Plums

SYNOPSIS OF PLUMS.

I. FRUIT ROUND.

* Summer shoots smooth.

1. Skin dark

A.Freestones.

Angelina Burdett Corse's Nora Bene Damas de Mangeron Italian Damask Kirke's Late Orleans Do Montfort Nectarine Peach

Purple Gage Queen Mother Woolston Black Gaga

B. Clingstones.

Belgian Purple Frost Gage Lombard

Nelson's Victory Prince of Wales Suisse

2. Skin pale.

A.Freestones. Abricotee de Braunau Aunt Ann

General Hand Green Gage July Green Gage Late Green Gage Reine Claude de Bavay White Damask Yellow Gage

B. Clingstones. Large Green Drying Lucombe's Nonesuch McLaughlin

** Summer shoots downy.

1. Skin dark.

A. Freestones.

Blue Gage Coe's Late Red Columbia Damas Musque Damas de Provence Early Orleans Orleans Royale

Royale Hative Royale de Tours Tardive de Chalons

B. Clingstones. Morocco

2. Skin pale.

A. Freestones, Apricot

Denniston's Superb Drap d'Or Lawrence Gage

B. Clingstones, Hulings' Superb Imperial Ottoman White Bullace

II. FRUIT OVAL.

† Summer shoots smooth.

1. Skin dark.

a. Freestones. D'Agen

Autumn Compote Cooper's Large Early Prolific Fotheringham Italian Quetsche Quetsche

Red Magnum Bonum Royal Dauphin Standard of England

B. Clingstones. Blue Imperatrice. Cherry

Ickworth Imperatrice Imperiale de Milan Pond's Seedling Prince Englebert Smith's Orleans

2. Skin pale.

A. Freestones.

Autumn Gage Damas Dronet Dunmore Jefferson Mamelonne St. Etienne St. Martin's Quetsche Transparent Gage White Imperatrice

B. Clingstones.

Coe's Golden Drop Downton Imperatrice Emerald Drop Guthrie's Apricot Guthrie's Late Green Mirabelle Tardive St. Catherine Topaz

White Magnum Bonum Yellow Imperatrice

†† Summer shoots downy.

1. Skin dark.

A. Freestones. Cheston

Damas de Septembre Damson Diamond Diapree Rouge Early Favourite Isabella

Perdrigon Violet Hatif Red Perdrigon Reine Claude Rouge Stoneless Victoria Violet Damask

B. Clingstones.

Belle de Septembre Blue Perdrigon

Corse's Admiral Goliath Isabella

Precoce de Tours Prune Damson Winesour

2. Skin pale.

A. Freestones.

Bleeker's Gage Gisborne's Imperial Gage Mirabelle Petite Precoce de Bergthold Washington White Perdrigon White Primordian

B. Clingstones.

White Damson

Abricotee Blanche. See Apricot.

Abricotee de Braunau. - Fruit about medium size, roundish, and marked with a deep suture. Skin green, like the Green Gage, covered with a white bloom, and becoming yellowish as it ripens, and sometimes with a blush of red next the sun. Stalk an inch long, stout. Flesh greenish-yellow, rather firm in texture, juicy and rich, with a fine and remarkable piquancy, and separating freely from the stone. The kernel is rather sweet. Shoots smooth.

A most excellent plum. Ripe in the beginning of September. Its fine sprightly flavour is as remarkable among dessert plums as that of the Mayduke is among cherries.

Abricotee de Tours. See Apricot,

D'Agen (Agen Date; Prune D'Ast; Prune du Roi; Robe de Sargent; St. Maurin), - Fruit medium sized, obovate, and somewhat flattened on one side. Skin deep purple, almost approaching to black, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk short. Flesh greenish-yellow, sweet and well flavoured. Shoots smooth.

An excellent drying and preserving plum. Ripe in September. It is this which, in a dried state, forms the celebrated pruneaux d'Agen.

Agen Date. See D'Agen,

Alderton. See Sharp's Emperor,

Amber Primordian. See White Primordian.

American Damson. See Frost Gage,

Angelina Burdett. - Fruit above medium size, round, and marked with a suture, which is deepest towards the stalk. Skin thick, dark purple, thickly covered with brown dots and blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long. Flesh yellowish, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning of September, and if allowed to hang till it shrivels, it forms a perfect sweetmeat. The tree is a good bearer and hardy.

Anglaise Noire. See Orleans,

Apricot (Abricotte Blanche; Abricotie de Tours; Old Apricot; Yellow Apricot). - Fruit larger than Green

Gage, roundish, and slightly elongated, with, a deep suture on one side of it. Skin yellowish, with, a tinge of ted on the side next the sun, strewed with red dots, and covered with a white bloom. Stalk about half an inch long. Flesh yellow, melting and juicy, with a rick, pleasant flavour, and separating from the stone. Young shoots covered with a whitish down.

A dessert plum, requiring a wall to have it in perfection, and when well ripened little inferior to Green Gage. Ripe in the middle of September.

Askew's Golden Egg. See White Magnum Bonum.

Askew's Purple Egg. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Aunt Ann (Guthrie's Aunt Ann). - This is a large, round plum, of a greenish-yellow colour. The flesh of a rich, juicy flavour, and separates freely from the stone. Shoots smooth.

It ripens in the middle of September. The tree Is very hardy and productive.

Autumn Compote. - This is a very large oval-shaped plum, raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from Cooper's Large. It is very handsome, and the skin is of a bright red colour. As a culinary plum, or for preserving, it is of the first quality. When preserved the pulp is of an amber colour, flavour rich, and possessing more acidity than the Green Gage does when preserved. It is ripe in the end of September. Shoots smooth.

Autumn Gage (Roe's Autumn Gage). - Fruit medium sized, oval or rather cordate, marked with a shallow suture, which extends to half the length of the fruit. Skin pale yellow, covered with thin whitish bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, not depressed. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy and sweet, with a rich and excellent flavour. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of October. The tree is an excellent bearer.

Avant Prune Blanche. See White Primordian.

D'Avoine. See White Primordian.

Azure Hative. See Blue Gage.

Battle Monument. See Blue Perdrigon,

Becker's Scarlet. See Lombard.

Beekman's Scarlet. See Lombard.

Belgian Purple (Bleu de Belgique). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, marked with a shallow suture, one side of which is a little swollen. Skin deep purple, covered with blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long, inserted in a cavity. Flesh greenish, rather coarse, very juicy, sweet, and rich, slightly adherent to the stone. Shoots smooth. Ripe in the middle of August.

Belle de Septembre (Reina Nova; Gros Rouge de Septembre). - Fruit large, roundish-oval, marked with a shallow suture. Skin thin, violet-red, thickly covered with yellow dots, and a thin blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, juicy, sweet, and aromatic. Shoots downy.

A first-rate plum for cooking or preserving; it furnishes a fine crimson juice or syrup. Ripe in the beginning and middle of October.

Black Damask. See Morocco.

Black Morocco. See Morocco.

Black Perdrigon. See Blue Gage.

Bleeker's Gage. See Bleeker's Yellow Gage.

Bleeker's Scarlet. See Lombard.

Bleeker's Yellow Gage (Bleeker's Gage; German Gage). - Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval, marked with a faint suture. Skin yellow, containing numerous imbedded white specks, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk downy, an inch and a quarter long, not depressed. Flesh yellow, rich, and sweet, separating freely from the stone. Shoots downy. Ripe in the middle of September.

Bleu de Belgique. See Belgian Purple.

Blue Gage (Azure Hative ; Black Perdrigon; Cooper's Blue Gage). - Fruit of medium size, quite round. Skin dark purple, covered with a blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Flesh yellowish-green, juicy, briskly and somewhat richly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A second-rate plum. Ripe in the beginning of August.

Blue Tmperatrice (Imperatrice; Empress). - Fruit medium sized, obovate, tapering considerably towards the stalk, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep purple, covered with a thick blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long, not depressed. Flesh greenish-yellow, of a rich sugary flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A first-rate plum either for the dessert or preserving. Ripe in October. The tree requires a wall, and the fruit will hang long on the tree, when it becomes shrivelled and very rich in flavour.

Blue Perdrigon (Brignole Violette; Battle Monument; Perdrigon Violette ; Violet Perdrigon). - Fruit medium sized, oval, widest at the apex, flattened on the side marked with the suture, which is shallow. Skin reddish-purple, marked with minute yellow dots, and covered with thick greyish-white bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small and rather deep cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rich, and sugary. Shoots downy.

A good old plum, suitable either for the dessert or preserving. The tree requires to be grown against an east or a south-east wall; the bloom is very tender and susceptible of early spring frosts.

Bolmar. See Washington.

Bolmar's Washington. See Washington.

Bonum Magnum, See White Magnum Bonum

Bradford Gage. See Green Gage.

Bricette. See Mirabelle Tardive.

Brignole. See White Perdrigon.

Brignole Violette. See Blue Perdrigon.

Brugnon Green Gage. See Green Gage.

Bullace. See White Bullace.

Bury Seedling. See Coe's Golden Drop.

Caledonian. See Goliath.

De Catalogne. See White Primordian.

Catalonian. See White Primordian.

Cerisette Blanche. See White Primordian.

Chapman's Prince of Wales. See Prince of Wales.

Cherry (Early Scarlet; Miser Plum; Myrobalan; Virginian Cherry). - Fruit medium sized, cordate, somewhat flattened at the stalk, and terminated at the apex by a small nipple, which bears upon it the remnant of the style like a small bristle. Skin very thick and acridale red, and marked with small greyish-white dots. talk three quarters of an inch long, slender, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, and sub-acid, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

More ornamental than useful in the dessert, but is good when baked, or in tarts. Ripe in the beginning or middle of August.

Cheston (Dennie; Diapre'e Violette; Friars), - Fruit medium sized, oval, and rather widest at the stalk ; suture scarcely discernable. Skin purple, thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, and not depressed. Flesh deep yellow, firm, brisk, and with a sweet, agreeable flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August.

De Chypre. See Damas Musque.

Coe's. See Coe's Golden Drop.

Coe's Golden Drop (Bury Seedling; Coe's; Coe's Imperial; Fair's Golden Drop ; Golden Drop; Golden Gage). - Fruit very large, oval, with a short neck at the 8taik, and marked with a deep suture, which extends the whole length of the fruit. Skin pale yellow, marked with a number of dark red spots. Stalk about an inch long, stout, and not depressed. Flesh yellow, rich, sugary, and delicious, adhering closely to the stone. Shoots smooth.

One of the finest plums, and adapted either for the dessert or preserving. It ripens in the end of September. It is much improved by being grown against a wall.

Coe's Imperial. See Coe's Golden Drop.

Coe's Late Red (St. Martin; St. Martin Rouge). - Fruit medium sized, round, marked on one side with a deep suture. Skin bright purple, covered with a thin blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, not depressed. Flesh yellowish, firm and juicy, with a sweet and sprightly flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

As a late plum, ripening in the end of October, and hanging for a month or six weeks later, this is a valuable variety.

Columbia (Columbia Gage). - Fruit very large, almost round. Skin deep reddish-purple, dotted with yellowish dots, and thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small, narrow cavity. Flesh orange, with a rich, sugary, and delicious flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots downy. Ripe in the middle of September.

Columbia Gage. See Columbia.

Cooper's Blue Gage. See Blue Gage.

Cooper's LARGE (Coopers Large American ; Cooper's Large Red; La Delicieuse). - Fruit above medium size, oral, considerably enlarged on one side of the suture, which is broad and shallow. Skin pale yellow on the shaded side, and dark purple on the side next the sun, covered with numerous brown dots. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish-green, juicy, with a rich and delicious flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. Ripe in the end of September and beginning of October.

Corse's Admiral. - Fruit large, the size of Red Magnum Bonum; oval, considerably swollen on one side of the suture, which is deep and well defined. Skin light purple, dotted with yellow dots, and covered with pale lilac bloom. Stalk an inch long,, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, brisk and juicy, pleasantly flavoured, and adhering closely to the stone. Shoots downy.

A preserving plum. Ripe in the end of September.

Corse's Nota Bene. - Fruit large, round. Skin brownish-purple, with somewhat of a greenish tinge on the shaded side, and thickly covered with pale blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small round cavity. Flesh greenish, firm and juicy, with a rich, sugary flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle and end of September.

Damas Blanc. See White Damask,

Damas Blanc Gros. See White Damask.

Damas Blanc Hatif Gros. See White Damask.

Damas Dronet. - Fruit small, oval, and without any-apparent suture. Skin bright green, changing to yellowish as it ripens, covered with a very thin light bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Flesh greenish, transparent, firm, very sugary, and separating freely from the stone. Shoots smooth. A dessert plum. Ripe in the end of August.

Damas d'ltalie. See Italian Damask.

Damas de Mangeron (Mangeron), - Fruit above medium size, round, and inclining to oblate, without any apparent suture. Skin adhering to the flesh, lively purple, strewed with minute yellowish dots, and thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, not very juicy, but sugary, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A baking or preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Damas Musque (De Chypre; Prune de Malthe). - Fruit small, roundish, flattened at both ends, and marked with a deep suture. Skin deep purple or nearly black, thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, very juicy, with a rich and musky flavour, ana separating from the stone. Shoots slightly downy.

A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September.

Damas de Provence (Damas de Provence Hatif). - Fruit above medium size, roundish, and marked on one side with a deep suture. Skin reddish-purple, covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish-green, sweet and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots slightly downy.

A baking plum. Ripe in the end of July and beginning of August.

Damas de Septembre (Prune de Vacance). - Fruit small, oval, marked on one side with a distinct suture. Skin brownish-purple, thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, rich, and agreeably flavoured when well ripened, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the end of September.

Damas de Tours. See Precoce de Tours.

Damas Vert. See Green Gage.

Damaseen. See Prune Damson.

Dame Aubert. See White Magnum Bonum.

Dame Aubert Blanche. See White Magnum Bonum.

Dame Aubert Violette. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Damson (Common Damson; Round Damson). - Fruit very small, roundish-ovate. Skin deep dark purple or black, covered with thin bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, very acid, and rather austere till highly ripened, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A well-known preserving plum. Ripe in the end of September.

Dauphine. See Green Gage.

La Delicieuse. See Cooper' s Large.

Dennie. See Cheston.

Denniston's Superb. - Fruit above medium size, round, and a little flattened, marked with a distinct suture, which extends quite round the fruit. Skin pale yellowish-green, marked with a few purple thin blotches and dots, and covered with bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, not very juicy, but rich, sugary, and vinous, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A first-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August.

Diamond. - Fruit very large, oval, marked on one side with a distinct suture, which is deepest towards the stalk. Skin dark purple, approaching to black, and covered with pale blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a narrow and deep cavity. Flesh deep yellow, coarse in texture, juicy, and with a brisk agreeable acid flavour; it separates with difficulty from the stone. Shoots downy.

One of the best preserving or cooking plums. Ripe in the middle of September.

Diaper. See Diapree Rouge.

Diapree Rouge (Diaper; Imperial Diadem; Mimms; Red Diaper; Roche Corbon). - Fruit large, obovate. Skin pale red, thickly covered with brown dots, so much so as to make it appear of a dull colour, and covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a slight cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, and finegrained, separating, but not freely, from the stone, juicy, and of a rich, sugary flavour. Shoots downy.

A good plum for preserving, or the dessert. Ripe in the middle of September.

Diapree Violette. See Cheston.

Downton Imperatrice. - Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing a little towards the stalk, and slightly marked with a suture on one side. Skin thin and tender, pale yellow. Flesh yellow, separating from the stone, juicy and melting, with a sweet and agreeable subacid flavour. Shoots smooth.

An excellent preserving plum, but only second-rate for the dessert. Ripe in October.

Drap d'Or (Cloth of Gold; Mirabelle Double; Mira-belle Grosse ; Yellow Perdrigon). - Fruit below medium size, round, indented at the apex, and marked on one side by a distinct but very shallow suture. Skin tender, fine bright yellow, marked with numerous crimson spots, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk slender, half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, melting, with a rich, sugary flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A good dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August.

Dunmore. - Fruit medium sized, oval. Skin thick, greenish-yellow, becoming of a bright golden yellow when ripe. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the end of September and beginning of October.

Early Damask. See Morocco.

Early Favorite (Rivers' Early Favorite; Rivers' No. 1). - Fruit rather below medium size, roundish-oval, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep dark purple, almost black, marked with russet dots, and covered with thin bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, and of excellent flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent early plum, raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from Precoce de Tours. It ripens in the end of July; and is deserving of a wall, when it will ripen in the middle of the month.

Early Morocco. See Morocco.

Early Orleans (Grimwood Early Orleans; Hampton Court; Monsieur Hatif; Monsieur Hatif de Montmorency ; New Orleans; Wilmot's Early Orleans; Wilmot's Orleans). - Fruit medium sized, round, flattened at the apex, and marked with a suture, which extends the whole length of one side. Skin deep purple, mottled with darker colour, and covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk slender, about half an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh yellowish-green, tender, of a rather rich flavour, and separating freely from the stone. Shoots downy.

A second-rate dessert plum, but excellent for culinary purposes. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August.

Early Prolific (Rivers' Early Prolific; Rivers' No. 2). - Fruit medium sized, rounaish-oval. Skin deep purple, covered with thin bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant brisk acidity, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A valuable early plum, ripening in the end of July. The tree is great bearer, and very hardy, rarely ever missing a crop. It was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Saw-bridgeworth, from Precoce de Tours.

Early Royal. See Royale Hative.

Early Russian. See Quetsche.

Early Scarlet. See Cherry.

Early Yellow. See White Primordian.

Egg Plum. See White Magnum Bonum.

Emerald Drop. - Fruit medium sized, oval, marked with a deep suture, which is higher on one side than the other. Skin pale yellowish green. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a very shallow cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, and of good flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September.

Empress. See Blue Impiratrice. Fair's Golden Drop. See Coe's Golden Drop. Fellemberg. See Italian Quetsche. Florence. See Red Magnum Bonum. Flushing Gage. See Imperial Gage.

Fonthill. See Pond's Seedling. Fotheringay. See Fotheringham.

Fotheringham (Fotheringay; Grove House Purple; Red Fotheringham; Sheen). - Fruit medium sized, obo-vate, with a well-defined suture, which is higher on one side than the other. Skin deep reddish-purple on the side next the sun, and bright red where shaded, covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, not deeply inserted. Flesh pale greenish-yellow, not juicy, sugary, with a pleasant subacid flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A good dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August.

Franklin. See Washington. Friar's. See Cheston.

Frost Gage (American Damson; Frost Plum). - Fruit small, roundish-oval, and marked with a distinct suture. Skin deep purple, strewed with russet dots, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk about three quarters of an inch long. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, and rather richly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent little plum. Ripe in October. The tree is a great bearer.

Frost Plum. See Frost Gage.

General Hand. - Fruit very large, roundish-oval, marked with a slight suture. Skin deep golden yellow, marbled with greenish-yellow. Stalk long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh pale yellow, coarse, not very juicy, sweet, and of a good flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

German Gage. See Bleekers Yellow Gage.

German Prune. See Quetsche.

German Quetsche. See Quetsche.

Gisborne's (Gisbornes Early; Paterson's). - Fruit rather below medium size, roundish-oval, marked with a distinct suture. Skin greenish-yellow, but changing as it ripens to fine amber, with a few crimson spots, and numerous grey russet dots interpersed. Stalk half an inch to three quarters long, inserted in a very shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, coarse-grained, and not very juicy, briskly acid, with a slight sweetness,and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A cooking plum. Ripe in the middle of August. The tree is an early and abundant bearer.

Gisborne's Early. See Gisborne's.

Gloire de New York. See Outings' Superb.

Golden Drop. See Coe's Golden Drop.

Golden Gage. See Coe's Golden Drop.

Goliath (Caledonian; St. Cloud; Steers' Emperor; Wilmot's Late Orleans). - Fruit large, oblong, with a well-marked suture, one side of which is higher than the other. Skin deep reddish-purple, but paler on the shaded side, and covered with thin blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, brisk, and of good flavour, adhering to the stone. Shoots downy.

A fine showy plum, and though only of second-rate quality for the dessert, is excellent for preserving and other culinary purposes. Ripe in the end of August. This is sometimes, but erroneously, called Nectarine Plum.

Gonne's Green Gage. See Yellow Gage.

Great Damask. See Green Gage.

Green Gage (Abricot Vert; Bradford Green Gage; Brugnon Green Gage; Damas Vert; Dauphine; Great Green Damask; Grosse Reine ; Ida Green Gage; Isle-worth Green Gage; Mirabelle Vert Double; Queen, Claudia; Reine Claude; Reine Claude Grosse; Rens-selaar Gage; Schuyler Gage; Sucrin Vert; Tromphe Garcon; Trompe Valet; Verdacia; Verdochio; Vert Bonne; Verte Tiquetee; Wilmot's Green Gage). - Fruit medium sized, round, and a little flattened at both ends; dimpled at the apex, and marked on one side by a shallow suture, which extends from the stalk to the apex. Skin tender, yellowish-green, but, when fully ripe, becoming of a deeper yellow, clouded with green, and marked with crimson spots, and covered with thin ashy-grey bloom. Stalk half an inch to three quarters long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich, sugary, and most delicious flavour; it separates freely from the stone. Shoots smooth.

One of the richest of all the plums. Ripe in the middle and end of August.

Grimwood's Early Orleans. See Early Orleans. Grosse Luisante. See White Magnum Bonum. Grosse Reine. See Green Gage. Grosse Rouge de Septembre. See Belle de Septembre. Grove House Purple. See Fotheringham.

Guthrie's Apricot. - Fruit above medium size, roundish-oval. Skin yellow, strewed with crimson dots, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk rather long, set in a small depression. Flesh yellow, rather coarse, juicy and sweet, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A second-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the end of August.

Guthrie's Aunt Ann. See Aunt Ann.

Guthrie's Late Green. - Fruit above medium size, round, marked with a suture, which is swollen on one side. Skin yellow, clouded with green, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, not very juicy, but exceedingly rich and sugary, adhering slightly to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A very fine dessert plum, rivalling the Green Gage, and ripening about a month later - the end of September. The tree is hardy, and a good bearer.

Hampton Court. See Early Orleans. Howell's Large. See Nectarine.

Hulings' Superb (Gloire de New York; Keyser's Plum). - Fruit very large, roundish-oval, marked with a shallow suture. Skin greenish-yellow, covered with a thin bloom. Stalk short and stout, inserted in a small round cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, rather coarse, but rich and sugary, and with a fine brisk flavour; it adheres to the stone. Shoots downy.

A fine, large, and richly-flavoured plum. Ripe in the end of August.

Ickworth's Imperatrice (Knight's No. 6). - Fruit large, obovate. Skin purple, marked with yellow streaks. Stalk stout, an inch or more in length. Flesh greenish-yellow, tender and juicy, with a rich, sugary flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent late dessert plum. Ripe in October. It will hang till it shrivels, and is then very rich in flavour.

Imperatrice. See Blue Imperatrice.

Imperatrice Blanche. See White Imperatrice.

Imperial Gage (Flushing Gage; Prince's Imperial Gage). - Fruit above medium size, oval, marked with a distinct suture. Skin greenish-yellow, marked with green stripes, and covered with thick bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small, even cavity. Flesh greenish, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich and brisk flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots slightly downy.

A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of September.

Imperial Diadem. See Diapree Rouge.

Imperial Ottoman. - Fruit below medium size, roundish. Skin dull yellow, covered with a thin bloom. Stalk slender, curved, three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a slight cavity. Flesh melting, juicy, and sweet, adhering to the stone. Shoots slightly downy.

An early dessert plum, ripening in the beginning of August.

Imperiale. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Imperiale Blanche. See White Magnum Bonum.

Imperiale de Milan (Prune de Milan). - Fruit large, oval, somewhat flattened on one side, where it is marked with a rather deep suture extending the whole length of the fruit. Skin dark purple, streaked and dotted with yellow, and covered with thick blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Flesh yellowish, firm and juicy, richly flavoured and sweet, with a slight musky aroma, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent late dessert and preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of October.

Imperiale Rouge. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Imperiale Violette. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Irving'sBolmar. See Washington.

Isabella. - Fruit medium sized, obovate. Skin deep dull red, but paler red where shaded, and strewed with darker red dots. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Flesh yellow, juicy, rich, and adhering to the stone. Shoots downy.

A dessert and preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Isleworth Green Gage. See Green Gage.

Italian Damask (Damas d'Italie). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, slightly flattened at the base, and marked with a well-defined suture. Skin thick, membranous, and rather bitter, of a pale purple colour, changing to brownish as it ripens, and covered with fine blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh yellowish-green, firm, rich, sugary, and excellent, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert and preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Italian Quetsche (Altesse Double; Fellemberg; Quetsche d'ltalie; Prune d'ltalie; Semiana). - Fruit large, oval, narrowing a little towards the stalk, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin dark purplish-blue, marked with yellow dots, and covered with thick blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, stout, and inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, not very juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured; when highly ripened separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of September, and will hang till it shrivels, when it is very rich and delicious. This, I believe, to be the true Semiana, It well deserves a wall.

Jaune de Catalogue. See White Primordian.

Jaune Hative. See White Primordian.

Jefferson. - Fruit large, oval, narrowing a little towards the stalk, and marked with a very faint suture. Skin greenish-yellow, becoming of a rich golden yellow, flushed with red on the side next the sun, and dotted with red dots. Stalk an inch long, thin, and inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, firm and juicy, rich, sugary, and delicious, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A richly-flavoured dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Jenkins' Imperial. See Nectarine.

July Green Gage (Reine Claude Hative). - Fruit the size and shape of the Green Gage. Skin thin, of a fine deep yellow colour, flushed with bright crimson on the side next the sun, and strewed with darker crimson dots; the whole covered with a delicate white bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slightly depressed. Flesh deep yellow, very tender and juicy, sugary, and richly flavoured, separating from the stone. Snoots smooth.

A first-rate and most delicious early plum, equal in all respects to the Green Gage, and ripening in the end of July.

Keyser's Plum. See Hulings, Superb.

Kirke's. - Fruit above medium size, round, and marked with a very faint suture. Skin dark purple, with a few yellow dots, and covered with a thick blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a slight depression. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, sugary, and very richly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Kirke's Stoneless. See Stoneless.

Knevett's Late Orleans. See Nelson's Victory.

Knight's Green Drying (Large Green Drying). - Fruit large, round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin greenish-yellow, and covered with thin white bloom. Flesh yellowish, firm, not very juicy, sugary, and richly flavoured when highly ripened; adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle and end of September; and succeeds best against a wall.

Knight's No. 6. See Ickworth Imperatrice.

Large Green Drying. See Knight's Green Drying.

Late Green Gage (Reine Claude d'October; Reine Claude Tardive). - Fruit of the same shape but smaller than the Green Gage. Skin greenish-yellow, covered with thin white bloom. Stalk stout, three quarters of an inch long. Flesh green, juicy, rich and sugary, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum. Ripe in the end of September and beginning of October.

Late Orleans (Monsieur Tardive; Black Orleans). - Fruit very similar in appearance to the Orleans, but larger. The flesh is more richly flavoured and sugary. Shoots smooth.

A valuable late dessert plum. Ripe in the end of September and beginning of October, and will hang till November.

Lawrence's Favorite. See Lawrence Gage.

Lawrence Gage (Lawrence's Favorite). - Fruit large, round, and flattened at both. ends. Skin dull yellowish-green, streaked with darker green on the side exposed to the sun, veined with brown, and covered all over with thin grey bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh greenish, tender, melting, and juicy, rich, sugary, and with a fine vinous, brisk flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Leipzig. See Quetsche.

Little Queen Claude. See Yellow Gage.

Lombard (Bleeker's Scarlet; Beckman's Scarlet). - Fruit medium size, roundish-oval, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin purplish-red, dotted with darker red, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, set in a wide funnel-shaped cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, and pleasantly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A preserving or culinary plum. Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September.

London Plum. See White Primordian.

Long Damson. See Prune Damson.

Lucombe's Nonesuch. - Fruit above medium size, round, and compressed on the side, where it is marked with a broad suture. Skin greenish-yellow, streaked with orange, and covered with a greyish-white bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a rather wide cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, rich; and sugary, with a pleasant briskness, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert and preserving plum, bearing considerable resemblance to the Green Gage, but not so richly flavoured. Ripe in the end of August.

McLaughlin. - Fruit large, roundish-oblate. Skin thin and tender, of a fine yellow colour, dotted and mottled with red, and covered with thin grey bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small round cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, very juicy, sweet, with a rich luscious flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth

An excellent plum, ripening in the end of August.

Maitre Claude. See White Perdrigon,

Mamelonne (Mamelon Sageret). - Fruit mediant sized, roundish-oval, tapering with a pear-shaped neck towards the stalk, and frequently furnished with a nipple at the apex. Skin yellowish-green, mottled with red next the sun, and covered with grey bloom. Stalk short, inserted without depression. Flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, sugary, and richly flavoured, separating freely from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert plum, ripening about the middle of August.

Minims. See Diapree Rouge.

Mirabelle Petite (Mirabelle; Mirabelle Blanche; Mirabelle Jaune; Mirabelle Perle; Mirabelle de Vienne; White Mirabelle). - Fruit produced in clusters, small, roundish-oval, and marked with a faint suture on one side. Skin of a fine yellow colour, sometimes marked with crimson spots on the side exposed to the sun, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk three quartern of an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh deep yellow, firm, pretty juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A valuable little plum for preserving, and all culinary purposes. Ripe in the middle of August. The tree forms a handsome pyramid, and is a most abundant bearer.

Mirabelle Blanche. See Mirabelle Petite. Mirabelle Double. See Drop d'Or. Mirabelle Grosse. See Drap d'Or. Mirabelle Jaune. See Mirabelle Petite. Mirabelle d'Octobre. See Mirabelle Tardive. Mirabelle Perle. See Mirabelle Petite.

Mirabelle Tardive (Bricette; Mirabelle d'Octobre; Petite Bricette). - Fruit small, roundish-oval, sometimes quite round, and marked with a distinct suture. Skin thin and tender, yellowish-white, dotted and speckled with red, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a shallow and narrow cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, very juicy, with a brisk vinous flavour, and adhering partially to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent preserving and culinary plum. Ripe in October. The tree forma a handsome pyramid, and is an excellent bearer.

Mirabelle de Vienne. See Mirabelle Petite.

Mirabelle Vert Double. See Green Gage

Miser Plum. See Cherry,

Miviam. See Royale Hative.

Mogul Rouge. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Monsieur. See Orleans.

Monsieur a Fruits Jaune. See Yellow Orleans.

Monsieur Hatif. See Early Orleans.

Monsieur Hatif de Montmorency. See Early Orleans.

Monsieur Ordinaire. See Orleans.

Monsieur Tardive. See Late Orleans.

Monsieur Tardive. See Suisse.

Monstrueuse de Bavay. See Reine Claude de Bavay.

De Montfort. - Fruit medium sized, roundish, inclining to ovate, with a well-marked suture on one side. Skin dark purple, covered with a thin pale blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, not deeply inserted. Flesh greenish-yellow, tender and melting, with a thick syrupy and honied juice, and when it hangs till it shrivels is quite a sweetmeat; separates from the stone, which is small. Shoots smooth.

A delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August. It bears considerable resemblance to Royale Hative, but is larger, and appears to be an improved form of that variety.

Morocco (Black Damask; Black Morocco; Early Da-mask; Early Morocco). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, flattened at the apex, and marked on one side with a shallow suture. Skin very dark purple, almost black, and covered with thin pale blue bloom. Stalk stout, about half an inch long. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, with a sweet, brisk flavour, and slightly adhering to the stone. Shoots downy.

An excellent early plum. Ripe in the beginning of August.

Myrobalan. See Cherry.

Nectarine (Howell's Large; Jenkins' Imperial;

Peach; Prune Peche). - Fruit large,roundish, and hand-somely formed, skin purple, covered with fine azure bloom. Stalk half an inch long, stout, inserted in a vide end shallow cavity. Flesh dull greenish-yellow; with a sweet and brisk flavour,separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A good plum for preserving and other culinary pur-pose. Ripe in the middle of August. This is quite distinct from the Goliath, which is sometimes called by the same name.

NELSON'S Victory (Knezett's Late Orleans). - Fruit medium sized, round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep purple, and covered with bine bloom. Stalk half an inch long, set in a shallow cavity. Flesh firm, rather coarse, sweet and briskly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the middle of September. The tree is a very abundant bearer.

New Orleans. See Early Orleans.

Noire Hative. See Precoce de Tours.

CEuf Rouge. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Old Apricot. See Apricot.

Orleans (Anglaise Noire; Monsieur; Monsieur Ordinaire; Pruned Orleans; Red Damask). - Fruit medium sized, round, somewhat flattened at the ends, and marked with a suture, which is generally higher on one side than the other. Skin tender, dark red, becoming purple when highly ripened, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a considerable depression. Flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, and briskly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A preserving and culinary plum. Ripe in the middle and end of August.

Parker's Mammoth. See Washington.

Paterson's. See Gisborne's.

PEACH. - Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oblate, marked with a shallow suture on one side. Skin bright red, dotted with amber. Flesh tender, melting, juicy, very sweet and luscious, separating freely from the stone. Shoots smooth.

An early dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning of August. It is quite distinct from the Nectarine Plum, which is

also known by this name; and was introduced some years ago by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth.

Peach. See Nectarine.

Perdrigon Blanc. See White Perdrigon

Perdrigon Rouge. See Red Perdrigon.

Perdrigon Violet. See Blue Perdrigon,

Perdrigon Violet Hatif. - Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval. Skin purple. Flesh rich, juicy, and excellent, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A first-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August. The tree is very hardy, and an abundant bearer. This is not the same as Perdrigon Hatif and Moyeu de Bourgogne with which it is made synonymous in the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, both of these being yellow plums.

Petite Bricette. See Mirabelle Tardive,

Petite Damas Vert. See Yellow Gage,

Pickett's July. See White Primordian.

Pigeon's Heart. See Queen Mother.

Pond's Purple. See Pond's Seedling.

Pond's Seedling (Fonthill; Pond's Purple). - Fruit very large, oval, widest at the apex and narrowing towards the stalk, marked with a wide suture. Skin fine dark red, thickly strewed with grey dots, and covered with thin bluish bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh yellowish, rayed with white, juicy, ana briskly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A valuable culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Precoce de Bergthold. - This is a small, roundish-oval plum of a yellow colour, similar in appearance to, but of better flavour than, White Primordian. The flesh is juicy and sweet, separating from the stone. Shoots downy. It is very early, ripening before the White Primordian in the latter end of July.

Precoce de Tours (Damas de Tours; Noire Hative; Prune de Gaillon; Violette de Tours). - Fruit below medium size, oval, sometimes inclining to obovate, and marked with a shallow indistinct suture. Skin deep purle, almost black, thickly covered with blue bloom. stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a very slight depression. Flesh dull yellow, rather juicy sad sweet, with a pleasant flavour, and adhering closely to the Stone. Shoots downy.

A second-rate dessert plum, but well adapted for culinary use. Ripe in the beginning of August.

PRINCE Exglebert. - Fruit Terr large, oral, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin of a uniform deep purple, covered with minute russety dots, the whole thickly covered with pale grey bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a rather deep rarity. Flesh yellow, rather firm, sweet, juicy, with a brisk and rich flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent plum either for the dessert or for culinary purpose, and " delicious when preserved" Ripe in Sep-tember. The tree is a great bearer.

Prince of Wales (Chapman's Prince of Wales). - Fruit above medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, marked with a distinct suture. Skin bright purple, covered with thick azure bloom, and dotted with yellow dots. Stalk short and stout, inserted in a slight cavity. Flesh coarse-grained, yellowish, juicy, and sweet, with a brisk flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum of second-rate quality, but suitable for all culinary purposes. Ripe in the beginning of September. The tree is a very abundant bearer.

Prince's Imperial Gage. See Imperial Gage.

Prune d'Allemagne. See Quetsche.

Prune d'Ast. See d'Agen.

Prune Damson (Damascene; Long Damson; Shrop-shire Damson). - The fruit of this variety is much larger than that of the common Black Damson, and more fleshy. It is generally preferred for preserving, and of all the other Damsons makes the best jam. The flesh adheres to the stone. Shoots downy.

The tree is not such a good bearer as the common Damson. Ripe in the middle of September.

Prune de Gaillon. See Pricoce de Tours.

Prune d'ltalie. See Italian Quetsche.

Prune de Milan. See Imperiale de Milan.

Prune d'Orleans. See Orleans.

Prune Peche. See Nectarine.

Prune Peche. See Peach.

Prune du Roi See d'Ayen.

Purple Egg. See Red Magnum Bonum.

Purple Gage (Reine Claude Violette; Violet Gage). - Fruit medium, sized, round, slightly flattened at the ends, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin fine light purple, dotted with yellow, and covered with pale blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, with a rich, sugary, and most delicious flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum of the greatest excellence, and particularly richly flavoured if allowed to hang till it shrivels. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Queen Claudia. See Green Gage.

Queen Mother (Pigeon's Heart). - Fruit below medium size, round, and marked with a slight suture. Skin dark red next the sun, but paler towards the shaded side, where it is yellow, and covered all over with reddish dots. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small depression. Flesh yellow, rich, and sugary, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum. Ripe in September.

Quetsche (Early Russian; German Prune; German Quetsche; Leipzig; Prune d'Allemagne; Sweet Prune; Turkish Quetsche; Zwetsche). - Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, flattened on one side, where it is marked with a distinct suture. Skin dark purple, dotted with grey dots and veins of russet, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk an inch long. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet, and brisk, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the end of September.

Quetsche d'ltalie. See Italian Quetsche. Red Damask. See Orleans. Red Diaper. See Diapree Rouge. Red Fotheringham. See Fotheringham. Red Imperial. See Red Magnum Bonum.

A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle and end of September,

Reina Nova. See Belle de Septembre.

Reine Claude. See Green Gage.

REINE Claude dE BaVay (Monstrueuese de Bavay). -Fruit large, roundish, and flattened at both ends. skin greenish-yellow, mottled and streaked with green, and covered with a delicate white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich, sugary flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A first-rate dessert plum of exquisite flavour. Ripe in. the end of September and beginning of October.

Reine Claude Diaphane. See Transparent Gage.

Reine Claude Grosse. See Green Gage.

Reine Claude d'Octobre. See Late Green Gage.

Reine Claude Petite. See Yellow Gage.

Reine Claude RouGe (Reine Claude Rouge Van Mons). - Fruit very large, roundish-oval. Skin reddish-purple, dotted with yellow russet dots, and covered with very thick bluish-white bloom. Stalk thick, about an inch long, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh tender, juicy, sugary, and deliciously flavoured, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September.

Reine Claude Tardive. See Late Green Gage.

Reine Claude Violette. See Purple Gage.

Rensselaer Green Gage. See Green Gage.

Robe de Sargent. See d'Agen.

Roche Corbon. See Diapree Rouge,

Roe's Autumn Gage. See Autumn Gage.

Rotherham. See Winesour.

Round Damson. See Damson.

Royal DauphinE. - Fruit large, oval. Skin pale red on the shaded side, marked with green specks, but darker red next the sun; mottled with darker and lighter shades, and covered with violet bloom. Stalk an inch long, stout. Flesh greenish-yellow, sweet, and subacid, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Royal. See Royale. Royal Red. See Royale.

Royale (Royal; Royal Red; Sir Charles Worsley's), - Fruit rather above medium size, round, narrowing a little towards the stalk, marked with a distinct suture. Skin light purple, strewed with fawn-coloured dots, and covered with thick pale blue bloom. Stalk about an inch long, stout, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish, firm, melting, and juicy, with a rich, delicious flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A dessert plum of first-rate quality. Ripe in the middle of August.

Royale Hative (Early Royal; Miviam). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, narrowing towards the apex. Skin light purple, strewed with fawn-coloured dots, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, stout, and inserted without depression. Flesh yellow, juicy and melting, with an exceedingly rich and delicious flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A first-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August.

ROYALE De TOURS. - Fruit large, roundish, flatened at

the apex and marked with a destined nature. Skin light purpler, screwed with small yellow dots, and covered with thick blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Fresh greenish-yellow, tender, very juicy, and richly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

An excellent plum either for the dessert or for preserving. Ripe in the middle of August.

St. Barnabe. See White Primordian.

St. GATHERISE. - Fruit medium sized, obovate, tapering towards the stalk, and marked with a suture which is deepest at the Stalk. Skin pale yellow, dotted with red, and covered with pale bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, and inserted in a narrow cavity Flesh yellow, tender and melting, rich, sugary, and briskly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert and preserving plum. Ripe in the middle of September.

St. Cloud. See Goliath.

St. Btienne. - Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval, frequently somewhat heart-shaped. Skin thin, greenish-yellow, strewed with red dots and flakes, and sometimes with a red blush on the side next the sun. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, melting and juicy, rich and delirious, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A first-rate dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August.

St. Martin. See Coe's Late Red.

St. Martin Rouge. See Coe's Late Red.

St. Martin's Quetsche.- - Fruit medium sized, ovate, or rather heart-shaped. Skin pale yellow, covered with white bloom. Flesh yellowish, sweet, and well-flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. .

A very late plum. Ripe in the middle of October.

St. Maurin. See d'Agen.

Sans Noyau. See Stoneless.

Schuyler Gage. See Green Gage.

Semiana. See Italian Quetsche.

Shailer's White Damson. See White Damson.

Sharp's Emperor. See Victoria. Sheen. See Fotheringham. Shropshire Damson. See Prune Damson. Sir Charles Worsley's. See Royale.

Smith's Orleans. - Fruit large, oval, or roundish-oval, widest towards the stalk, and marked with a deep suture. Skin reddish-purple, strewed with yellow dots, ana covered with thick blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh deep yellow, firm, juicy, richly briskly flavoured, and perfumed, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent plum. Ripe in the end of August.

Standard of England. - Fruit above medium size, obovate, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin pale red, strewed with yellow dots, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Skin rather firm, juicy, and briskly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Steer's Emperor. See Goliath.

Stoneless (Kirkes Stoneless; Sans Noyau). - Fruit small, oval. Skin dark purple, or rather black, covered with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh greenish-yellow, at first harsh and acid, but when highly ripened and when it begins to shrivel it is mellow and agreeable. The kernel is not surrounded by any bony deposit. Shoots downy. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Sucrin Vert. See Green Gage.

Suisse (Monsieur Tardive; Switzer's Plum). - Fruit medium sized, round, slightly depressed at the apex, and marked with a very shallow suture. Skin of a fine dark purple next the sun, but paler on the shaded side, strewed with yellow dots, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a rather wide cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy and melting, with a rich, brisk flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of October.

Sweet Prune. See Quetsche.

Switzer's Plum. See Suisse.

Tardive de Chalons. - Fruit rather small, round, inclining to oval, and marked with a well-defined suture.

Skin brownish-red, thinly strewed with minute dote. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Flesh, firm, tender, sweet, and well flavoured, separating with difficulty from the stone. Shoots downy. A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in October.

Topaz (Guthrie' s Topaz). - Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing at the stalk, and marked with a distinct suture. Skin fine clear yellow, covered with thin bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum, ripening in the middle and end of September, and hanging till it shrivels.

Transparent Gage (Prune Transparente; Reine Claude Diaphane). - Fruit rather larger than the Green Gage, roundish-oval, marked with a shallow suture. Skin thin and so transparent as to show the texture of the flesh, and also the stone when the fruit is held up between the eye and the light; pale yellow, dotted and marbled with Red. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, thin, and inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, rather firm and transparent, very juicy, and with a rich honied sweetness, separating with difficulty from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A most delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

Trompe Garcon. See Green Gage. Trompe Valet. See Green Gage. Turkish Quetsche. See Quetscke. Verdacia. See Green Gage. Verdochio. See Green Gage. Verte Bonne. See Green Gage. Verte Tiquetee. See Green Gage.

Victoria (Alderton; Denyer's Victoria; Sharp's Emperor). - Fruit large, roundish-oval, marked with a shallow suture. Skin bright red on the side next the sun, but pale red on the shaded side, and covered with thin bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, stout. Flesh yellow, very juicy, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Violet Damask (Damas Violet). - Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, and slightly flattened on one side. Skin reddish-purple, covered with delicate blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet, and briskly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the end of August.

Violet Gage. See Purple Gage. Violet Perdrigon. See Blue Perdrigon. Violette de Tours. See Precoce de Toure. Virginian Cherry. See Cherry,

Washington (Bolmar; Bolmar's Washington; Frank-tin; Irving's Bolmar; Parker' s Mammoth). - Fruit large, roundish-ovate, with a faint suture on one side. Skin of a fine deep yellow, marked with crimson dots, and covered with grey bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a wide and shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

A handsome plum, suitable for the dessert, but better adapted for preserving. Ripe in the middle of September.

Wentworth. See White Magnum Bonum.

White Bullace (Bullace). - Fruit small, round. Skin pale yellowish-white, mottled with red on the side next the sun. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet, and subacid, adhering to the stone. Shoots downy.

A culinary plum. Ripe in October.

White Damask (Damas Blanc; Damas Blanc Gros; Damas Blanc Hatif Gros). - Fruit rather below medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, and swollen on one side of the suture. Skin greenish-yellow, covered with white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, stout. Flesh sweet, pleasantly flavoured, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning of September.

White Damson (Shailer's White Damson). - Fruit small, oval. Skin pale yellow, covered with thin white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender. Flesh yellow, sweet, and agreeably acid, adhering to the stone. Shoots downy.

A culinary plum. Ripe in the middle and end of September.

White Imperatrice (Impiratrice Blanche). - Fruit medium sized, oval. Skin bright yellow, covered with very thin bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh firm and transparent, juicy, sweet, and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum, requiring a wall, and ripening in the beginning and middle of September.

White Magnum Bonum (Askew's Golden Egg; Bonum Magnum; Dame Aulert; Dame Aubert Blanche; Egg Plum; Grosse Luisante; Imperiale Blanche; White Mogul; Yellow Magnum Bonum). - Fruit of the largest size, oval, with a rather deep suture extending the whole length of one side. Skin deep yellow, covered with thin white bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh yellow, firm, coarse-grained, with a brisk subacid flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

A culinary plum, highly esteemed for preserving. Ripe in the beginning of September.

White Mirabelle. See Mirabelle Petite.

White Mogul See White Magnum Bonum.

White Perdrigon (Brignole; Maitre Claude; Ver-drigon Blanc). - Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, with a faint suture on one side. Skin pale yellow, strewed with white dots, and marked with a Jew red spots next the sun. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh tender, juicy, rich, and slightly perfumed, separating from the stone. Shoots downy.

An excellent plum for drying and preserving. Ripe in the end of August.

White Primordian (Amber Primordian; Avant Prune Blanche; D'Avoine; De Catalogne; Catalonian; Cerisette Blanche; Early Yellow; Jaune de Catalogne; London Plum; Picketts July; St. Barnabe). - Fruit small, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, marked with a shallow suture. Skin pale yellow, covered with thin, white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, very slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stoat. Shoots downy.

A very early plum, but of little merit. Ripe in the end of July.

Wilmot's Early Orleans. See Early Orleans. Wilmot's Green Gage. See Green Gage. Wilmot's Late Orleans. See Goliath. Wilmot's Orleans. See Early Orleans.

Winesour (Rotherham). - Fruit below medium size, oral. Skin dark purple, covered with darker purple specks. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh greenish-yellow, agreeably acid, and haying red veins near the stone, to which it adheres. Shoots downy.

A very valuable preserving plum. Ripe in the middle of September.

Woolston Black Gage. - -Fruit about medium size, round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin deep purple, almost black, strewed with small dots, and covered with blue bloom. Flesh melting, juicy, sugary, and rich, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum of excellent quality. Ripe in the be-ginning of September.

Yellow Apricot. See Apricot.

Yellow Gage (Gonne's Green Gage; Little Queen Claude; Reine Claude Petite; Petit Damas Vert; White Gage). - Fruit below medium size, round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin greenish-yellow, thickly covered with white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, rather coarse-grained, but sweet and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth.

A dessert plum of second-rate quality. Ripe in the beginning and middle of September.

Yellow Imperatrice (Altesse Blanche; Monsieur a Fruits Jaune). - Fruit large, roundish-oval, marked with a suture, which is deep at the apex and becomes shallow towards the stalk. Skin deep golden yellow, with a few streaks of red about the stalk, which is half an inch long. Flesh yellow, juicy and melting, sugary and richly flavoured, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth.

An excellent dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of August.

Yellow Magnum Bonum. See White Magnum Bonum.

Yellow Perdrigon. See Drap d'Or.

Zwetsche. See Quetsche.

LISTS OF SELECT PLUMS.

Arranged in their order of ripening.

I. FOR DESERT

July Green Gage

Peach

De Montfort Denniston's Superb Perdrigon Violet Hatif Green Gage Hulings Superb Purple Gage Transparent Gage

Abricotae de Brsanon

Jefferton

Kirke's

Topaz

Coe's Golden Drop

Reine Claude de Bavay

Cooper's Large

Late Orleans

Coe's Iate Red

II. FOR COOKING

Early Prolific Early Orleans Gisborne's Goliath Prince of Wales

Victoria Diamond Antmnn Compote Belle de September

III. FOR PRESERVING.

Green Gage

White Magnum Bonum

Diamond

Washington

Winesour Damson Autumn Compote

IV. FOR WALLS.

July Green Gage De Montfort Green Gage Purple Gage

Italian Quetsche Coe's Golden Drop Blue Imperatrice Ickworth Imperatrice

V. FOR ORCHARDS AND MARKETING.

Early Prolific Early Orleans Gisborne's Orleans Prince of Wales

Victoria Pond's Seedling Damson Coe's Late Red