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but not an abundant bearer. It requires a south-east or west wall to 

 have the fruit in perfection, and when well ripened will shrivel and dry 

 on the tree. 



KOYALE HATIVE (Early Eoyal; Miviam) .Fruit, medium 

 sized ; roundish, narrowing towards the apex. Skin, light purple, 

 strewed with fawn-coloured dots, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk, 

 half an inch long, stout, and inserted without depression. Flesh, 

 yellow, juicy, and melting, with an exceedingly rich and delicious 

 flavour, and separating from the stone. 



A first-rate dessert plum ; ripe in the end of July and beginning of 

 August. Shoots, downy. 



KOYALE DE TOURS. Fruit, large ; roundish, with a well-defined 

 suture, which extends on one side the whole of its length. Skin, light 

 purple, strewed with small yellow dots next the sun, and of a pale red 

 colour in the shade, and thickly covered with blue bloom. Stalk, 

 about three-quarters of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a small 

 cavity. Flesh, greenish yellow, delicate, very juicy, and richly 

 flavoured, adhering to the stone. 



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

 beginning and middle of August. The young shoots are downy. The 

 tree is very vigorous, and a good bearer. 



St. Barnabe. See White Primordian. 



ST. CATHERINE (Bricette). Fruit, medium sized ; obovate, being 

 widest at the apex, and tapering towards the stalk, with a well-marked 

 suture on one side, which is deepest towards the stalk, and terminating 

 at the apex in a small depression. Skin, pale yellow, and when 

 ripened dotted with red, thick, and adhering to the flesh, covered with 

 pale bloom. Stalk, slender, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in 

 a narrow cavity. Flesh, yellow, delicate, and melting, with a rich sugary 

 and sprightly flavour, adhering to the stone. 



A very excellent old French plum, which is highly esteemed either 

 for dessert use, for preserving, or drying ; ripe in the middle of Septem- 

 ber. Young shoots, smooth. The tree is a vigorous grower, and an 

 excellent bearer. It succeeds well as a standard, and when grown 

 against a wall the fruit will shrivel and dry, forming an excellent prune. 

 It is then considerably larger than from a standard, when it is rather 

 dry and very apt to be shaken down by high winds before it is ripe. 



St. Glair. See Eeine Claude de Bavay. 

 St. Cloud. See Goliath. 



ST. ETIENNE. Fruit, medium sized ; roundish oval, frequently 

 somewhat heart-shaped. Skin, thin, greenish yellow, strewed with red 

 dots and flakes, and sometimes with a red blush on the side next the 

 sun. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh, 



