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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



PLUMS. 



{Continued from p. 249.) 



11. White Magnum Bonum. 



Synonyms : Egg Plum, Wentworth, Yellow Egg, Yellow 

 Magnum Bonum, White Holland, White Egg, White 

 Mogul, White Imperial, with several others, mostly 

 French. 

 The fruit is of the largest size, oval, tapering a little at the end ; 

 the suture is strongly marked, and extends from the apex to the 

 stalk. Skin golden yellow, dotted with grey specks, and covered 

 with a thin pale bloom. Stalk an inch long, stout, and set without 

 depression in a slightly raised border. Flesh yellow, coarse grained, 

 moderately rich, and adheres considerably to the stone, which is long 

 and pointed. Ripens in the beginning of September. This plum is 

 mostly used for preserving and pastry ; and for those purposes it cer- 

 tainly is one of the best. The red variety is also excellent for the 

 same uses, and is generally a better bearer than the white, especially 

 as a standard ; but it is not advisable to plant either kind as such, 

 both being heavy fruits, and liable to be blown down before they are 

 ripe: the best situation is an east or west wall, otherwise as an 

 espalier. 



12. Coes Golden Drop. 



Synonyms : Coe's Plum, 

 Golden Gage, Bury 

 Seedling, Fair's Gol- 

 den Drop, New Golden 

 Gage, Coe's Imperial. 

 This valuable autumn Plum is 



an English variety raised by Mr. 



Coe, a fruit-grower at Bury St. 



Edmunds, Suffolk ; it stands pre- 

 eminent as a late kind, ripening 



in September, and it will keep fit 



for use up to the middle of No- 

 vember, provided the weather is 



favourable. 



The fruit is large, oval, 



slightly compressed near the 



stalk, and has a distinct suture, 



which is deepest near the apex, 



and more swollen on one side 



than the other. Stalk from half 



to three-fourths of an inch long, 



and set without depression. Skin 



yellow, sometimes tinged with 



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