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described under Damson. There are several varieties of Bullace, of 

 which the following are the best known : 



BLACK BULLACE. Fruit, small, round, and marked with a faint 

 suture. Skin, quite black, covered with a thin bloom. Flesh, austere 

 till ripened by early frosts. This is found in hedges and woods in 

 Britain. 



ESSEX BULLACE (New Large Bullace). Fruit, larger than the com- 

 mon White Bullace, being about an inch or a little more in diameter ; 

 round. Skin, green, becoming yellowish as it ripens. Flesh, juicy, 

 and not so acid as the common Bullace. 



It ripens in the end of October and beginning of November ; and 

 the tree, which forms handsome pyramids, is an enormous bearer. 



ROYAL BULLACE. Fruit, large, about an inch and a quarter in 

 diameter ; round, marked with a faint suture. Skin, bright grass- 

 green, mottled with red on the side next the sun, and becoming 

 yellowish green as it ripens, with a thin grey bloom on the surface. 

 Stalk, a quarter of an inch long, very slender, inserted in a wide and 

 rather deep cavity. Flesh, green, separating from the stone, briskly 

 flavoured, and with a sufficient admixture of sweetness to make it an 

 agreeable late fruit. 



It ripens in the beginning of October, and continues to hang during 

 the month. The tree is an immense bearer ; young shoots. 



WHITE BULLACE (Bullace). Fruit, small ; round. Skin, pale yel- 

 lowish white, mottled with red next the sun. Flesh, firm, juicy, 

 subacid, adhering to the stone, becoming sweetish when quite ripe in 

 the end of October and beginning of November. 



The tree is an immense bearer. Young shoots, downy. 



Bury Seedling. See Coe's Golden Drop. 



BUSH (Waterloo). A large dark maroon-coloured plum, excellent 

 for preserving and other culinary purposes. It will keep sound for 

 three weeks after being gathered. It is in use from the end of Sep- 

 tember till the middle of October. 



It is a great favourite in Kent, and was found in a hedge at Boben, 

 near Sittingbourne, in 1836, and was first propagated by Mr. Fair- 

 beard, of Green Street, from whom I got it in 1844. 



In a communication received from Mr. George Bunyard, of Maidstone, he says, 

 " It is of no value for flavour, but is a remarkably free bearer for market. It is 

 an Orleans-shaped plum similar to the Mitchelson's in size, and is of value because 

 the tree is so hardy and robust and does not split and break about as many do 

 when they bear a full crop. I have seen a tree which has many times borne 20 

 bushels. From what I gather the Waterloo is the same kind which, owing to 

 superior culture, soil, and situation, comes larger than usual." 



Caledonian. See Goliath. 



DC Catalogue. See White Primordian. 



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