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GUBRANS’ LIST OF FRUITS, 190S 9 
Plums and Damsons — continued 
7 56 Gage, Green T. (9), one of tlie best for dessert ; rich and luscious. 
755 Gage, Transparent, T. (9), larger than a Green Gage ; greenish - 
yellow marbled red ; skin almost transparent ; flesh firm, very 
juicy, with luscious, honied sweetness. 
757 Guthrie’S late Green, T. (10), large, yellow clouded green; flesh 
firm, not very juicy but rich and sugary , a delicious dessert Plum , 
hardy and prolific. 
759 Golden Transparent Gage, t. (10), fruitlarge, bright golden yellow 
when ripe, a delicious late Plum, ripening 111 October. Should 
not be pruned for the first 3 or 4 years. 
762 Grand Duke, T. K. ( 10), very large, oval, purplish-black, rich flavour ; 
best late Plum for cooking. 
767 Jefferson’s, T. (9), yellow, spotted red, rich, juicy ; one of the largest 
and finest dessert Plums in cultivation ; compact grower. 
771 Kirke’s, T. (9), rich flavour, dark purple, with a fine dense bloom ; 
a grand Plum. 
774 King Of the Damsons, K. (9), early immense bearer, sweet, juicy. 
776 Magnum Bonum, Red, K. (9), oval, large, deep red, with a blue 
bloom. 
777 Magnum Bonum, White, k. (9), large preserving variety ; good 
for market. 
7S0 Monarch, t.k. (9), purplish-black, large, roundish-oval, excellent 
quality ; strong grower, abundant bearer, not liable to crack in 
wet weather. 
7S5 Oullin’s Golden Gage, T. (8), large greenish-yellow, handsome and 
deliciously flavoured ; requires a firm soil. 
7S6 Orleans, Old, T.K. (8), medium, dark purple, sweet and richly 
flavoured. 
787 Orleans, Early, T.k. (8), round, purpish-red, early ; a useful market 
sort, but of little value in a wet district. 
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Pond’s Seedling (Fonthill), K. (9), enormously large, oval, bright 
red, briskly flavoured ; strong, compact grower, a great bearer. 
Prince Englebert, T.k. (9), very large, oval, deep purple, delicious ; 
hangs late. 
eine Claude de Bavy, T. (10), a large variety of Green Gage, 
exquisitely flavoured ; the latest of its class ; free, hardy and good 
cropper, but requires a good climate to ripen well. 
The Czar, T.K. (8), very large, dark purple red, rich and good; 
abundant bearer; strong upright grower, a grand market Plum, 
not liable to crack. 
