RED OR PURPLE PLUMS. 



299 



spects, in this climate, we give the following description and 



outline drawn from the fruit, as produced by us. 



A rather slow grower, branches almost smooth. Fruit large, 



obovate. Skin of a reddish-purple, with a few golden specks, 



and a light blue bloom 

 easily rubbed off. Stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch 

 long, slender, hairy, slight- 

 ly inserted. Flesh pale 

 green, juicy, very melting, 

 rich and delicious ; separa- 

 ting from the stone, which 

 is quite small. Last of 

 August. 



The Diapree* Rouge is 

 described by Poiteau as 

 having a thick, rather bit- 

 ter skin, exactly the op- 

 posite to that of the fruit 

 we have described. It is 

 probable, however, that 

 our climate, more favour- 

 able for the plum, may 

 produce it in greater per- 



Fig.122. tod Diaper. feCti n ' 



59. ELFREY. Coxe. Man. 

 Elfiy's Prune. 



A native plum, first described by Coxe. It belongs to the 

 class of prune plums, with dry, sweet flesh, and is much es- 

 teemed by many persons. The tree is thrifty, with rich glossy 

 leaves, and bears to a fault. 



Branches smooth. Fruit rather below medium size, oval. 

 Skin blue. Flesh greenish, very sweet, dry and firm, parting 

 very freely from the stone indeed, often splitting open when 

 fully ripe. 



60. FOTHERINGHAM. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 



Sheen. 



Grove House Purple. 



An old English plum of good quality. It is not unlikely that 

 it originated at Sir William Temple's seat Sheen, in Surrey, 

 where, according to Lindley, it was grown before 1700, under 

 the name of the Sheen plum. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, obovate, with a 



