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bloom, which adheres closely. Stalk three-fourths of an inch 
long, downy, set in a narrow cavity. Flesh dull yellow, rather 
firm but melting, very juicy, with an exceedingly rich, vinous 
flavour ; it separates from the stone, which is small, loundish, 
pointed at both ends. Ripe the last of August, and will hang, 
dropping gradually, till the middle of September. 
Schuyler Gage. 
Originated with Gen. Schuyler, Albany, N. Y., from a seed 
of the Green Gage. Tree upright, very vigorous and productive. 
Branches grey, smooth. Fruit medium, oval, suture mode- 
rate. Skin yellow, with small green splashes, dotted, and washed 
with carmine on the sunny side, and covered with a thin bloom. 
Stalk long, curved, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, 
juicy, sweet, rich, and excellent. Separates from the stone. 
Ripens last of September, and continues a long time in use. 
Washington. P. Man. Thomp. Lind. 
Bolmer’s Washington. 
Franklin. 
The Washington undoubt- 
edly stands higher in general 
estimation in this country, 
than any other plum. Al- 
though not equal to the 
Green Gage and two or three 
others, in high flavour, yet 
its great size, its beauty, 
and the vigour and hardi- 
ness of the tree, are quali- 
ties which have brought this 
noble fruit into notice every 
where. The parent tree 
grew originally on Delan- 
cey’s farm, on the east side 
of the Bowery, New York, 
but being grafted with ano- 
ther sort, escaped notice, 
Washington. until a sucker from it, plant- 
ed by Mr. Bolmer,* a merchant in Chatham-street, came into 
bearing about the year 1818, and attracted universal attention 
by the remarkable beauty and size of the fruit. In 1821, this 
sort was first sent to the Horticultural Society of London by 
the late Dr. Hosack, and it now ranks as first in nearly all the 
European collections. 
* Which he purchased of a market woman. 
Bolmer. 
New Washington. 
