REPORT ON PLUMS AT CHLSW'ICK, 1901. 



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Raised by the late Mr. Francis Rivers, of Hawbridgeworth. Ready 

 September 29. 



55. Mallard (Rivers). — Fruit of medium size, roundish oval, purplish - 

 red, covered with minute darker spots ; shallow suture, one side of the 

 fruit being larger than the other ; clingstone ; good crop ; foliage large, 

 glands small ; habit dittuse and vigorous ; shoots smooth. A good cooking 

 variety, raised by the late Mr. Francis Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. Ready 

 August 10. 



56. McLaughlin's Gage (Lane). — Fruit rather large, round, pale 

 yellow, flushed and spotted with deep red on the exposed side, and 

 covered with a light bloom ; suture variable, on some fruits deep, on others 

 shallow ; stalk | inch long and inserted in a small cavity ; clingstone ; 

 heavy crop ; foliage large,' with very small glands, some leaves gland- 

 less ; habit erect, compact, vigorous ; shoots smooth. One of the finest 

 dessert Plums. Raised by Mr. .J. McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine, U.S.A. 

 Ready August 17. 



57. Mitchelson's (Rivers), — Fruit of medium size, oval, very deep 

 purple, covered with minute brown dots ; shallow suture ; stalk ^ inch 

 long, inserted in a small cavity ; clingstone ; good crop ; foliage of medium 

 size, glands small ; habit diffuse and vigorous ; shoots smooth. A useful 

 cooking variety, raised by Mr. Mitchelson, Kingston-on-Thames. Ready 

 August 19. 



58. 59. Monarch, F.C.C. September 25, 1894 (Lane, Fraser). - Fruit 

 large, blunt oval, deep bluish-purple, covered with a thick bloom ; 

 shallow suture ; stalk | inch long, set in a deep cavity ; clingstone ; very 

 heavy crop ; foliage large, some leaves have large glands, others small 

 glands, and some leaves are glandless ; habit rather diffuse and vigorous ; 

 shoots downy. This is a magnificent late cooking Plum, the trees cropping 

 freely either against a wall or in the open. Raised by the late Mr. Francis 

 Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. Ready September 13. 



60, 61. Grosse Surpasse (Lane, Rivers). — Two distinct varieties 

 were received under this name, one having fruit like Early Orleans, 

 and exactly similar in all respects, but a few days later in ripening. 

 The other was a very pretty yellow Gage Plum, with medium-sized, round 

 fruit, having a small suture ; stalk inch long, deeply inserted ; slightly 

 clingstone ; heavy crop ; foliage of medium size, small glands, usually 

 on the petiole of the leaves ; habit bushy and compact, moderately 

 vigorous ; shoots slightly downy, A very sugary, rich-flavoured Plum, 

 and the tree a good bearer. Ready August 12. 



62, 63. Nectarine (Lane, Fraser). — Fruit rather large, deep round, 

 purple, covered with a bluish bloom and minute paler dots ; deep suture ; 

 stalk J inch long, set in a small cavity ; slightly clingstone ; heavy crop ; 

 foliage large, glands small ; habit diffuse and vigorous. A free-bearing 

 cooking variety. Ready August 15. 



61. Orleans (Fraser). — Fruit of medium size, round, reddish-purple, 

 covered with minute brown dots and a light bloom ; shallow suture ; 

 stalk ^ inch long, deeply inserted ; freestone ; good crop ; foliage of 

 moderate size, glands large ; habit bushy, compact, and vigorous ; shoots 

 downy. A good cooking Plum and of fair quality for dessert. A very 

 old variety in 1717. Ready August 19. 



