910 THE PLUM. 



Downing's Early. 



Originated at Newburgh, N. Y. Tree moderately vigorous. Brancliea 

 short-jointed, slightly downy. 



Fruit medium, oval. Suture half round. Skin yellow, slight blush, 

 and miniite crimson dots. Flesh yellow, sweet ; adheres sKghtly to the 

 stone. Good. Early September. 



DCRTifTON ImPERATRICE. 



Raised by Mr. Knight. A strong, ujiright growing ti-ee. Branches 

 long, smooth. 



Fruit of medium size, oval, narrowing a little to the stalk. Skin 

 pale yellow, quite thin. Flesh yellow, melting, and sweet when fully 

 x'ipe, with a little acidity before ; adhering to the stone. Good to very 

 good. Ripens last of September, and hangs some time on the tree. 



Dkap d'Or. 

 Mirabelle Double. Mirabelle Grosse. Yellow Perdrigon. 



The Drap d'Or, or Cloth of Gold Plum, is about the size and figure 

 of the Green Gage, but of a fine golden yellow, and ripens a week earlier. 

 Branches slightly downy. 



Fruit below medium size, round, with an indistinct sutui-e, and a 

 dimjjled or pitted apex. Stalk slender, half an inch long. Skin rich 

 bright yellow, with a few crimson specks when fully exposed. Flesh 

 yellow, sugary, and rich ; separates freely from the stone. Good to very 

 good. Early in August. 



Dronet Damask. 



Dam as Dronet. 



Branches smooth. 



Fruit small, oval. Skin yello^dsh, with a thin Kght bloom. Flesh 

 greenish, sweet ; separates from the stone. Good. Late August. 



Duane's Purple. 

 Purple Magnum Bonum. Pourpree Duane. 



Raised by James Duane, of Duanesburgh, N. Y. Tree very vigor- 

 ous, distinct from the Red Magnum Bonum of Eiu'ope. Branches very 

 downy. 



Fruit very large, oval or oblong, considerably swollen on one side of 

 the suture. Skin x-eddish purple in the sun, but a A^ery pale red in the 

 s^hade, sparingly dotted with yellow specks, and covered with lilac bloom. 

 Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, set in a narrow caAT-ty. 

 Flesh amber-colored, juicy, sprightly, moderately sweet ; adheres par- 

 tially to the stone. Good. Ripens with the Washington (or a little 

 before), about the 10th of August. 



DUNMORE. 



Dumore. 



Foreign origin. 



Fruit small, oblong oval. Skin thick and green, becomes golden 



