THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Plum—continued. 
Montfort. Fruit medium sized, roundish, dark purple, with 
thin, blue bloom; flesh juicy, rich, and excellent, particularly 
when the fruit shrivels. Middle of August. A first-rate dessert 
Plum which resembles ROYAL HÂTIVE, but the fruits are larger. 
’s Su Fruit rather large, nearly round, green- 
ish-yellow, marked with a few blotches, and covered with bloom ; 
flesh juicy, rich, and deliciously flavoured. Middle of August. 
Desse e tree is very hardy, and a great bearer. 
Diamond, Fruit very large, oval, deep purple ; flesh juicy, and 
briskly flavoured, Middle of September. One of the ‘finest 
culinary Plums known. ‘Tree vigorous, and an excellent bearer. 
Early Fa’ ivers’). Fruit medium, roundish-oval, dark 
urple, covered with a thin bloom; flesh juicy, and of excellent 
vour, Middle of July. Mr. Rivers states, in his catalogue, 
that it “requires a wall with south or south-west aspect, and is 
then the earliest of all early Plums.” 
mary Rivers (Rivers’). Fruit oval, medium sized, deep purple; 
flesh juicy, sweet, and brisk. End of July. A good, early Plum, 
and a great bearer; valuable for preserving, because the fruits, 
though not e are unusually heavy. This variety is also 
sometimes called EARLY PROLIFIC, 
Goliath, Fruit very e, oblong, reddish-purple. End of 
Au A large, showy Plum, best suited for culinary purposes 
and preserving. 
Grand Duke (Rivers’). Fruit very large, purple, with blue bloom. 
Middl of October.” Kitchen "A arsine Paoa tye bioom, 
from AUTUMN COMPÔTE; a valuable addition to late varieties, 
for market or private gard 
ens. 
Fruit round, medium sized, owish-green, 
—— with a 
Phuc ich 
one of the richest- 
flavoured of all Plums, invaluable for dessert, and amongst the 
very best — The tree is hardy, and an excellent 
bearer; it produces the largest fruits on a wall, but the most 
richly-flavoured ones are generally those from standards grown 
in the open ground. See Fig. 205, 
Late Green, Fruit large, roun ellowish-green, 
—— peg pry bioom > ee yellow, —— d very rich’ 
e and end of September. valuable late dessert Plum. 
The tree is hardy, and very productive, 
Hulings’ Superb. Fruit very large, roundish-oval, yellow ; flesh 
rich, sugary, and highly flavoured. End of August. A fine large 
desse: um, 
Ickworth Impératrice, Fruit medium or lar: 
tender, juicy, and of rich flavour, October. D dee 
dessert variety ; the fruits, if allowed to hang until they shrivel, 
attain a high flavour ; after being gathered, they may be kept 
for a long in a dry place, if wrapped in soft paper. 
Impériale de Milan. Fruit large, oval, dark purple, dotted 
th yellow; flesh 1, juice: ii 
3 an Uaa for owish, — and — Beginning of 
Jefferson, —— oval, yellow, mottled with red ; flesh firm, 
, and ——— Beginning of September. One 
finest dessert - The tree is an abundant bearer. 
GAGE ; it is also of equally good * Dar De Oaa 
a very early variety. End of July. 
e; flesh 
mt late 
yellow, marbled ‘with red; deck ‘transparent, — 
Plum—continued. 
Kirke’s, Fruit medium, round, dark — covered with a dense, 
blue bloom; flesh firm, juicy, very richly flavoured. Middle of 
September. A delicious dessert Plum, one of the best. The tree 
is very hardy and productive. 
Late Green Gage. Fruit smaller than the GREEN GAGE, round, 
greenish-yellow; flavour rich and good, A good late dessert 
Plum, which ripens at the beginning of October. 
Late Rivers. Fruit medium or small, round, dark pomis almost 
black; flesh yellow, of very fine flavour. End of October and 
beginning of November. A valuable, extremely late variety, 
raised by Mr. Rivers. 7 
Lawrence’s Favourite., Fruit large, round, dull yellowish- 
green, covered with grey bloom; flesh tender, juicy, and rich. 
Beginning of September. Dessert. The tree is a free grower and 
bearer ; it forms a beautiful pyramid. 
McLaughlin’s. Fruit large, yellow, mottled with red, and covered 
with a thin bloom ; flesh firm, sweet, very juicy and rich. Middle 
and end of August. A large and delicious dessert Plum of the 
GREEN GAGE race. ; 
Mirabelle. Fruit very small, oval poer, covered with a 
light bloom, and marked with reddish spots next the sun; 
flesh deep yellow, firm, briskly flavoured. Middle of August. 
Valuable for preserving and culinary purposes. The tree often 
bears its fruit in clusters; it forms a beautiful pyramid, and is 
well adapted for pot culture. ; 
Mitchelson’s. Fruit medium-sized, oval dnp porpie almost 
black, covered with a thin blue bloom. End of ugust and 
beginning of September, A fine Plum for cooking and pre- 
serving. The tree is a prodigious bearer, ‘ T 
Orleans, Fruit medium, round, dark red or 
ripe; flesh tender, and flavoured. > 
August, An old, well-known, and highly- d 
but second k 
excellent for k 
, and does best 
an abundant 
also varieties known as the Ea 
reference to their season of ripening. a 
Oullins Golden. Fruit very e, greenish-yellow, dotted with 
crimson where exposed, and Bei n with a delicate bloom; flesh 
very tender, juicy, and delicious. Beginning and middle of 
August. An excellent and very handsome early dessert Plum. 
Tree unusually fertile. 
Perdrigon Violet Hâtif. Fruit medium, purple, juicy, rich 
and excellent. Middle of August. Dessert. Tree : 
and bears abundantly. very hardy, 
Pond’s Seedling, Fruit oval, bright dark red, with 
very 
some grey spots, and covered with bluish bloom : flesh juicy and 
briskly flavoured. and midd] e ar K 
bearer, very AA Ea imen Aao ———— — A — 
rather large, 
—— with — Pte — a thick bloom; fiesh 
o mber. A culinary 
is an abundant bearer. — = * 
bloom ; fles 
of 
van and shrivel, the fruit. 
t. Tree hardy and productive; succeeds as 
and also against a wall gre ye Slap S 
Red Bonum, Frui 
firm, briskly-flavoured. 
culinary variety ; it succeeds 
tender, rich, and 
October. Dessert. A large, val 
GAGE race. 
of: 
variety of the GREEN 
Royale de Tours, Fruit large, light pr with small — 
dots and blue bloom ; fens —— ry of rich — 
Middle of August, Excellent either for dessert or preserving. 
Royale Hative. Fruit medium-sized, round, light purple, with 
blue bloom; flesh yellow, melting, ly rich. End of 
July. A good early dessert Plum, : an 
Sultan (Rivers’), Fruit medium large, roun * 
thick — favour brisk and — Midde 
very productive and exce! — Wafer i 
from BELLE DE SEPTEMBRE. * 
The Czar (Rivers’). Fruit ver o 
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