. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). ^i.—Empire plum. Diianc'^ PiDplc.—Fruit ver>' large, oblong; skin reddish purple ; flesh yellowish, juicy and sweet, quality good ; desirable for the garden or home use_ but ripens with too many others to have market value, being at its best between 8th and 15th of August here. This is one of the old varieties that is rarely heard of to-day. * Early Rivers.—Of English origin. Medium size, oval; purple ; rich and juic}- ; perfect free stone ; ripening last of July. Very productive, but the tree has been v
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). ^i.—Empire plum. Diianc'^ PiDplc.—Fruit ver>' large, oblong; skin reddish purple ; flesh yellowish, juicy and sweet, quality good ; desirable for the garden or home use_ but ripens with too many others to have market value, being at its best between 8th and 15th of August here. This is one of the old varieties that is rarely heard of to-day. * Early Rivers.—Of English origin. Medium size, oval; purple ; rich and juic}- ; perfect free stone ; ripening last of July. Very productive, but the tree has been very tender and for this reason has been discarded, and I believe would be of no value to anyone. Empire (Fig. 41).—Originated in Cortland county, in this state, and at one time sent out under the name of the Rood plum. Oval ; color dark pur- ple ; large ; quality good ; tree hardy, productive and vigorous. Fruit ripen- ing about September 5th to loth. A variety that may become a popular orchard sort. See Shipper's Pride. *Farleigh Damson.—^xvixX. dark purple, a little smaller than Shrop- shire (which see), intensely productive and one of the most hardy of ail plums in bud and wood. It is valuable as an orchard tree and when better known will be in demand. Field.—A seedling of Bradshaw ; ripening ten days earlier, of same large size and color, except that it is darker and not so attractive. The fact, how- ever, that it comes upon the market earlier adds to its value. It originated in Schoharie County, New York. It has an excellent foliage and ripens an extremely hard bone-like wood well calculated to withstand injury from severe cold. It sets a heavy crop in alternate years. * French Damson (Fig. 41,1.).—One of the largest of the Damson 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 Ne
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