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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 



exposed to the sun. ^ The same, however, happened, though in a less degree to 

 the parts of the fruit which touch the wall, or when they hang in clusters with 

 leaves between them, which tends to hold the moisture. 



In confirmation of what I have said I may mention that, gome years back, I 

 observed a Crasanne Pear tree, on the south and west side of a cottage. The 

 fruit was sound under its eaves, while those exposed to drip were cracked, and, 

 in fact, worthless. 



Therefore, if I am wrong respe.cting mildew being the cause of Pears crack- 

 ing, I may safely state that shelter is the only remedy, which is not practicable 

 with trees on open walls as with those in orchard-houses. The fruit from these 

 is seldom equal in flavour to that ripened in good seasons in the open air. 

 Cossey Park. J. Wighton. 



May's Patent Flower-pot. — There is a newly-invented pot advertised 

 lately, with two rims on the outside for holding water, its appearance reminding 

 one of the flounces on a lady's dress. The object of this invention is stated to 

 be the prevention of injury to the roots in hot weather. If the advertiser of this 

 article will stand a few hours in the sun and wind dressed only in a wet sheet, 

 he will, from personal experience, have some idea perhaps of the advantages of 

 his new pot. I do not intend trying the experiment myself, for fear of death 

 or rheumatism. — J. R. Pearson, Chilwell. 



TRANSPARENT GAGE PLUM. 



WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 



Synonyme. — Heine Claude Diaphane. 

 The Green Gage is one of those Plums that reproduces itself from the 

 seed and furnishes varieties but slightly removed in characters from itself ; and 

 hence we have several forms and degrees of earlier Green Gage and later Green 

 Gage, but all retaining more or less the main features and excellent qualities of 

 their parent. Among the many new forms of this popular fruit that have 

 been introduced there is none that is more deserving of notice than that which 

 forms the subject of our present illustration. 



The fruit is larger than that of the old Green Gage, being 1£ inch high 

 and 1£ inch broad, round and very much flattened, being in fact distinctly 

 oblate and having a depression on the apex, from which issues a shallow 

 but distinct suture. Skin very thin and quite transparent, green or yellowish- 

 green, becoming of a clear amber when fully ripened, dotted and speckled with 

 bright dark crimson. Stalk thin, about half an inch long, smooth, and inserted 

 in a small, rather deep cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, tender, and very juicy, 

 with a rich, aromatic, honied juice. The stone is roundish. 



A dessert Plum of the greatest beauty and most exquisite flavour ; ripe in 

 the beginning and middle of September. Its gi-eat peculiarity is the trans- 

 parency of the skin, which is so great as to show the texture of the flesh 

 distinctly through it. 



The tree, like that of the old Green Gage, is of medium size, hardy, and 

 healthy. The shoots are long, stout, and smooth ; buds conical, set on promi- 

 nent bases. Leaves obovate, smooth above, somewhat downy beneath, and 

 not deeply toothed. The flowers are similar to those of the old Green Gage. 



Our figure was taken from specimens obtained from Mr. Rivers, of Saw- 

 bridgeworth. 



