The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . en fertilized by the White Magnum Bonum; thetwo trees of which grew nearly in contact with each other in his great resemblance of the Golden Drop, in size and color, to oneparent, and the near approach, in its high flavor, to the other, wouldseem to favor this supposition. The superiority of this plum made it agreat favorite among cultivators, and it soon became generally introducedinto all choice collections of this fruit, under the several
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . en fertilized by the White Magnum Bonum; thetwo trees of which grew nearly in contact with each other in his great resemblance of the Golden Drop, in size and color, to oneparent, and the near approach, in its high flavor, to the other, wouldseem to favor this supposition. The superiority of this plum made it agreat favorite among cultivators, and it soon became generally introducedinto all choice collections of this fruit, under the several synonymeswhich we have quoted above, with the exception of the last, which is ofrecent addition to the list. This name originated, we beheve, amongthe French nurserymen, and trees, received from France as the Water-loo, have proved to be the Golden Drop. An impression has prevailed, that this line plum, on account of itslate maturity, does not succeed well in this country only in the MiddleStates. This, however, is not correct; for, as far as we have any knowl-edge, it ripens freely, and produces abundantly: in the extreme northern [81]. COES GOLDEN DROP PLUM. parts of New England it may not, possibly, attain that richness whichit acquires with us, and which constitutes its great excellence. The trees are of vigorous and rather compact growth, having smooth,short-jointed, purplish shoots, with very prominent eyes, somewhat likethe Green Gage, and with small, glossy, deep green leaves. It is a most abundant bearer, and the fruit, which ripens the last ofSeptember and early in October, if carefully gathered, will keep in asound state for more than a month, shrivelling slightly, but retaining itsjuiciness and fine flavor. Lindley, in his account of it in the Guide tothe Orchard, states that, when the fruit has been wrapped in soft pa-per, and kept in a dry room, he has eaten it twelve months after beinggathered. Teee.—Moderately vigorous, diverging in its branches, forming asto
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