. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. S68 PLUMS. to the stone; ripens a week before the Green Gage. Shoots slightly downy, growth slow. Drap d'Or of Esperin. Large, roundish-oval; golden yellow; stalk short, stout, little sunk; flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, sweet, rich—freestone. Last of August. Early Yellow Prune. Rather large, oval; yellow, dotted red; stalk medium, slightly sunk ; sweet, juicy, slightly melon-flavor—free- stone. Middle of August. Great bearer. Fulton. Medium,
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. S68 PLUMS. to the stone; ripens a week before the Green Gage. Shoots slightly downy, growth slow. Drap d'Or of Esperin. Large, roundish-oval; golden yellow; stalk short, stout, little sunk; flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, sweet, rich—freestone. Last of August. Early Yellow Prune. Rather large, oval; yellow, dotted red; stalk medium, slightly sunk ; sweet, juicy, slightly melon-flavor—free- stone. Middle of August. Great bearer. Fulton. Medium, oval approaching ovate: suture distinct; bright yellow; stalk and cavity medium ; flesh yellow, juicy, with a rich, high flavor. October. Tree vigorous, productive, fruit hangs long. Fig. Fig. 765.—Fulton. Pig. 766.—Green Gage. General Hand. Very large, roundish-oval; skin deep golden yellow; stalk long; flesh moderately juicy, not high-flavored—freestone. Shoots nearly smooth. Mid-season. Green Gage.* (Reine Claude, Bruyn Gage.) Rather small, round; suture faint; surface green, becoming yellowish-green, usually with reddish-brown dots and network at base; stalk half to three- fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk; flesh pale green, melting, juicy, exceedingly sweet and rich, and unequalled in flavor. Ripens about the middle of August. Shoots smooth, buds with large shoulders, growth slow, and young trees difficult to raise in most localities. Europe. Old. There are many seedlings, in- ferior to the original, and many worthless green plums called by this name. Grown for prunes on the Pacific coast. Fig. 766. Henry Clay. Medium, oval, suture slight, yellow, marbled and shaded red; stalk long, slender, scarcely sunk; juicy, sweet;. 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 Thomas, J. J.
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