BOOK OF FRUITS. 101 



No. 15. Heath Clingstone. 



Fruit large, oblong ; skin of a delicate cream 

 colour, sometimes with a faint blush on the 

 sunny side ; flesh rich, very juicy and fine fla- 

 voured. Ripe in October, and we have eaten 

 them produced in our own orchard in the 

 highest perfection, on Thanksgiving Day, 

 November 30th. 



The Nectarine and the Apricot, so nearly 

 allied to the Peach, we should not recommend 

 for cultivation upon standards, but inoculated 

 upon the plum stock, and trained as Espaliers 

 upon walls or fences, they often produce fine 

 fruit, particularly the Apricot. 



PLTJiiVIS. 



No. 1. Italian Damask. 



Fruit of medium size, round ; skin dark 

 blue, nearly black ; stem half an inch long, in- 

 serted in a small round cavity ; flesh yellow, 

 juicy and high flavoured. A freestone, a great 

 bearer, and one of the best early plums. Ripe 

 in August. 



