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. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 3C6 THE PLUM. Madison. Eaised by Isaac Deniston, Al- bany, N. Y. Tree very vigorous and productive, branches smooth. Fruit medium size, nearly globu- lar ; suture shallow, extendingnear- ly around the fruit. Skin golden yellow, with few splashes of green, dotted and shaded with crimson on the sunny side, and lightly covered with a
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 3C6 THE PLUM. Madison. Eaised by Isaac Deniston, Al- bany, N. Y. Tree very vigorous and productive, branches smooth. Fruit medium size, nearly globu- lar ; suture shallow, extendingnear- ly around the fruit. Skin golden yellow, with few splashes of green, dotted and shaded with crimson on the sunny side, and lightly covered with a delicate bloom. Stalk stout and short, inserted in a very small cavity. Flesh golden yellow, rather coarse, moderately juicy, with a rich sugary flavour, adheres slightly to the stone. Ri- pens the last of September. Madism Fkm. McLaughlin. Hort. Raised by James Mc- Laughlin, Bangor, Me. Tree hardy, vigorous, and productive, a valu- able variety, nearly or quite equjil to Green Gage. Branches smooth. Fruit large, nearly round, oblate, flattened at both ends, suture slight. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity by a ring. Skin thjn and tender, yellow, dotted and marbled with red on the sunny side, and covered with a thin bloom. Flesh dull yel- McLaughlin's Plwm. low, rather firm, juicy, very sweet and luscious. , It adheres to the stone. Ripens last of August. Orleans, Smith's. Pom. Man. Violet I'erdrigon. ) incorrecUy, of some Eed Magnum Bonum. J American gardens. Smith's Orleans, the largest and finest of this class of plums, is a native variety raised from the old Orleans about twenty years ago by Mr. Smith, of Gowanus, Long Island. It is one of the most vigorous of all plum trees, maldng straight, glossy, red. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew
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