PLUMS. 557 



Grand Duke.* Very large, oval, dark purple, resembling Brad- 

 shaw ; flesh firm, sweet, good. Season medium late. Profitable 

 for market in New York. Quite free from rot. Tree not a strong 

 grower, and should be worked on Lombard. 



Highlander. Large, ovate, irregular ; deep blue with a brownish 

 tinge ; stalk very short, slightly sunk ; juicy, rich, vinous, refresh- 

 ing, excellent. End of September. 



Howell Early. Rather small, oval, slightly angular, suture obso- 

 lete ; skin light brown, often greenish-yellow in the shade ; bloom 

 thin, blue ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, not sunk ; 

 flesh amber-colored, juicy, sweet, perfumed, free from the small, 

 oval stone. First of August. Shoots slender, gray, downy ; tree 

 productive. 



Hudson River Purple Egg.* Large, oval, reddish-purple; flesh 

 juicy sweet, not rich but very good. One of the most vigorous of 

 all plums, but bears heavily only with age. Midseason. Valu- 

 able for market. 



Ickworth Imperatrice. Medium or rather large, obovate ; purple, 

 with irregular streaks of fawn color ; stalk medium ; flesh green- 

 ish-yellow, sweet, juicy, rich, mostly adhering to the rather small 

 stone. Very late, keeping into winter, becoming dryer and 

 sweeter. Shoots smooth. English. 



Isabella. Medium in size or large, oval, slightly narrowed to the 

 base ; skin dark dull red, dotted darker ; stalk three-fourths of an 

 inch long, a little hairy, cavity moderate ; flesh yellow, rich, 

 juicy, and slightly adhering to the pointed stone. Shoots quite 

 downy. Season medium. English. 



Italian Damask. Size medium, nearly round, slightly flattened at 

 base ; suture distinct, passing from base to apex ; surface violet, 

 becoming brown ; stalk half an inch long, slender, cavity small, 

 round ; flesh yellowish-green, firm, sweet, high-flavored, very 

 free from the oval, rather thick stone. Season medium. Shoots 

 smooth. 



Italian Prune. (Fellenberg.) Medium, oval, pointed and tapering 

 at ends, suture small, distinct ; dark purple, with dark-blue bloom ; 

 stalk an inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, of good quality freestone. Last of August. Extensively 

 grown on the Pacific coast for prunes, and a profitable market 

 variety in the East. Can hang on the tree several weeks after 

 ripening. Fig. 746. 



Judson. Rather small, roundish, slightly oval, base a little flat- 

 tened, suture indistinct; surface a handsome damask or pink, 

 slightly mottled ; stalk one inch long, slender, cavity small, rather 

 deep ; flesh juicy, rich, vinous, high-flavored, free from the rather 

 large stone. Ripens first of August. Origin, Lansingburgh, 



