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AMYGDALACE.E. IV. PRIMS. 



36 Suisse, prunier Suisse (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 82. no. 19. 

 t. 20. f. 7.), Vitesse, monsieur tardive, Simiana. 



37 Gros damas de Tours (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 69. no. 4.). 

 Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, oval, purple ; flesh adhering 

 to the stone. A second-rate table fruit, ripening in the begin- 

 ning of August. 



38 Damas dc Tours. 



39 Damas d'ltalie (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 65. no. 12. f. 4.). 

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

 from the stone. A second-rate table and preserving fruit, ripen- 

 ing in the beginning of September. 



40 Jerusalem, prunier de Jerusalem (Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 1 94. no. 

 16. t. 56. f. 2.), CEil de Bceuf, de Bordeaux. Wood downy. 

 Fruit large, purple, round ; flesh adhering to the stone. A 

 second-rate table fruit, ripening in the middle of September. 



41 Tardive de chdlons. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 193. no. 13. t. 58. f. 6. 



Var. S, Juliana (Lin. spec. 580.) fruit ovate-globose, round, 

 oblong or oval, small, blue or purple ; umbilicus not depressed, 

 the suture hardly evident ; stone mucronulate. Primus damas- 

 cena, Black, herb. t. 305. ? To this variety belong the following 

 garden plums. 



1 Aston. Fruit small, round, purple ; flesh adhering to 

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

 tember. 



. 2 Auchtertyre. Wood downy. Fruit small, purple, oval ; 

 flesh separating from the stone. A second-rate sort, ripening 

 in August. 



3 Black bullace. Wood downy. Fruit small, round, purple ; 

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

 October. 



4 New large bullace, 



5 Damas d'Espagne. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 196. no. 25. t. 56. f. 4. 



6 Damas noir de Septembre. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 77. no. 

 14. t. 6. 



7 Damas noir tardif (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 73. no. 9. t. 20. 

 f. 4.). Wood downy. Fruit middle-sized, purple, roundish ; 

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

 ing in the beginning of September. 



8 Damas petit tardif. Wood downy. Fruit small, roundish, 

 purple. A worthless sort, ripening in the end of September. 



9 Damas de Provence. 



10 Damas de Provence hdtif. Lois. 1. c. 5. p. 197. no. 27. 



11 Damas Quine. 



12 Damas de Sejrtembre (Duham. arb. fr. 5. p. 77. no. 14. t. 

 6.), prune de Vacance. Wood downy. Fruit small, purple, 

 oval ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate sort, ripening 

 in the end of September. 



13 Damas dc Valence. 



14 Damas violet (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 192. no. 11. t. 56. f. 

 5. ?). Wood downy. Fruit small, oval, purple ; flesh separat- 

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

 end of August. 



15 Damas violet tardif. 



16 Blue damask. 



17 Domine Dull's. Wood smooth. Fruit oval, purple, mid- 

 dle-sized ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second-rate kitchen 

 fruit, ripening in the beginning of September. 



18 Morocco, black Morocco, black damask, early Morocco, 

 early black Morocco, early damask. Wood downy. Fruit mid- 

 dle-sized, round, purple ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second- 

 rate dessert fruit, ripening in the beginning of August. 



19 Moycn de Bourgogne. Wood downy. Fruit middle- 

 sized, round, purple ; flesh adhering to the stone. A second- 

 rate kitchen fruit, ripening in the middle of August. 



20 Nelson's victory. Wood smooth. Fruit round, purple, 



middle-sized ; flesh adhering to the stone. A worthless kind, 

 ripening in the middle of August. 



21 Muscle. Wood downy. Fruit purple, oval, middle-sized ; 

 flesh adhering to the stone. A third-rate kitchen fruit. 



22 Perdrigon hdtif. Wood downy. Fruit round, purple, 

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

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



23 Saint Julien (Lois, in Duham. ed. nov. 5. p. 189. t. 54. f. 

 2. and 56. f. 9.). Used chiefly for stocks for peaches. 



24 Petit Saint Julien. 



25 Gros Saint Julien. Lois. 1. c. p. 190. no. 2. t. 58, f. 3. 



26 Stonenood. Fruit purple, roundish, middle-sized; flesh 

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

 in the beginning of September. 



27 Virgin, prunier de Virginie (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 111. no. 

 45.). Wood smooth. Fruit roundish, middle-sized, purple ; 

 flesh separating from the stone. A first-rate dessert fruit, re- 

 sembling the reine Claude violette, ripening in the beginning of 

 September. 



28 Virginale rouge. Lois. 1. c. p. 192. no. 11. t. 56. f. 5. 



29 Prunier noir de Montreuil. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 68. no. 3. 



30 Gros noir de Montreuil. 



Var. i, pruneauliana (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 534.) branches 

 pyramidal ; fruit ovate, more or less obtuse or elongated, vio- 

 laceous, rarely green ; umbilicus exserted ; nut very much com- 

 pressed, elongated, prominent at the base, more or less acute at 

 the apex. Primus pyramidalis, D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 485. Per- 

 haps not distinct from var. Juliana. To this variety belong the 

 following garden plums. 



1 Abricotee rouge. Lois. 1. c. p. 196. no. 24. t. 46. f. 11. 



2 Ashridge black. 



3 D'Amerique noire. 



4 Black ball, black hill. 



5 Bonne rouge. 



6 Damas rouge. 



7 Damatie rouge. 



8 Damson, common damson, round damson, small round dam- 

 son. Wood downy. Fruit small, purple, roundish, obovate ; 

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

 September. Damsons are all raised from the stone. 



9 Black damson. 



10 Round black damson. 



11 Early damson. 



12 Long damson. 



1 3 Shatter's white damson. 



14 Shropshire damson, prune damson. 



1 5 Sweet damson. 



16 Violet damson. 



1 7 While damson. 



18 Diapree blanche. Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 104. no. 38. t. 

 20. f. 11. 



19 Diapree blanche longue. 



20 Diapree rouge (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 102. no. 37. t. 20. f. 

 12.), roche corbon. Wood smooth. Fruit middle-sized, oval, 

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

 fruit, ripening in the middle of September. 



21 Cheston, matchless, Diapree violette (Duham. arb. fr. 2. p. 

 lll.no. 36. t. 17.). Wood smooth. Fruit oval, purple, middle- 

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

 and preserving fruit. 



22 French prune. 



23 Elfreth's prune. 



24 Hungarian prune. Fruit oblong, purple, middle-sized ; 

 flesh adhering to the stone. A preserving fruit, ripening in the 

 end of September. A sort of quetsche. 



