. The American fruit culturist. ith a few reddish dots, bloom dense; stalk half aninch long, slender, slightly sunk; flesh very sweet, pleasant,quite free from the stone. Ripens nearly with the Green long, smooth. Of French origin. Yellow Gage, Princes.* (American Yellow Gage.) Size medium ;oval, slightly broadest at base ; suture a mere line ; surface goldenyellow, slightly clouded; bloom white, copious; stalk an inchlong, cavity small, round; flesh deep yellow, rich, sugary, melt-ing, sometimes rather dry. Ripens early in August. Shootssmooth, short-jointed, leaves glossy, tree b
. The American fruit culturist. ith a few reddish dots, bloom dense; stalk half aninch long, slender, slightly sunk; flesh very sweet, pleasant,quite free from the stone. Ripens nearly with the Green long, smooth. Of French origin. Yellow Gage, Princes.* (American Yellow Gage.) Size medium ;oval, slightly broadest at base ; suture a mere line ; surface goldenyellow, slightly clouded; bloom white, copious; stalk an inchlong, cavity small, round; flesh deep yellow, rich, sugary, melt-ing, sometimes rather dry. Ripens early in August. Shootssmooth, short-jointed, leaves glossy, tree becoming , Flushing, L. I. Fig. 779. JAPANESE GROUP—PRUNUS TRIFLORA. Division I. Red, Purple, or Blue. Abundance.* (Douglas, Babcock.) Tree erect, strict. Fruit me-dium to large, round-oblong, with a pointed apex ; skin pink-coppery-red, marked with many small dots; flesh firm, veryjuicy, sweet, cling. Early, very variable, especially in quality andseason of ripening. Considered to be the best all-round variety. Fig. 780.—Abundance Japanese Plum, 576 of this PLUMS. The Chase is probablj^ identical with this. Fig. Berckmans. Medium, round-oblong, tending to have a bluntpoint; skin deep bright red ; flesh firm, drj, sweet, becominginsipid when dead ripe, cling. Mid-season. Distinguished fromall other Japanese plums by its verj dry flesh. Some of the treessold as Berckmans are Abundance, to which it is inferior. Berger. (Strawberrj Ura-Beni, Uchi-Beni, Honsmomo, of some.)Tree spreading ; fruit small, cherry-like, globular; skin brightred; flesh very meaty, yellow, sweet, very good, free. Fruit
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