PLUMS. 688 



Abricot Rouge. See Red Apricot. 

 Abricotee Blanche. See Apricot. 



ABRICOTEE DE BRAUNAU (Reine Claude Braunau). Fruit, 

 large ; roundish, and slightly oval, rather flattened on the sides, and 

 marked with a suture, which is deep towards the stalk, and higher on 

 one side than the other. Skin, whitish green, covered with a thick 

 white bloom on the shaded side, and reddish, with some spots of deeper 

 red, on the side next the sun. Stalk, an inch long, thick. Flesh, 

 separating from the stone, yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, sugary, and richly 

 flavoured. 



A first-rate dessert plum ; ripe in the middle of September. Shoots, 

 smooth. 



This was raised by Dr. Liegel of Brannau about the year 1810. 



In the first edition of this work I by mistake described under this name another 

 plum which is called Abricotee de Braunau Nouvelle, but to which I have now 

 applied the name of Liegel's Apricot. 



Abricotee de Braunau Nouvelle. See LiegeVs Apricot. 

 Abricotee Rouge. See Red Apricot. 

 Abricotee de Tours. See Apricot. 



ADMIRAL DE RIGNY. Fruit, medium sized, an inch and three- 

 quarters long and an inch wide ; roundish oval, marked with a shallow 

 suture. Skin, yellowish green, flaked and striped with darker green, 

 like Washington, and with a few crimson dots on the side next the 

 sun. Stalk, about three-quarters of an inch long, not deeply inserted. 

 Flesh, yellow, tender, melting, very juicy and richly flavoured ; adher- 

 ing slightly to the stone. 



A very excellent dessert plum, ripe in the middle and end of 

 August. Shoots, smooth. 



D'AGEN (Agen Datte ; Pruned? Ast; Prune du Roi; Robe de Sargent; 

 St. Maurin). Fruit, medium sized ; obovate, and somewhat flattened 

 on one side. Skin, deep purple, almost approaching to black, and 

 covered with blue bloom. Stalk, short. Flesh, greenish yellow, sweet, 

 and separates freely from the stone. 



An excellent dessert plum either for dessert or preserving ; ripe in 

 the end of September. It is this plum in a dried state which forms the 

 famous Prunes d'Agen, which are superior to those of the Touraine. 

 Young shoots, smooth. The tree is a good grower and an abundant 

 bearer. 



I have given Prune d'Ast as a synonyme of this variety on the authority of 

 Mr. Thompson, although Calvel describes them as different, and says it is to be 

 preferred to the D'Agen for making prunes, and bears a considerable resemblance 

 to it ; is larger, but not so good as a dessert plum. 



Agen Datte. See D'Agen. 



