442 THE PLUM. 



DOMINE DULL. 



German Prune, | Dutch Prune, | Dutch Quetzen. 



American. From seed of the Dutch Prune ; productive and valuable for 

 drying ; branches, smooth. Fruit, medium size, long oval ; skin, dark 

 purple, nearly black, with blue bloom ; flesh, yellow, juicy at first, if 

 allowed to hang on the tree becomes dry, rich, and sweet, adheres to stone ; 

 etalk, an inch long. September. 



DOWNING'S EARLY. 



American. Branches, short-jointed, slightly downy. Fruit, medium, yel- 

 low, roundish oval, sweet, juicy. Early in August. 



DOWNTON IMPERATICE. 



Foreign. Branches, smooth, valued for preserving. Fruit, medium, 

 oval, narrowing to the stalk, pale yellow ; flesh,. yellow, melting ; unless 

 fully ripe, acid, then sweet, adheres to the stone ; stalk, three-fourths inch 

 long. Last of September. Sometimes grown as Yellow Egg. 



DRAP D'OR D'ESPERIN. 



Cloth of Gold cTEsperin. 



Foreign. Branches, smooth, slender ; buds, pointed, projecting. Fruit, 

 medium, ovate, yellow; very productive. August. 



DUNMORE. 



Foreign. Fruit, small, egg-shaped ; skin, thick, and green, becomes 

 golden yellow at maturity ; flesh, yellow, fine, very juicy, sweet, very aro- 

 matic ; separates from the stone. Ripens the first of October. (Al. Pom.) 



EARLY CROSS. 



Originated with Mr. Cross, Salem, Mass. Tree, moderately vigorous, 

 productive. Fruit, small to medium, roundish ; skin, reddish purple, cov- 

 ered with a thick bloom ; stalk ; half an inch long ; flesh, greenish yellow, 

 juicy, sweet and good : adheres to the stone. Ripens the second week 

 in August. (Downing.) 



EARLY ROYAL, OF NIKITA. 



Tree, moderately vigorous : branches, smooth, gray. Fruit, small, round- 

 ish ; skin, reddish purple, with a bloom stalk, medium, curved flesh, 

 yellow, sweet, juicy, of pretty high flavor, adheres partially to the stone. 

 Ripens middle of August. 



EARLY PURPLE. 



Sea. 



Foreign. Fruit, small, roundish, brownish purple, with a scanty light- 

 colored bloom , flesh, greenish yellow, highly perfumed, sweet, juicy, parts 

 freely from stone. Early June at South, July here. (W. N. White, in 

 Horticulturist.) 



EARLY YELLOW PRUNE. 



Tree, vigorous and very productive ; branches, downy. Fruit, rather 

 large, oval j skin, yellow, with a very slight bloom, and dotted with red in 

 the sun ; stalk, of medium length, inserted in a small cavity ; flesh, yellow 

 sweet, juicy, with somewhat of a melon flavor, separates from the stone. 

 Ripens middle of August. (Downing.) 



