. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 280 THK PLUM. like many sorts, appear liable to the attacks of wasps, whioh destroy so many of the light coloured plums as soon as they arrive at maturity. We received the Jefferson Plum a few years ago, from the late Judge Buel, by whom it was raised and named. The original tree is still, we believe, growing in his garden near Albany. It is a good and regular bearer, and the crop is very handsome upon the tree. Branches slightly downy, leaves oval, flat. Fruit | large, oval, slightly nar- rowed on one side, towards the stalk. Ski
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 280 THK PLUM. like many sorts, appear liable to the attacks of wasps, whioh destroy so many of the light coloured plums as soon as they arrive at maturity. We received the Jefferson Plum a few years ago, from the late Judge Buel, by whom it was raised and named. The original tree is still, we believe, growing in his garden near Albany. It is a good and regular bearer, and the crop is very handsome upon the tree. Branches slightly downy, leaves oval, flat. Fruit | large, oval, slightly nar- rowed on one side, towards the stalk. Skin golden yel- low, with a beautiful pur- plish-red cheek, and covered with a thin white bloom. Stalk an inch long, pretty stout, very slightly inserted. ^'^S-108« Jefferson, Suture indistinct. Flesh deep orange, (like that of an Apricot,") parts freely, and almost entirely from the stone, which is long and pointed; very rich, juicy, luscious and high flavoured. Hangs a fortnight on the tree. 22. Lawrence's Favourite. § Lawrence's Gage. Lawrence's Favourite is a fruit of high merit, raised by Mr. L. U. Lawrence, of Hud- son, N. Y., from a seed of the Green Gage. The exceeding congeniality to the plum of the soil of Hudson, which is almost a stifl* clay, is fully attested by the seemingly spontaneous pro- duction of such varieties as this, the Columbia and several others. The general appearance of the fruit is like that of its parent, ,^^___ except that it is two or three Rg. 109. Lemrence^s Favourite. times as large. It hangs well on the tree, and its remarkable size, flavour and productiveness^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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