2S2 PLUMS. 



6. MOROCCO. Pom. Mag. t. 103. 



Early Black Darnask. Langley, Pom. t. 20. f. 3. 



Black Damask. "| 



Black Damascus. ^/. . ^ .. 



Black Morocco. I ^ ffp^ C ^ ectwn ^ accordl g t(> 



Early Damask. | the Pom. Jtfa ff . 



Early Morocco. J 



Branches downy. Leaves with globose glands. .FVwtf 

 middle-sized, roundish, its suture moderately depressed 

 along one side ; the apex a little flattened ; about one inch 

 and three quarters deep, and the same in diameter. Stalk 

 thick, scarcely half an inch long. Skin deep blackish pur- 

 ple, covered with a light blue bloom. Flesh greenish yel- 

 low, slightly adhering to the stone, juicy, rich, and high 

 flavoured. Stone middle-sized, oval, compressed. 



Ripe the beginning of August. 



It is very hardy, and bears well as a standard, ripening 

 three weeks or a month before the Orleans. 



7. PRECOCE DE TOURS. Duhamel, No. 2. Hooker,, 

 Pom. Lond. t. 34. 



Early Tours. Hitl. p. 348. 



Branches downy. Fruit below the middle size, oval, 

 about one inch and a quarter deep, and an inch in diameter. 

 Stalk half an inch long. Skin deep purple, covered with a 

 thick blue bloom. Flesh brownish yellow, with a few red 

 streaks near the stone, from which it separates. Juice 

 sweet, with an agreeable flavour. 



Ripe on a south wall the end of July. 



8. PRUNE DAMSON. Nursery Catalogues. 

 Branches downy. Fruit of the smallest size among 



Plums, oval, two inches and three quarters longitudinal cir- 

 cumference. Stalk half an inch long. Skin dark blue, 

 covered with a thick palo blue bloom. Flesh green, ad- 

 hering to the stone. Juice smart, but not rich. 



Ripe in the middle of September. 



There are several sorts of Damson with black fruit culti- 

 vated in England ; such as the Common Black, with smooth 

 spiny branches ; Royal Damson, similar to the Prune Dam- 

 son, but said to be larger ; and the Shropshire Damson, with 

 smooth branches, but not spiny. These are much alike in 

 figure, but they differ a little in size, and possess different 

 degrees of merit. This latter quality, however, depends 

 upon the manner in which the tree has been propagated ; the 

 soil and situation in which it grows ; and the health and vi- 



