The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ICKWOKTH ImPERATRICE. Knights No. 6. Raised by Mr. Knight, of Downton Castle. It hangs a long whileon the tree, and if gathered and wrapped in soft paper, will keep manyweeks. Branches smooth. Fruit rather above medium size, obovate. Skin purple, peculiarlytraced or embroidered with streaks of golden fawn color. Stalk mode-rately long and thick. Flesh greenish yellow, sweet, juicy, and rich,mostly adhering to the stone, which is rather small. Very good. Earlyin October. Imp:eriale de de Milan. Tree vigorous, rather spreading. Branches smooth
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ICKWOKTH ImPERATRICE. Knights No. 6. Raised by Mr. Knight, of Downton Castle. It hangs a long whileon the tree, and if gathered and wrapped in soft paper, will keep manyweeks. Branches smooth. Fruit rather above medium size, obovate. Skin purple, peculiarlytraced or embroidered with streaks of golden fawn color. Stalk mode-rately long and thick. Flesh greenish yellow, sweet, juicy, and rich,mostly adhering to the stone, which is rather small. Very good. Earlyin October. Imp:eriale de de Milan. Tree vigorous, rather spreading. Branches smooth. Fruit rather large, roundish oval. Suture broad, extending two-thirds around one side, often enlarged. Skin deep purple, covered withft thick blue bloom. Stalk stout, set in a small cavity. Flesh greenish,juicy ; sugary, adheres to the stone. Good. Early September. THE PLUM. 923 Imperial Gage. Flushing Gage,Wlaite Imperial Green Gage. Heine Claude de Rigny ?Princes White Princes Imperial. The Imperial Gage has long enjoyedthe reputation of one of the most excellentand pioductive of Plums. It was raised atPrinces Nursery, Flushing, N, Y., fromthe seed of the Green Gage, and the factof the fruit of a single tree near Bostonhaving produced fruit to the value of near-ly fifty dollars annually, has often beenrepeated as a proof of the profit of its cul-tivation for market. The tree grows freelyand rises rapidly, and has long dark shoots,slightly downy. Pruit rather above medium size, oval,with a distinct suture. Stalk nearly aninch long, slightly hairy, and pretty stout,inserted in an even hollow. Skin palegreen until fully ripe, when it is tingedwith yellow, showing a peculiar marbling imperial Gage. of dull green stripes, and covered with copious white bloom. Flesh greenish, very juicy, melting, and rich, witha very slightly agreeable flavor ; it separates, pretty freely from the latter is oval, and point
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