PLUMS AND DAMSONS VARIETIES FOR DESSERT. 



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fc II. DESSERT PLUMS. 



Flesh tender, juicy, rich, and deliciously flavoured, but without the vinous quality of the gage, each being 



characterised by its peculiar flavour. 



ANGELINA BURDETT. Fruit medium, round ; skin 

 thick, dark purple, almost black, spotted with 

 brown, and covered with blue bloom ; flesh 

 yellowish, juicy, and highly flavoured, a smack of 

 gage, freestone ; ripe at the beginning of Sep- 

 tember ; tree hardy, and a moderate bearer. If the 

 fruit is allowed to hang until it shrivels, it forms a 

 perfect sweetmeat. 



t COE'S GOLDEN DROP. Fruit large, oval, with a short 

 neck ; skin pale yellow, with dark red spots ; flesh 

 reddish yellow, juicy, rich, and delicious, cling- 

 stone ; ripe in the end of September, tree healthy, 

 and an abundant bearer ; usually requires a wall, 

 but succeeds as a pyramid in favoured localities ; 

 excellent for pot culture. One of the best, either 

 for eating or preserving the fruit ; hangs late, 

 and keeps well wrapped in tissue paper, in a dry 

 room. 



DECAISNE. Fruit large, oval ; skin bright yellow, 

 dotted with red ; flesh reddish yellow, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured, clingstone ; ripens in the 

 beginning of September ; tree hardy, and a good 

 bearer. 



EARLY FAVOURITE. Fruit medium, roundish oval ; 

 skin purple, covered with a thin bluish bloom ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, juicy, and agreeably flavoured, 

 freestone ; ripens in the middle of July against a 

 south wall. The earliest of all, and on that account 

 valuable. 



EARLY MIRABELLE. Fruit small, the size of a 

 bullace, oval ; skin yellow, spotted with red ; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, rich, with a delightful aroma, 

 freestone ; ripe aboiit the end of July ; tree healthy, 

 and a free bearer. Makes a delicious preserve 

 (Eivers). 



GOLDEN ESPEREN. Fruit large, oval ; skin thin, 

 golden yellow on the sun side, dotted with crimson, 

 greenish on the shaded side ; flesh yellow, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured, freestone ; ripe in the end of 

 August or beginning of September ; tree vigorous, 

 and a moderate bearer. 



HULING'S SUPERB. Fruit large, roundish oval ; skin 

 greenish yellow, covered with a thin bloom ; flesh 

 richly and briskly flavoured, clingstone ; ripe about 

 the end of August ; tree rigorous, and a moderate 

 bearer. 



ICKWORTH IMPERATRICE. Fruit large, roundish oval ; 

 skin purple, marked with yellow streaks ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, tender, juicy, rich, and excellently 

 flavoured, clingstone ; ripe in October, hanging till 

 shrivelled ; tree healthy, and a good bearer ; succeeds 

 as a pyramid, but generally requires a wall. 



t JEFFERSON. Fruit large, oval ; skin golden yellow, 

 spotted with red ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, rich, 

 and deliciously flavoured, freestone ; ripe in the 

 beginning and middle of September ; tree healthy, 

 and an abundant bearer ; succeeds as a standard, 

 pyramid, or cordon, and against a wall. An Ameri- 

 can plum of great excellence. 



t KIRKE'S. Fruit large, roundish oval ; skin dark pur- 

 ple, covered with a dense blue bloom ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, firm, juicy, and richly flavoured, freestone ; 

 ripe the middle of September ; tree hardy, and 

 an abundant bearer against a wall, shy as a stan- 

 dard, and requires root-pruning as a pyramid. One 

 of the finest. 



LAWSON'S GOLDEN. Fruit medium, roundish oval ; skin 

 deep yellow, dotted with crimson ; flesh yellow, 

 tender, juicy, and richly flavoured, clingstone ; 

 tree healthy, and a good bearer. 



DE MONTFORT. Fruit medium, roundish ; skin dark 

 purple, covered with blue bloom ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, tender, syrupy, and richly flavoured, quite 

 a sweetmeat when it hangs till it shrivels, free- 

 stone ; ripe the middle of August ; tree healthy, and 

 a good bearer against a wall. An improvement on 

 Royale Hative. 



PERDRIGON VIOLET HATIF. Fruit medium, roundish 

 oval ; skin purple ; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 

 richly and excellently flavoured, freestone ; ripe in 

 the middle of August ; tree hardy, and bears abun- 

 dantly. 



ROYALE HATIVE. Fruit medium, roundish ; skin 

 purple, dotted with fawn colour, and covered with 

 blue bloom ; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, and rich, 

 freestone; ripe the end of July and beginning 

 of August. A good early variety. 



YELLOW IMPERATRICE. Fruit medium to large, round- 

 ish oval ; skin deep golden yellow, slightly streaked 

 with red ; flesh yellow, juicy, and richly flavoured, 

 clingstone ; ripe the middle of August ; tree a 

 good bearer, but requires a wall. 



