C. W. Stuart Company, Nurserymen 
Imperial Gage. 
season of ripening and its beauty give 
it high market value. Tree strong, up- 
right, and very productive. This variety 
is called Yellow Japan; also Chase by 
some. 
Fellenburg. French or Italian Prune. Dark, 
purple. Late Augu.st. An excellent late 
variety. Fruit medium size, oval, taper- 
ing at ends. Color dark purple, with 
dark blue bloom. Flesh greenish yel- 
low, juicy, sweet, of good quality. Free- 
stone. Valuable for drying. Tree a free 
grower, and very productive. Named 
Italian Prune by some. 
Forest Garden. Hardy. Dark. September. 
WeU adapted for the north, being very 
hardy. Fruit is not large, nearly round. 
Color orange-yellow, overlaid and dot- 
ted with red, almost a purplish red, 
when fully ripe. Flesh orange color, 
moderately firm fibrous, juicy, good. 
Pit clings. Should only be planted in 
extremely cold sections. Origin, Illi- 
nois. 
German Prune. Purple. September. Fruit 
large, long-oval, curved or swollen on 
one side, with a long, tapering neck. 
Skin purple, with a thick olue bloom. 
Flesh green, firm, sweet, pleasant, not 
rich. Pit free. Valuable for drying, an 
industry that is increasing in impor- 
tance. Much used for preserving also, 
so that the market demand is good, 
making a good price for the fruit. 
Gueii. Dark. First to middle of Septem- 
ber. Fruit very large, deep bluish pur- 
ple, covered with thick bloom. Flesh 
yellowish green, sweet and pleasant. 
Tree a great and very young bearer, 
hardy and a strong, rapid grower; gen- 
erally regarded as of great value for 
market by the plum growers along the 
Hudson Ri\ter. Origin, Lansingljurg, 
N. Y. 
Imperial Gage. Green and yellow. Last 
of August. One of the most productive. 
Fruit rather large, oval. Surface green, 
slightly tinged yellow, with marbled 
green stripes. Flesh greenish, juicy, 
melting, rich, sometimes adhering, but 
usually free from the stone. A strong, 
vigorous grower, very productive. 
Italian Prune. See Fellenburg. 
Lombard. Violet,-red. Last of August. 
Fniit medium size, round, oval, slightly 
flattened at ends. Skin violet-red. Flesh 
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