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THE PLUM. 
showing & peculiar marbling of dull green stripes , and covered 
with copious white bloom. Flesh greenish, very juicy, melting, 
and rich, with a very sprightly, agreeable flavour. In some si- 
tuations it adheres to the stone, but it generally separates pret- 
ty freely. The latter is oval, and pointed at both ends. It is 
a great and regular bearer, and the fruit is therefore improved 
by thinning, when half grown. Ripens about the first of Sep- 
tember, or a week later than the Washington. 
Imperial Ottoman. Thomp. 
A very neat, early plum, of good flavour, and a prolific bear- 
er. It has the reputation of having been brought from Turkey, 
but it is uncertain whether this is correct. 
Branches slightly downy. Fruit scarcely below medium size, 
roundish, between Green Gage and the American Yellow Gage in 
appearance, and having a suture on one side, from the stalk half 
way down. Stalk downy, slender, curved, three-fourths of an inch 
long, inserted in a very slight cavity. Skin dull yellow, clouded 
with darker streaks, and covered with a thin bloom. It adheres 
considerably to the stone, which is pointed at both ends. The flesh 
is juicy, sweet, melting, and of very good flavour. It ripens the 
last of July, or four or five days before the American Yellow Gage. 
Jefferson. 
If we were asked which 
we think the most desh^ 
able and beautiful of all 
dessert plums, we should 
undoubtedly give the name 
of this new variety. When 
fully ripe, it is nearly, shall 
we not say quite — equal in 
flavour to the Green Gage, 
that unsurpassable stan- 
dard of flavour. But when 
we contrast the small and 
rather insignificant appear- 
ance of the Green Gage, 
with the unusual size and 
beauty of the Jefferson, we 
must admit that it takes 
the very first rank. As 
large as the Washington, 
it is more richly and deeply 
coloured, being dark yel- 
low, uniformly and hand- 
somely marked with a fine ruddy cheek. It is about ten days 
or a fortnight later than the Washington, ripening the last of 
