RED OR PTTRPLE PLUMS. 315 



95. SHARP'S EMPEROR. Thomp. 



Denyer's Victoria ? 

 Queen Victoria ? 



A beautiful new plum from England, which will prove an 

 addition to our collection. It bears abundantly, and has a 

 peculiarly tender stone. 



Branches strong, downy, and foliage large. Fruit quite 

 large, roundish-oval. Skin, when exposed, of a fine bright, 

 lively red, paler in the shade, with a delicate bloom. Flesh 

 deep yellow, separates from the stone, of a pleasant, moderately 

 rich flavour. Middle and last of September. 



Denyer's Victoria resembles this, but we require another trial 

 before pronouncing them identical. 



96. THOMAS. 



A new plum, of a lively, deep salmon colour, with a red 

 cheek ; a very attractive contribution to the dessert, though not 

 of first rate flavour. It is a native variety, and the fruit was 

 first exhibited by Mr. Wm. Thomas, of Boston, who has a fine 

 tree in his garden. It was thence named the Thomas Plum, by 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It has some resem- 

 blance to Sharp's Emperor. 



Branches slightly downy. Fruit large, roundish-oval, a little 

 irregular, and rather compressed in the direction of the suture. 

 Stalk hairy, half an inch or more, long, stout, set in a small, 

 narrow cavity. Skin salmon colour, with numerous dots, and a 

 soft red cheek. Flesh pale yellow, a little coarse grained, but 

 with a mild, pleasant flavour, separating freely from the stone. 

 The stone is peculiarly light coloured. Ripe the last of August, 

 and bears admirably. 



97. VIRGIN. Thomp. 



Lately received from England, where it has the reputation 

 of bearing " some resemblance to the Reine Claude Violette, 

 though scarcely so rich." It has not yet been tested here. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, roundish. Skin 

 purple. Flesh yellow, of rich flavour, and separates from the 

 stone. Ripens the last of August and beginning of September. 



Ornamental Varieties. 

 There are few varieties of plums, which are considered 



