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with thin white bloom. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted 

 without depression. Flesh, deep yellow, firm, pretty juicy, sweet, and 

 briskly flavoured, separating from the stone. 



A valuable little plum for preserving and all culinary purposes ; ripe 

 in the middle of August. The tree forms a dense bush, and is a most 

 abundant bearer. Shoots, downy. 



Mirabelle Precoce. See Early Mirabelle. 

 Mirabelle Tardive. See Bricette. 

 Mirabelle de Vienne. See Mirabelle Petite. 

 Mirabelle Vert Double. See Green Gage. 

 Miser Plum. See Cherry. 



MITCHELSON'S. Fruit, above medium size ; oval, not marked 

 with a suture on the side. Skin, black when fully ripe, dotted with a 

 few very minute fawn-coloured dots, and covered with a very thin blue 

 bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, stout, and inserted in a depression. 

 Flesh, yellow, tender, very juicy, sweet, and of good flavour, separating 

 from the stone. 



An excellent preserving plum ; ripe in the beginning of September. 

 In general appearance it is like the Diamond, but smaller, and does 

 not possess the very brisk acidity which characterises that variety. It 

 is a prodigious bearer, the fruit being produced in clusters ; and it is 

 invaluable as a market plum. Shoots, smooth. 



This was raised by Mr. Mitchelson, a market gardener at Kingston-on-Thames. 



Miviam. See Eoyale Hcitive. 



Mogul Rouge. See Pied Magnum Bonum. 



Monsieur. See Orleans. 



Monsieur a Fruits Jaune. See Yellow Tmperatrice. 



Monsieur Hatif. See Early Orleans. 



Monsieur Hatif de Montmorency. See Early Orleans. 



Monsieur Ordinaire. See Orleans. 



Monsieur Tardif. See Suisse. 



Monstrueuse de Bavay. See Pteine Claude de Bavay. 



DE MOXTFORT. Fruit, medium sized ; roundish, inclining to 

 obovate, with a well-marked suture on one side. Skin, dark purple, 

 covered with a thin pale blue bloom. Stalk, half an inch long, not 

 deeply inserted. Flesh, greenish yellow, tender and melting, with a 

 thick syrupy and honied juice, and when it hangs till it shrivels is 

 quite a sweetmeat ; separates from the stone, which is small. 



