718 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



juicy and sweet, with a rich peach flavour and fine aroma, separating 

 freely from the stone. 



This is very early, ripening before the White Primordian in the latter 

 end of July. Shoots, downy. 



PRECOCE DE TOURS (Damas de Tours; Noire Hdtive; Prune de 

 Gaillon; Violette de Tours). Fruit, below medium size ; oval, some- 

 times inclining to obovate, and marked with a shallow indistinct suture. 

 Skin, deep purple or black, thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk, 

 half an inch long, slender, inserted in a very slight depression. Flesh, 

 dull yellow, rather juicy and sweet, with a rich flavour when highly 

 ripened, and adhering closely to the stone. 



An excellent dessert plum, which, when shrivelled, is quite a sweet- 

 meat; also well adapted for culinary use ; ripe in the end of July and 

 beginning of August. The tree is vigorous, hardy, and an abundant 

 bearer. Shoots, downy. 



PRINCE ENGELBERT. Fruit, very large; oval, and marked 

 with a shallow suture. Skin, of an uniform deep purple, covered with 

 minute russety dots, the whole thickly covered with a pale grey bloom. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, rather firm, sweet, juicy, with a brisk and rich flavour, and 

 adhering to the stone. 



An excellent plum either for the dessert or for culinary purposes, 

 and delicious when preserved ; ripe in September. The tree is a great 

 bearer, and in this respect is one of the most valuable for large culture. 

 Shoots, smooth. 



PRINCE OF WALES (Chapman's Prince of Wales). Fruit, above 

 medium size ; roundish, inclining to oval, marked with a distinct 

 suture. Skin, bright purple, covered with thick azure bloom, and 

 dotted with yellow dots. Stalk, short and stout, inserted in a slight 

 cavity. Flesh, cross-grained, yellowish, juicy, and sweet, with a brisk 

 flavour, and separating from the stone. 



A dessert plum of second-rate quality, but suitable for all culinary 

 purposes ; ripe in the beginning of September. The tree is a very 

 abundant bearer. Shoots, smooth. 



This was raised in 1830 by Mr. Chapman, a market gardener of Brentford End, 

 Middlesex, the same who introduced the Passe Colmar pear to this country. 



PRINCE'S IMPERIAL (Flushing Gage ; Prince's Imperial Gage). 

 Fruit, above medium size ; oval, marked with a distinct suture. 

 Skin, greenish yellow, marked with green stripes, and covered with 

 thick bloom. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a small, even cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich and brisk 

 flavour, separating from the stone. 



An excellent plum ; ripe in the middle of September. The tree is a 



