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rich, juicy flavour, aucl separates freely from the stone. 
Shoots smooth. 
It ripens in the middle of September. The tree is very 
hardy and productive. 
Autumn Compote.— This is a very large oval-shaped 
plum, raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from 
Cooper’s Large. It is very handsome, and the skin is of 
a bright red colour. As a culinary plum, or for preserv¬ 
ing, it is of the first quality. When preserved the pulp 
is of an amber colour, flavour rich, and possessing more 
acidity than the Green Gage does when preserved. It is 
ripe in the end of September. Shoots smooth. 
Autumn Gage ( Roe's Autumn Gage). —Fruit medium 
sized, oval or rather cordate, marked with a shallow suture, 
which extends to half the length of the fruit. Skin pale 
yellow, covered with thin whitish bloom. Stalk three 
quarters of an inch long, not depressed. Flesh greenish- 
yellow, juicy and sweet, with a rich and excellent flavour. 
Shoots smooth. 
An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of 
October. The tree is an excellent bearer. 
Avant Prune Blanche. See White Primordian. 
D’Avoine. See White Primordian. 
Azure Hative. See Blue Gage. 
Battle Monument. See Blue Perdrigon. 
Becker’s Scarlet. See Lombard. 
Belgian Purple ( Bleu de Belgique). —Fruit medium 
sized, roundish, marked with a shallow suture, one side 
of which is a little swollen. Skin deep purple, covered 
with blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long, inserted in 
a cavity. Flesh greenish, rather coarse, very juicy, 
sweet, and rich, slightly adherent to the stone. Shoots 
smooth. Ripe in the middle of August. 
( Belle de Septembre (Reina Nova; Gros Rouge de 
Septembre). —Fruit large, roundish-oval, marked with a 
shallow suture. Skin thin, violet-red, thickly covered with 
yellow dots, and a thin blue bloom. Stalk half an inch 
long, slender, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellowish- 
white, firm, juicy, sweet, and aromatic. Shoots downy. 
A first-rate plum for cooking or preserving ; it furnishes 
a fine crimson juice or syrup. Ripe in the beginning 
and middle of October. 
Black Perdrigon. See Blue Gage. 
Bleeker s Gage. See Bleelcers Yellow Gage. 
Bleeker’s Scarlet. See Lombard. 
Bleeker s Yellow Gage [Bleelcer s Gage; German 
Gage). —Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval, marked with 
a faint suture. Skin yellow, containing numerous im¬ 
bedded white specks, and covered with thin white bloom. 
Stalk downy, an inch and a quarter long, not depressed. 
Flesh yellow, rich, and sweet, separating freely from the 
stone. Shoots downy. Ripe in the middle of September. 
Bleu de Belgique. See Belgian Purple. 
( Blue Gage (Azure Native ; Black Perdrigon ; Cooper s 
Blue Gage). —Fruit of medium size, quite round. Skin 
dark purple, covered with a blue bloom. Stalk three 
quarters of an inch long. Flesh yellowish-green, juicy, 
briskly and somewhat richly flavoured, separating from 
the stone. Shoots downy. 
A second-rate plum. Ripe in the beginning of August. 
Blue Imperatrice (Lmperatrice; Empress). —Fruit 
medium sized, obovate, tapering considerably towards 
the stalk, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep 
purple, covered with a thick blue bloom. Stalk about an 
inch long, not depressed. Flesh greenish-yellow, of a rich 
sugary flavour, and adhering to the stone. ‘Shoots smooth. 
A first-rate plum either for the dessert or preserving. 
Ripe in October. The tree requires a wall, and the fruit 
will hang long on the tree, when it becomes shrivelled 
and very rich in flavour. 
Blue Perdrigon ( Brignole Violette; Battle Monu- 
went; P erdrigon Violette; Violet Verdrigon). — Fruit 
medium sized, oval, widest at the apex, flattened on the 
side marked with the suture, which is shallow. Skin 
reddish-purple, marked with minute yellow dots, and 
covered with thick greyish-white bloom. Stalk threo 
quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small and rather 
deep cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rich, and sugary. 
Shoots downy. 
A good old plum, suitable either for the dessert or 
preserving. The tree requires to be grown against an 
east or a south-east wall; the bloom is very tender and 
susceptible of early spring frosts. 
Bolmar. See Washington. 
Bolmar’s Washington. See Washington. 
Bonum Magnum. See White Mag n itm Bonum. 
Bradford Gage. See Green Gage. 
Bricette. See Mirabelle Tardive. 
Brignole. See White Perdrigon. 
Brignole Violette. See Blue Perdrigon. 
Brugnon Green Gage. See Green Gage. 
Bullace. See White Bullace. 
Bury Seedling. See Coes Golden Drop. 
Caledonian. See Goliath. 
De Catalogne. See White Primordian. 
Catalonian. See White Primordian. 
Cerisette Blanche. See White Primordian. 
Chapman’s Prince of Wales. See Prince of Wales. 
Cherry (Parly Scarlet; Miser Plum; Myrobalan ; 
Virginian Cherry). —Fruit medium sized, cordate, some¬ 
what flattened at the stalk, and terminated at the apex 
by a small nipple, which bears upon it the remnant of 
the st}de like a small bristle. Skin very thick and acrid, 
pale red, and marked with small greyish-white dots. 
Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, and inserted 
in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, and sub¬ 
acid, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth. 
More ornamental than useful in the dessert, but is good 
when baked, or in tarts. Ripe in the beginning or middle 
of August. 
Cheston (Dennie; Diapree Violette; Friars). —Fruit 
medium sized, oval, and rather widest at the stalk ; suture 
scarcely discernable. Skin purple, thickly covered with 
blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, and not 
depressed. Flesh deep yellow, firm, brisk, and with a 
sweet, agreeable flavour, separating from the stone. 
Shoots downy. 
A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning 
and middle of August. 
Coe’s. See Coe’s Golden Drop. 
Coe’s Golden Drop (Bury Seedling; Coe's; Coe’s 
Imperial; Fair s Golden Drop ; Golden Drop; Golden 
Gage). —Fruit very large, oval, with a short neck at the 
stalk, and marked with a deep suture, which extends the 
whole length of the fruit. Skin pale yellow, marked 
with a number of dark red spots. Stalk about an inch 
long, stout, and not depressed. Flesh yellow, rich, 
sugary, and delicious, adhering closely to the stone. 
Shoots smooth. 
One of the finest plums, and adapted either for the 
dessert or preserving. It ripens in the end of September. 
It is much improved by being grown against a wall. 
Coe’s Imperial. See Coe's Golden Drop. 
Coes Late Red (St. Martin; St. Martin Rouge ).— 
bruit medium sized, round, marked on one side with a 
deep suture. Skin bright purple, covered with a thin 
blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, not 
depressed. Flesh yellowish, firm and juicy, with a sweet 
and sprightly flavour, and separating from the stone. 
Shoots downy. 
As a late plum, ripening in the end of October, and 
hanging for a month or six weeks later, this is a valuable 
variety. 
Columbia (Columbia Gage). —Fruit very large, almost 
round. Skin deep reddish-purple, dotted with yel- 
