Excerpt from The Fruits of America, Vol. 2: Containing Richly Colored Figures, and Full Descriptions of All the Choicest Varieties Cultivated in the United States Few varieties of none of our American seedlings, - have had a higher reputation than the Jefferson. It has been pronounced nearly or quite equal to the Green Gage almost unsurpassable standard of excellence, - by some of our pomologists, and in consequence of such an eulogium in its favor, it has been extensively sought after, and introduced into many of the finest collections of this fruit, with the expectation that it would supplant that old and deservedly popular and esteemed plum. But as the trees have come into hearing this expectation has not been realized. The Jefferson proves, indeed, to be a most excellent variety, superior to many others of the same season, but it cannot be ranked with the Green Gage. It possesses, however, great beauty, and, in this respect perhaps, it equals, if it does not surpass, any other variety; it has the same delicate yellow skin as the Washington, but this is blotched and marbled, in the most beautiful blending of tints, with crimson, lake and rich purple. It has also the excellent characteristic of hanging long upon the tree without rotting. Summing up all its qualities, - size, beauty and fine davor, - it must claim a prominent place among our plums, answering as a very good substitute for the Green Gage when that variety is gone, though falling a little short of it in excellence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.