medium size, round, purple, 

 covered with minute brown dots ; shallow suture ; stalk | inch long and 

 rather deeply inserted ; clingstone ; heavy crop ; foliage small, glands 

 usually small, but occasionally large ; habit diffuse and vigorous ; shoots 

 smooth. A very good cooking variety and of fair quality for dessert. 

 Ready September 13. 



54ft. Late Rivers (Rivers). — Fruit rather small, round, purplish-black ; 

 shallow suture ; stalk 1 inch long and inserted in a small cavity ; foliage 

 and glands small ; habit bushy, compact, and moderately vigorous ; 

 shoots smooth. This is a clingstone dessert Plum, valuable for its late- 

 ness, and for hanging well after it is ripe when against a wall, but of no 

 value when planted in the open, the trees then being very shy bearei-s. 

 It is the same as * Rivers Late,' which received an A.M. October 23, 1894. 



