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AMYGDALACE^:. IV. PRUNUS. 



8 Late green-gage. 



9 Nen green-gage. 



10 Isle vert, de Savoys, Grime insclpflaitme. 



1 1 Luscombe's nonsuch. Wood smooth. Fruit large, green- 

 ish-yellow, round ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate 

 dessert fruit, ripening in the end of August. 



12 White Orleans. Wood smooth. Fruit round, greenish 

 white ; flesh adhering to the stone. A kitchen fruit, ripening in 

 the middle and end of August. 



13 Reine Claude blanche, petite espece, petite reine Claude. 

 Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 91. no. 26. 



14 Reine Claude a flew semidouble, reine Claude a jleurs 

 demidoubles. Flowers semidouble. 



15 Reine Claude violette (Lois, in Duliam. ed. nov. vol. 5. p. 

 195. no. 22. t. 57. f. 2.), purple gage. Wood smooth. Fruit 

 middle-sized, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A first- 

 rate dessert fruit, ripening in October. Succeeds as a standard, 

 and is a good bearer. 



Far. y, Catherinea (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 534.) fruit 

 roundish-obovate or roundish, wax-coloured or yellow ; umbi- 

 licus exserted ; flesh sweet, hardly sapid ; stone bluntish, usually 

 rather prominent at the base, and truncate. Primus domestica 

 cerea, Lin. spec. 680. To this variety belong the following sorts 

 of plums. 



1 Abricotee blanche. Lois, in Duliam. ed. nov. 5. p. 205. t. 

 60. f. 10. 



2 Abricotee blanche a longue queue grosse. 



3 Bingham's. Wood downy. Fruit large, yellow, oblong ; 

 flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate dessert kind, ripen- 

 ing in September. 



4 Bricette. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 97. no. 31. t. 29. t. 5. 



5 Damas anibre. 



6 Damas ballon. 



7 Damas ballon jatme et vert. 



8 Damas ballon rouge et jaune. 



9 Gros daman blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 72. no. 7. t. 3. f. 

 2.), gros damas blanc hdtif, damas blanc ires hdtif. Wood smooth. 

 Fruit yellow, oval, middle-sized ; flesh separating from the 

 stone. A second-rate kitchen fruit, ripening in the middle of 

 September. 



10 Petit damas blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 71. no. 6. t. 3.). 

 F'ruit small, yellow, oval. Wood smooth. Flesh separating 

 from the stone. A second-rate kitchen fruit, ripening in the 

 beginning and middle of September. 



11 Damas dronet. Wood smooth. Fruit oval, middle-sized, 

 yellow ; flesh separating from the stone. Ripens in August. 



1 2 Damas d'Espagne. 



1 3 White damask. 



14 Downton nnperatnce. Wood smooth. Fruit obovate, 

 middle-sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate des- 

 sert and preserving fruit, ripening in October. 



15 White iniperatrice, imperalrice blanche (Duham. arb. fr. 2. 

 p. 106. t. 18. f. 2.). Wood smooth. Fruit white, obovate, 

 middle-sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate 

 dessert and preserving fruit, ripening in the beginning and mid- 

 dle of August. 



16 Jaune hdtive (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 66. f. 1.), jaune de 

 Catalogne, Calalonian, white primordian, amber primordian, St. 

 Barnabe, D'Avoine. Wood downy. Fruit oval, yellow, middle- 

 sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A dessert fruit, ripen- 

 ing in the end of July. Only to be recommended for its earli- 

 ness. 



17 Mirabelle tardice. Fruit oval, purple and yellow, small ; 

 flesh separating from the stone. A preserving fruit, ripening in 

 the beginning of September. 



18 White perdrigon, perdrigon blanc (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 

 84. no. 2. t. 8.), brignole (Calv. pep. 2. p. 187.). Wood downy. 

 Fruit middle-sized, yellow, oval ; flesh adhering to the stone. 

 A first-rate preserving fruit, ripening in the end of August. 

 This and the blue perdrigon furnish the brignole prunes of the 

 shops. 



1 9 Yellow perdrigon. 



20 Gros perdrigon de brignole. 



21 Saint Catharine (Duliam. arb. fr. 2. p. 109. t. 19.). Wood 

 smooth. Fruit oblong, middle-sized, yellow ; flesh adhering to 

 the stone. A first-rate dessert and preserving fruit, ripening in 

 the middle of September. It is a good bearer. 



22 Saint Julien. Like the last. Used chiefly for stocks for 

 peaches. 



23 Grosse virginale blanche. Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 

 206. no. 62. t. 62. f. 1. 



24 White pear. Fruit pale yellow, obovate, middle-sized ; 

 flesh adhering to the stone. A worthless kitchen fruit, ripening 

 in the end of August. Bears abundantly. Grown chiefly for 

 stocks for peaches. 



Var. , Aubertiana (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 534.) fruit 

 ovate, obtuse, yellow on all sides ; umbilicus depressed ; stone 

 hardly prominent at the base. To this variety belong the follow- 

 ing kinds of plums. 



1 White magnum bonum, yellow magnum bonum, dame Aubert 

 (Duham. arbr. 2. p. 107. no. 41. t. 2.), dame Aubert blanche, 

 dame Aubert jaune, grosse luisante, imperiale blanche (Nois.jard. 

 fr. 143. no. 37. t. 57. and t. 58. f. 4.), iniperatrice jaune (Calv. 

 pep. 2. p. 196. ex Lois. 1. c.), egg p him, Wentworth, white Hol- 

 land, white Mogul. Wood smooth. Fruit large, oval, yellow, 

 and white ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate kitchen 

 fruit, ripening in September. 



2 New magnum bonum. 



3 Prune dalle (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 202.). Fruit yellow, 

 oval, middle-sized. A preserving fruit, ripening in September. 



4 Rognon d'ane. Calv. pep. 2. p. 202. 



5 Prune moyenne de Bourgogne. Calv. pep. 2. p. 202. ex Lois. 

 1. c. p. 206. no. 61. 



Var. f, Myrobalana (Lin. spec. 680.) fruit globose, depressed 

 at the base, red ; umbilicus depressed ; stone mucronulate ; 

 sepals narrow. Prunus cerasifera, Ehrh.beitr. 4. p. 17. Prunus 

 Myrobalana, Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 184. t. 57. f. 11. To this variety 

 belong the following garden plums. 



1 Cerisette. Lois. 1. c. p. 190. no. 58. t. 5. 



2 Cherry plum, Virginian cherry, Myrobalan (Duham. arb. 

 fr. 2. p. 111. no. 46. t. 2. f. 15.), De Virginie, early scarlet, 

 D'Amerique rouge. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, cordate, 

 red. A second-rate dessert and kitchen fruit, ripening in the 

 beginning and middle of August. 



Var. , Damascena (Lin. spec. 680.) fruit globose, depressed, 

 violaceous; stone short; keel prominent, blunt at the apex. To 

 this variety belong the following garden plums. 



1 Azure hdtive. Wood downy. Fruit round, purple, middle- 

 sized ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate dessert 

 fruit, ripening in the beginning of August. 



2 De chypre (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 82. no. 18.). Wood 

 smooth. Fruit middle-sized, round, purple ; flesh separating 

 from the stone. A second-rate dessert fruit, ripening in the end 

 of August. 



3 Coe'sjinc late red. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, pur- 

 ple, round ; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate des- 

 sert fruit, ripening in October. Valuable for its lateness. 



4 Damas de Maugeron (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 76. no. 13. t. 



