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French fo call. This a middic-fizcd fitiit, rather 

 round than long, of a fine mixed colour between red 

 and yellow. The flefh is firiii) parts from the fbone, 

 and has a delicate flavour. Ripe the end of Sep- 

 tember. 

 15. PRUN-us(D/>^r/^)fru6lurubentedulcinimo. Tourn. 



Let Rochccoiirbon^ cr Diaprce rouge^ /. e^ the 'red Diaper 

 plum. This is a large round fruit, -of a reddift co- 

 lour, powdered over with a Violet bloom ; the Hefii 

 adheres clofely to the ftone, and is of a very high 

 . flavour.- Ripe the end of Auguft. 



"16. Prukus frucfcu rotundo flavefcente. La petite Reine 

 Claude^ i. e. the little ^.een Claudia. TIais is a fmall 

 round fruit, of a whitilh yellowifh colour, powdered 

 over with a pearl-coloured bloom ; the flefh is firm 



. and thick, quits the ftone, and its juice is richly fu- 

 gared. . Ripe the end of Auguft. 



.17. Prunts fruftu rotundo nigro-purpureo majorl dul- 

 ci. Tourn. Myrcbalan Plum, This is a middleTized 

 fruir, of a round fhape ; the outfide is a dark purple, 



. powdered over with a Violet bloom ^ the juice is very 



fweet. It is ripe the end of Auguft. 

 iS. Prunus fru6lu rotundo e viridi flavefcente, carne 

 duro fuaviiTimo. Lagrojfe Reine Claude^ i. e,' the large 

 ^-ecn Claudia^ by [ome the Dauphiny, At Tours it is 

 called the Abricot verd, i. e. green Apricot •, at 

 Rouen, Le verte bonne, i. e. the good green ; and 

 in other places, Damas verd, i. e. green Damafk, or 

 Ti'omp-valet, the Servants Cheat. This is one of 



] "t^e beft Plums in England j it is of a middle fize, 

 round, and of a yellowufh green colour on the out- 

 fide; theficfli is firm, of a deep green colour, and 

 parts from the ftone ; the juice has an exceeding rich 

 flavour, and it is a great bearer. Ripe the middle 

 of September. This Plum is confounded by moft 



' .people in England, by the name of Green Gage •, 



.. but this is the fort which fliould be chofen, although 

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 ■ iQ. pRUNus frudlu amyffdalino. Tourn. Romon de Coq\ 

 ^:j:t. Cocks Tejtides. This is an oblong fruit, deeply 

 tr/ furrowed in the middle, fo as to refemble the tefticles ; 

 ^-it is of a whitilh colour on the" outfide, ftreaked with 



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-fruit, of a bright yellow colour, fpotted or ftreaked 

 .with red on the outfide ; the flefh is yellow, and full 

 of an excellent juice. It is a plentiful bearer, and 

 •ripens about the middle of September. 

 a I. pRUNus frudlu cerei coloris. Tourn. Prune de Sainte 

 . Catherine, i, e, St. Catharine Phm. This is a lar^e 

 ^v^val-fhaped fruit, fomewhatflat; the outfide is of an 

 ^mber colour, powdered over with awhitifli bloom, 

 . ..but the flefti is of a bright yellow coloiir, is dry and 

 .-.'.firm, adheres clofely to the ftone, and ha§ a very 

 ^^^^agrceable fweet tafte. This ripens at the end of Sep- 

 J tember^. and is very fubjeft to^dry upon the^^tree^ when 

 4 the autumn proves warm and dry: * This makes fine 



fweetmeats, and is a plenuful bearer, 'y. >*^- < 

 22. Prunus fruftu ovato rubente dulci. The Royal Plum, 

 ; This is a large fruit of an oval Ihap^, drawing to a 

 '■ point next the ftalk ; the outfide is of a Ifght red co- 

 lour, powderec) over with awhitifli bloom ; theficfli 

 adheres to the ftone, and has a fine fueaiy iuice, 

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22. Prunus fruftu parvo ex viridi flavefcente, Tourn. 



- La Ldirabelle.^ ' This is a fmall round fruit, of agreenr 

 ifli yellow on the outfide ; the flefli parts from the 

 ftone, is of a bright yellow colour, and has a fine fu- 



^r? gary juice.- This is a great bearer, ripens the end 

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24. Prunus Brigonienfis, fruftu fuaviflimq._ Tourn. 



..Prune de Brv/nole^ i, e, the Brizngle Plum. .:This is a 



.. large oval-fliaped fruit,_of a yellowifli ^colour, mixed. 



.' withered on the outfide-, the fiefli is of a brightj;el- 



low colour, is dry, and of an excellent rich flavour. 



This ripens the middle of Sepre;>:ber, and is efteemed 

 the beft Plum for fwcctmears yet known. 



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Prunus fruftu magno e violaceo rubente ferotino. 

 Toinn.Jmperatrice, i. e, the Emprefs. This i:j a larsc 

 round fruit, of a Violet red colour, very muchpow- 

 dcred with a whitifli bloom ; th.e flefli is yellow 

 cleaves to the ftone, and is of an agreeable flavour! 

 This ripens about the beginning of Oftober. • 



26. Prunus fru6tu ovato maximo flavo. Tourn. Prune 

 de Monfteur^ i, e. Mcnfteur'sPlum. This is fometimcs 

 called the Wentworch Plum, 

 fliaped fruit, of a yellow colour both within and 

 without, very much refembling the Bonum Mao-- 

 num, but the flefli of this parts from the ftone, which 



:her doth not. This ripens towards the latter 

 end of September, and is very good to preferve, but 

 the juice is too fl^.arp to be eaten raw, Itisagreatbearer. 



27. Prunus fru£lu majori rotundo rubro. Tourn. Prune 

 ^Cerizette^ i.e. tbc Cherry Plum. This fruit is com- 

 monly about the fize of the Ox-heart Cherry, is round, 

 and of a red colour-, the ftalk is long like that of a 



-Cherry, which this fruit fo much refembles, as not to 

 be diftiaguilhed therefrom at fome diftance. The 

 bloflLms of this tree come out very early in the forin 

 and being tender, are very often deftroycd by'cold^ 

 but it affords a very agreeable profpecl in the fprinc- ; 

 for thefe trees are generally covered with flowers^ 

 which open about the fame time as the Almonds ; io 

 that when they are intermixed therewith, they make 

 a beaudful appearance before many other forts put 

 out i but by this bloflToming fo early, there are few 

 years that they have much fruif. , 



28. Prunus fruftu albo oblongiufculo acido. Toum. 

 The "johite Pear Plunh This is a good fruit for pre- 

 ferving, but IS very unpleafant if eaten raw ; it is ve- 

 rylate ripe,' and feldom planted in gardens, unlefs 

 for ftocks to bud fome tender forts of Peaches upon, 

 for which plfrpofe it is'efteemed the beft amonaft-all 



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29. PauNus lNlyte!ljni]rn;:.Jeark. The Mufde Plum: 

 This fs an oblong flat Plum, of a dark red colour; 

 the ftone is large, and the fleftii but very thin and not 

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30. Prunus fruftu parvq violaceo. The St. Julian Phm. 



-vTJiis is afraali fruit, of a dark Violet colour, pow- 



.;dered over with a iriCally bloom- the flefii adheres 



-. clofely to the ftone, and in a fine autumn will dry 



upon the tree. The chief ufe of this Plum is for 



ftocks, to bud the more generous kinds of Plums and 



Peaches upon'; as alfo for the Bruxelles Apricot, 



, which \vill not thrive fo well upon any other ftockl . 



cjr. Prunus fylveftris major. J. B.- The.' black Bullace- 



tree. ^This grows wild in the hedges in divers parts 



of England, and is rarely cultivated in gardens.- .c - 



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 • This grows wild as the for- 

 f;;,mer, and is feldom cultivated in gardens." .. v^\\ 

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'iy^-Slo^ree'. This is very common in the hedges ^almoft 

 every where ; the. chief .ufe of this t^ee is to plant for 

 .J hedges, as Whice-thorn, &c.. and being of quick 

 ni g^owthj is very proper for that purpofe. * : > , ; 



-. All the forts of Plums are propagated by budding or 

 ' - grafting them upon ftocks of the Mufcle, White Pear, 

 ■ St. Juliaif, Bonum Magnum, or any other forts of 

 - free-fnootlhg Plums: ,;.:The rhanner of raifing thefe 

 :^,.it9cks hath been already exhibited under the article of 

 ixNuRSERifis, therefore need not be repeated again in 

 vv^fe^pjace ; but I would obferve, that budding is 

 -J. much preferable to grafting jfor thefe forts of ftone 



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there are laro-e wounds made on them. 

 * The trees ftiould not be more than one^ year's growth 



from the bud when they are tranfplarited, for if they 

 ^,ar^ older, they feldom fucceed fo well, being very 

 .■ fubjefl tg^ canker ; or if they take well to the ground, 

 .^Qpmmonly produce only twp_ or three luxuriant 



branches^ the;:efore it is much more advifablcto chufe 



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