PLUMS. 721 



Red Imperial. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



RED MAGNUM BONUM (Askew 1 s Purple Egg; Dame Aubert 

 Violette ; Florence ; Imperiale ; Imperiale Rouge ; Imperiale Violette ; 

 Mogul Rouge; (Eiif Rouge ; Purple Egg ; Red Egg ; Red Imperial). 

 Flesh, large ; oval, and narrowing a little towards the stalk ; marked 

 with a distinct suture, one side of which is frequently higher than the 

 other. Skin, deep red where exposed to the sun, but paler in the 

 shade, strewed with grey dots, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk, 

 an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, greenish, firm, rather 

 coarse, not very juicy, briskly flavoured, and separating from the 

 stone. 



A culinary plum ; ripe in the beginning and middle of September. 

 The young shoots are smooth. The tree is very vigorous and hardy, 

 and an excellent bearer as a standard. 



This plum has been cultivated in this country since the time of Parkinson, being 

 mentioned by him and all subsequent English authors under the name of Imperial 

 or Red Imperial, and is first called Red Magnum Bonum by Langley. 



RED PERDRIGON (Perdrigon Rouge). Fruit, small ; roundish 

 oval. Skin, fine deep red, marked with fawn-coloured dots, and thickly 

 covered with pale blue bloom. Stalk, an inch long, stout, inserted in 

 a round cavity. Flesh, clear yellow, firm, rich, juicy, and sugary, and 

 separating from the stone. 



A dessert plum ; ripe in the middle and end of September. Shoots, 

 downy. 



Reina Nova. See Belle de Septembre. 



REINE BLANCHE. Fruit, the size of Green Gage ; round, and 

 flattened at the crown, with a very distinct suture, which is often deep 

 at the crown. Skin, greenish, becoming yellowish as it ripens, covered 

 with thin whitish bloom. Stalk, very short and stout, set in a wide 

 cavity. Flesh, green, juicy, sweet, and well-flavoured ; adhering to 

 the stone. 



A second-rate plum ; ripe in the middle and end of September. 

 Shoots, downy. 



Reine Claude. See Green Gage. 



Reine Claude d'Althann. See Count Althann's Gage. 



Reine Claude Althans. See Count Althann's Gage. 



Reine Claude Comte Althan. See Count Althanris Gage. 



Reine Claude de Comte Hathem. See Count Althann's Gage. 



REINE CLAUDE DE BAYAY (M onstrueuse de Bavay ; St. Claire). 

 Fruit, large ; roundish, and flattened at both ends. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, mottled and streaked with green, sprinkled with dark red spots 

 on the exposed side, and covered with a delicate white bloom. Stalk, 



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