. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 292 THE PLUM. Branches smooth. Fruit purple, oval, of medium size, sepa. rates from the stone, of second quality, ripens at the end of September, and a great bearer. Coxe describes it as ripening in August, and of the largest Bize. The following is Lindley's description of La Deliceuse, which we give in order to assist in identifying the two, if they prove really distinct. Branches long and smooth. Fruit oval, about two inches long, and one and three quarters in diameter. Su- ture rather broad, shallow, swelled a little more on on
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 292 THE PLUM. Branches smooth. Fruit purple, oval, of medium size, sepa. rates from the stone, of second quality, ripens at the end of September, and a great bearer. Coxe describes it as ripening in August, and of the largest Bize. The following is Lindley's description of La Deliceuse, which we give in order to assist in identifying the two, if they prove really distinct. Branches long and smooth. Fruit oval, about two inches long, and one and three quarters in diameter. Su- ture rather broad, shallow, swelled a little more on one side than on the other. Stalk an inch long, slender, slightly inserted. Skin pale yellow on the shaded side, but in the sun deep purple full of brown specks. Flesh yellow, and separates from the stone. Juice peculiarly rich and abundant. Ripe in October, with the Imperatrice. Columbia. § Columbian Gage. A noble plum, a contemporary of the Lawrence's Favourite, already described, and like that, raised by Mr. Lawrence, of Hudson, from a pit of the Green Gage. It is a superb looking, and a rich flavoured variety—undoubtedly one of the finest of the large dark coloured plums. The tree is re- markable for its very stout blunt shoots, large roundish leaves, and the spreading horizontal form of its head. It is also highly productive. Branches and upper side of the leaves downy. Fruit of the largest size, six or seven inches in circumference, nearly globular, one half rather larger than the other. Skin brownish purple, dotted with numerous fawn-coloured specks, and covered with much blue bloom, through which appears a red- dish brown tint on the Fig. 117. Columbia. shaded side. Stalk about an inch long, rather stout, inserted in a narrow, small cavity. Flesh orange, not very juicy, but. 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
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