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THE PLUM. 
slightly inserted. Skin yellow, with numerous imbedded white 
specks, and a thin white bloom. Flesh yellow, rich, sweet, and 
luscious in flavour. ' Separates almost entirely from stone, which 
is pointed at both ends. Leaves dark green. Easily distinguished 
from Yellow Gage by its longer and stouter stalk. 
Coe’s Golden Drop. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 
Bury Seedling. 
Coe’s Imperial. 
New Golden Drop 
Kaised by Mr. Coe, an 
English gardener, near Lon- 
don. Tree moderately vi- 
gorous, productive ; requires 
a warm late season to ripen 
it north of 41° latitude. 
Branches smooth. Fruit 
of the largest size, oval, with 
a well-marked suture, on 
one side of which it is a 
little more swollen than the 
other, the outline narrowing 
towards the stalk. Skin 
light-yellow, with a number 
of rich, dark red spots on 
the sunny side. Stalk near- 
ly an inch long, rather stiff, 
set on the end of the fruits. 
Flesh yellow, rather firm, 
adhering closely to the 
stone, which is quite point- 
ed. Flavour rich, sweet, and 
delicious. Last of September. 
De Delice. 
A new foreign variety of excellence. Tree moderately vigoi 
ous and productive. 
Branches smooth. Fruit medium, roundish-oval, with a slight 
neck, a little swollen on one side, suture small. Skin green, mar- 
bled and shaded with violet, and covered with a thin bloom. 
Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, rather stout, very slightly 
inserted. Flesh, orange-yellow, juicy, melting, with a rich, 
sugary, luscious flavour, adheres slightly to the stone. Bipens 
the last of September, and continues a long time in use. 
Fair’s Golden Drop. 
Golden Gage. 
Waterloo, of some. 
