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AMYGDALACEiE. IV. Prunus. 



8 Late green-gage. 



9 New green-gage. 



1 Isle verty de Savoye^ Griine inselpjlaume . 



11 Luscombe^s nonsuch. Wood smooth. Fruit large, green- 

 ish-yellow, round ; flesh adhering to the stone, A second-rate 

 dessert fruit, ripening in the end of August. 



12 White. Orleans. Wood smooth. Fruit round, greenish 

 white ; flesh adhering to the stone. A kitchen fruit, ripening in 

 the middle and end of August. 



13 Reine Claude blanche, petite espece^ petite reine Claude. 

 Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 91, no. 26. 



14 Reine Claude a Jleur semidouble^ reine Claude a Jleurs 

 demidoubles. Flowers semidouble. 



15 Reine Claude violette (Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. vol. 5. p. 

 195. no. 22. t. 57. f. 2.), purple gage. Wood smooth. Fruit 

 middle-sized, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A first- 



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18 White perdrtgony per drtgon blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 

 84. no. 2. t. 8.), brignole (Calv. pep. 2. p. 187.). Wood downy. 

 Fruit middle-sized, yellow, oval; flesh adhering to the stone. 

 A first-rate preserving fruit, ripening in the end of August. 

 This and the blue perdrigon furnish the brignole prunes of the 

 shops. 



1 9 Yellow perdrigon. 



20 Gros perdrigon de brignole* '' 



21 Saint Catharine (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 109. 1. 19.). Wood 

 smooth. Fruit oblong, middle-sized, yellow ; flesh adhering to 

 the stone. A first-rate dessert and preserving fruit, ripening in 

 the middle of September. It is a good bearer.. 



22 Saint Julien. Like the last. Used chiefly for stocks for 



peaches. 



23 Grosse virginale blanche. Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 



206. no. 62. t. 62. f. 1. 



rate dessert fruit, ripening in October. Succeeds as a standard, 24 White pear. Fruit pale yellow, obovate, middle-sized ; 



flesh adhering to the stone. A worthless kitchen fruit, ripening 



and is a good bearer- 



Var. y, Catherinea (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 534.) fruit stocks for peaches. 



in the end of August. Bears abundantly. Grown chiefly for 



roundish-obovate or roundish, wax-coloured or yellow ; umbi- 

 licus exserted; flesh sweet, hardly sapid; stoiie bluntish, usually 

 rather prominent at the base, and truncate. ' Prunus domestica 

 cerea, Lin. spec. 680. To this variety belong the following sorts hardly prominent at the base. To this variety belong the follow- 



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Far. ^, Auhertiana (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 534.) fruit 

 ovate, obtuse, yellow on all sides ; umbilicus depressed ; stone 



of plums. 



1 Abricotee blanche. Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 205. t. 

 60. f. 10. 



2 Abricotee blanche a longue queue grosse. 



3 Bingham^s. Wood 



inff kinds of plums. 



1 White magnum bonum, yellow magnum bonum, dame Auoeri 

 (Duham. arbr. 2. p. 107. no. 41. t. 2.), dame Aubert blanche, 

 dame Aubertjaune, grosse luisante, imperiale blanche (Nois. jard. 



Fruit large, yellow, oblong ; fr. 143. no. 37. t. 57. and t. 58. f. 4.), imperatrice jaune (Calv 



flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate dessert kind, ripen- pep. 2. p. 196. ex Lois. 1. c), egg plum y fVeniworth, white Hol- 

 ing in September. landy white Mogul. Wood smooth. Fruit large, oval, yellow, 



and white ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate kitchen 



fruit, ripening in September. 



4 Brtcette. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 97- no. 31. t. 29. t. 5. 



5 Damas ambre. 



6 Damas ballon. 



7 Damas ballon jaune et vert. 



8 Damas ballon rouge et jaune. 



9 Gros damas blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 72. no. 7. t. 3. f. 



hdtifj damas blanc tres hdtif, 



New ».»g 



Fruit yellow, oval, middle-sized; flesh separating from the 1. c. p. 206. no. 61. 



S Prune datte (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 202.). Fruit yellow, 

 oval, middle-sized. A preserving fruit, ripening in September. 



4 Rognon d'ane. Calv. pep. 2. p. 202. 



5 Prune moyenne de Bourgogne. Calv. pep. 2. p. 202. ex Lois. 



stone. A second-rate kitchen fruit, ripening in the middle of 

 September. 



10 Petit damas blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 71. no. 6. t. 3.). 

 Fruit small, yellow, oval. Wood smooth. Flesh separating 

 from the stone. A second-rate kitchen fruit, ripening in the 

 beginning and middle of September. 



11 Danjas dronet. Wood smooth. Fruit oval, middle-sized, 

 yellow ; ffesh separating from the stone. Ripens in August. 



1 2 Damas d'Espagne. 



13 White damask. 



1 4 Downton imperatrice. Wood smooth. Fruit obovate, 

 middle-sized; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate des- 

 sert and preserving fruit, ripening in October. 



15 White imperatriccy imjieratrice blanche (Duham. arb. fr. 2. 

 p. 106. t. 18. f. 2.). Wood smooth. Fruit white, obovate, 



middle-sized; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate this variety belong the following garden plums 

 dessert and preserving fruit, ripening in the beginning and mid- 

 dle of August. 



16 Jaune hdtive (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 66. f. 1.), jaune de 

 Catalogncy Cataloniany white primordiany amber primordiany St. 

 BarnabSy D'Avoine. Wood downy. Fruit oval, yellow, middle- 

 sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A dessert fruit, ripen- 

 ing in the end of July. Only to be recommended for its earli- of August. 



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Var. €y Myrobdlana (Lin. spec. 680.) fruit globose, depressed 

 at the base, red; umbilicus depressed; stone mucronulate; 

 sepals narrow. Prilnus cerasifera, Ehrh.beitr. 4. p. 17. "runus 

 Myrobalana, Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 184. t. 57. f. 11. To this variety 

 belong the following garden plums. 

 ■ 1 Cerisette. Lois. 1. c. p. 190. no. 58. t. 5. 



2 Cherry plumy Virginian cherry y Myrobdlan (Duham. aro- 

 fr. 2. p. 111. no. 46. t. 2. f. 15.), De Firginicy early scarlet, 

 D'Amerique rouge. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, cordate, 

 red. A second-rate dessert and kitchen fruit, ripening in the 

 beginning and middle of August. 



Far. ^, Damascina (Lin. spec. 680.) fruit globose, depressed, 

 violaceous ; stone short ; keel prominent, blunt at the apex. 

 ' "s variety belong the following garden plums. . 



1 Axure hdtive. Wood downy. Fruit round, purple, tnidOie- 

 sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate desser 

 fruit, ripening in the beginning of August. \ w od 



2 De chypre (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 82. no. 18.)- "<?^^ 

 smooth. Fruit middle-sized, round, purple; flesh ^P^J^^""^ 

 from the stone. A second-rate dessert fruit, ripening m the e 



ness. 



Mi 



fi 



Wood 



Fruit oval, purple and yellow, small ; pie, round ; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate ue^ 



flesh separating from the stone. A preserving fruit, ripening in 

 the beginning of September. 



sert fruit, ripening in October. 



Maugero 



Valuable for its lateness. 



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