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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
' General Hand. Fruit very large, roundish oval ; skin deep yellow ; flesh 
coarse, sweet, and pleasant. Tree vigorous and productive. First of September 
Imperial Gage. Fruit large, oval ; skin pale green ; flesh juicy, sweet, rich, 
and excellent. Tree very vigorous and productive. Middle of August. 
Lombard. Fruit medium size, roundish oval ; skin violet red ; flesh yellow, 
juicy, and pleasant. Tree very vigorous, hardy, and productive. Last of August. 
Monarch. Fruit dark purple, covered with a thin bloom, nearly spherical, with 
deep suture, large, being about six inches in circumference ; flesh pale, greenish yellow, 
parting freely fronv the stone, juicy, aoA with a pleasant flavor. Trees come into 
bearing very young. September. 
Prince's Yellow Gage. Tree remarkably hardy, forming a large, spreading 
head, and very productive. Fruit above medium size, oval ; skin golden yellow, cov- 
ered with a copious white bloom ; flesh deep yellow, rich, sugary, and melting ; very 
good ; parts freely from the stone. First of August. 
Pond's Seedling. Light red, changing to violet ; flesh rather coarse. Tree a 
good grower and most abundant bearer. September. 
Quackenboss. Fruit large, oblong, roundish ; skin deep purple, covered with 
bluish bloom ; flesh coarse-grained, but sprightly and juicy ; sub-acid. September. 
Reine Claude de Bavay. Fruit large, roundish oval ; skin greenish yellow; 
flesh yellow, juicy, rich, and excellent. Last of September. 
Satsuma. A fine, large plum of the Oriental class. The flesh is solid, of a 
purplish crimson color from pit to skin, juicy, and of fine quality. Pit exceedingly 
small, very little larger than a cherry stone. Tree a strong, vigorous grower, with a 
brownish bark and lanceolate foliage. Ripens after Burbank. 
Schuyler's Gage. Medium size ; yellow, dotted and marked with red on the 
sunny side; juicy, rich, and sweet. Tree vigorous and productive. Last of September. 
Shipper's Pride. Originated in the State of New York, near Lake Ontario. 
The tree seems to be perfectly hardy and very vigorous in its growth ; also wonderfully 
productive. The fruit is of large size, dark purple color, fine, juicy, and sweet; excel- 
lent for canning. Ripens from the first to the middle of September. 
Stanton. The Stanton is a chance seedling that had Its origin in Albany County, 
N. Y. Tree a vigorous grower, upright in habit. Fruit roundish oval, medium to 
large, quite regular ; color deep bluish purple covered with a rich bloom ; flesh yellow, 
firm, rich, and sugary, and parts freely from the stone. October. 
Turkish Prune. Large, beautiful blue color ; flesh solid ; freestone ; quality 
extra ; good bearer, hardy, and prolific ; the best prune in cultivation. 
Union Purple (Reagle'.s). Tree a very vigorous grower. Fruit large, roundish 
oval ; .skin reddish purple covered with a thin bloom ; stalk short and stout ; flesh 
greenish, vinous, sweet ; adheres to the stone. September. 
Washington. Fruit very large, roundish oval ; skin yellow, with a slight 
crimson blush in well-ripened specimens ; flesh sweet and luscious. Last of August. 
Yellow Sgg. Fruit of the very largest size ; skin yellow, with numerous white 
dots ; flesh yellow, rather coarse, sub-acid ; fine for cooking. Last of August. 
