342 DJWCRIPTIVE LIST OP PLUMS, 







PURPLR GAGE, Heine Claude Violette, Die Violette, Konigtn Clwdie. 

 This fruit is of medium size, almost round, and may be considered as 

 one of the finest varieties ; its skin is of violet purple colour, with pale 

 yellow dots, and covered with alight blue bloom ; flesh greenish amber, 

 rich, saccharine and high flavoured : at maturity in August, and good 

 until October. 



RED DIAPER, Diapree Rouge, Reche Corbon. One of the most beau- 

 tiful plums known; form oval, above medium size ; colour bright red, 

 with a partial degree of bloom, and speckled with dots of deeper red ; 

 flesh greenish yellow, soft and sweet, separates from the stone; the 

 fruit makes excellent prune*, if gathered early in September, and like 

 the Imperatrice, will hang some time on the tree. 



RED MAGNUM BONUM, Imperial, Imperial Violette, of the French. A 

 largo, oval plum, of deep red colour, covered with blue bloom ; the 

 flesh which parts from the stone, is harsh and acid ; consequently good 

 for cooking, preserves, &c. : in September and October. 



RED PERDRIGON, Perdrigon Rouge. An excellent plum, of the first 

 class, of medium size, oval shape, and fine red colour, with gold 

 coloured dots and a fine bloom ; flesh bright yellow, transparent, and 

 separates from the stone ; juic sweet and delicious ; ripe early in Sep- 

 tember. It makes excellent prunes. 



RED QUEEN MOTHER. This plum is of medium size, its colour 

 bright red and yellow, somewhat spotted, and covered with pale bloom; 

 its flesh is yellow, sweet and excellent, ripening early in September, 

 A very productive variety. 



ROYAL DE TOURS, The tree is of extraordinary vigorous growth ; 

 its principal stem rises vertically; the fruit is globular, of medium size ; 

 red violet colour, and covered with azure bloom; flesh yellow, fine, 

 good; juice abundant and sweet: ripens early in August. 



SAINT CATHARINE. A medium sized, oblong fruit ; skin bright gold 

 colour, spotted with red at maturity, and covered with bloom ; flesh 

 yellow, tender, sweet, and fine flavour ; ripens early in September, and 

 will hang some time on. the tree. A good market plum, for which 

 purpose it is much cultivated. 



SURPASSE MONSIEUR. A large fruit, of oval form, and of a dark red 

 purplish colour, raised by a Mr. Noisette : it is said to be more beautiful 

 and perfumed than the Monsieur, and the tree yields suckers which 

 produce fruit in all their beauty and excellence : in September. 



VIBGINALE. This fruit ranks among the best of plums ; its shape is 

 round, colour yellowish, touched with violet or rose, and covered with 

 dense bloom; flesh melting, juice abundant, and very agreeable; it 

 sdheres to the stone : ripe in September. 



WASHINGTON, New Washington, Bolmar's Washington, Franklin. A 

 very large, globular plum, inclining to oval ; colour greenish yellow, 

 with crimson specks, covered with a rich bloom. This plum has some- 

 times weighed over four ounces; its flesh is yellow, firm, sweet and 

 delicious ; in August. This variety originated in New- York, from. 



