. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 745.—Goliath. Fig. 746.—Italian Prune. Giant Prune. Very large, round oblate, reddish purple; fleshdark yellow, sweet, good, freestone. Season late. Promisingfor culinary use and for drying. California. Golden Cherry (Market Plum of Hoffy) is heart-shaped, yellow,speckled with scarlet in the sun ; productive, and slightly earlierthan the common cherry plum. Goliath. Large, roundish-oblong or oval, enlarged on one side ;skin deep red, approaching blue or purple; bloom thin, blue;stalk half or three-fourths of an inch long, cavity very deep, dis-tinct ; flesh
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 745.—Goliath. Fig. 746.—Italian Prune. Giant Prune. Very large, round oblate, reddish purple; fleshdark yellow, sweet, good, freestone. Season late. Promisingfor culinary use and for drying. California. Golden Cherry (Market Plum of Hoffy) is heart-shaped, yellow,speckled with scarlet in the sun ; productive, and slightly earlierthan the common cherry plum. Goliath. Large, roundish-oblong or oval, enlarged on one side ;skin deep red, approaching blue or purple; bloom thin, blue;stalk half or three-fourths of an inch long, cavity very deep, dis-tinct ; flesh yellowish, mostly adhering to the stone, juic)?, coarse,sub-acid. Season medium. Shoots gray, very hairy, leaves nar-row. Productive. Bears early—]5rofltable. Fig. 745. PLUMS. 557 Crand Duke.* Very large, oval, dark purple, resembling Brad-shavv ; flesh firm, sweet, good. Season medium late. Profitablefor market in New York. Quite free from rot. Tree not a strong-grower, and should be worked on Lombard. Highlander. Large
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