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5.). Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized ; flesh adhering to the 

 stone. A worthless fruit. 



5 Damas musque (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 74. no. 10. t. 20. f. 

 3.), prunier des Vacances (Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 192. no. 10. t. 55. f. 

 3. but not of Duham.). A worthless sort. 



6 Damas now hdtive. Lois. 1. c. but not of Duham. 



7 Damas violette gros. 



8 Damas rouge, gros damas rouge tardif. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 

 198. no. 33. t. 58. f. 1. 



9 Damas rouge de Christ. 



10 Petit damas rouge. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 198. no. 32. t. 56. f. 8. 



11 Monsieur (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 78. no. 15. t. 7.), mon- 

 sieur ordinaire. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, purple, 

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

 and kitchen fruit, ripening in the middle of August. Differs 

 very little from the Orleans. 



12 Royale. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 88. no. 24. t. 10. 



13 Kirke's. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, purple, 

 round ; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate dessert 

 fruit, ripening in the beginning and middle of August. 



Far. r/, Turonensis (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 533.) fruit 

 obovate or globose ; stone blunt at the apex or mucronulate. 

 To this variety belong the following kinds of plums. 



* Fruit obovate. 



1 D'Agen. Fruit purple, obovate, middle-sized ; flesh sepa- 

 rating from the stone. A good bearer, and a first-rate table and 

 preserving fruit. Ripening in the end of September. 



2 Cornemuse. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, obovate, 

 purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate pre- 

 serving fruit, ripening in the beginning of September. 



3 Figue grosse rouge. Wood downy. Fruit oblong-obovate, 

 large ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate fruit, 

 ripening in September. 



4 Blue imperatrice, imperatrice violette, veritable imperatrice, 

 violette. Wood smooth. Fruit large, purple, obovate ; flesh 

 adhering to the stone. A first-rate dessert and preserving fruit, 

 ripening in October. A good bearer. 



5 Imperial diadem, Mimms. Wood smooth. Fruit obovate, 

 large, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate des- 

 sert and kitchen fruit, ripening in the beginning of September. 



* Fruit oval or oblong. 



G D'Autriche, prune datte, prune datte violette. Fruit middle- 

 sized, purple, oblong ; flesh separating from the stone. A pre- 

 serving fruit, ripening in the end of July. 



7 Bifere. Fruit purple, oblong. 



8 Chesnut. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, purple, ob- 

 long ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate dessert fruit, 

 ripening in the beginning of September. 



9 Cooper's large, Cooper's large red, Cooper's large American, 

 La delicieuse. Wood smooth. Fruit oval, purple, middle- 

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

 fruit, ripening in the end of September. 



10 Fotheringham. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, ob- 

 long, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate 

 dessert fruit, ripening in the middle and end of August. 



11 Goliath, Caledonian, nectarine of some, Wilmot's late 

 Orleans, Saint Cloud. Wood downy. Fruit large, purple, ob- 

 long ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate kitchen fruit, 

 ripening in the middle of August. The tree bears well. 



12 Gwalsh. Wood smooth. Fruit large, oval, purple. A 

 second-rate dessert fruit, ripening in September, resembling the 

 red magnum bonum. 



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13 Red magnum bonum, imperiale, red imperial, imperiale 

 rouge. Wood smooth. Fruit large, oval ; flesh separating 

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

 tember. 



14 Orleans, red damask. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, 

 round, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate 

 kitchen and dessert fruit, ripening in the middle and end of Au- 

 gust. A good bearer. 



15 Coul Orleans. 



1 6 Early Orleans, Grimnood's early Orleans, monsieur hdtif, 

 monsieur hdtif de Montmorency, nerv early Orleans, new Orleans, 

 Hampton Court. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, round, 

 purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate kitchen 

 and table fruit, ripening in the beginning and middle of August. 



1 7 Late or black Orleans. 



18 Knevett's late Orleans. 



19 Smith's Orleans. 



20 Wilmot's new early Orleans, Wilmot's Orleans, Wilmot's 

 early Orleans, Wilmot's large Orleans. Wood downy. Fruit 

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

 A dessert and kitchen fruit, very like the early Orleans. 



21 Perdrigon des Alpes. Fruit small, purple, oval ; flesh 

 separating from the stone. A worthless sort. 



22 Blue perdrigon, perdrigon violette (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 

 82. no. 21. t. 9. ?), perdrigon de brignole. Wood downy. Fruit 

 oval, middle-sized, purple ; flesh adhering to the stone. A first- 

 rate dessert and preserving fruit, furnishing the brignole prunes 

 of the shops. 



23 Perdrigon Norm,and. Duham. 



24 Perdrigon rouge (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 86. no. 22. t. 20. 

 f. 6. ?). Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, purple, oval ; flesh 

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

 in the beginning and middle of September. 



25 Perdrigon tardif. 



26 Perdrigon violet des Alpes. Wood downy. Fruit middle- 

 sized, oval, purple ; flesh separating from the stone. A second- 

 rate dessert and preserving fruit, ripening in the middle of 

 August. 



27 Perdrigon violette hdtif. 



28 Pigeon's heart. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, oval, 

 purple ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate sort, ripen- 

 ing in the beginning of September. 



29 Precoce de Tours, Noire hdtive, early violet, perdrigon vio- 

 let of some, blue perdrigon. Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, 

 oval, purple ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate des- 

 sert and kitchen fruit, ripening in the beginning of August. 



30 Rodney, Rodney gage. Wood downy. Fruit large, pur- 

 ple, oval ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate dessert 

 fruit, ripening in August. 



31 Royal Dauphin. Wood smooth, 

 oval ; flesh separating from the stone, 

 ripening in the beginning of September. 



32 Royale de Tours (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 81. no. 17. t. 20. 

 f. 8.). Wood downy. Fruit large, round, purple ; flesh adher- 

 ing to the stone. A first-rate dessert and kitchen fruit, equal to 

 the Orleans, if not better. 



33 Saint Martin rouge, Saint Martin (Lois. I.e. 5. p. 193. 

 no. 12. t. 58. f. 7.). Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, purple, 

 oval ; flesh adhering to the stone, ripening in October. A very 

 good kind, considering its lateness. 



34 Sharp's emperor. Wood downy. Fruit oblong, purple, 

 large ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate dessert fruit, 

 ripening in the end of September. 



35 Valance, Saint Loo. Wood smooth. Fruit oblong, large, 

 purple ; flesh adhering to the stone, ripening in the middle and 

 end of September. Seems only fit for drying. 



Fruit large, red, and 

 A second-rate sort, 



