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is brlik and fweet. The tree grows vigoroufly, and bears 

 well. 



No. 7. Greev-gage Plunu The name denotes its co- 

 lour, though it turns a little yellowifh wlicn ripe : it is 

 large, round, and fomewhat furrowed in the middle. Its 

 pulp is tender and juicy, and its tafte fo exquifitely fweet 

 and delicious, that nothing can exceed it. The tree 

 grows regularly, is hardy, and bears plentifully. It may 

 be planted in the manner formerly mentioned, and fel- 

 dom fails to fucceed. The fruit were ripe the middle of 

 September I 761, on a fouth-eafl: afpedl. 



No. 8. Roch-Coiirhon, or Red Diaper-phim, is nearly 

 round, of a beautiful red colour, with a bluifti powder 

 over it : the flefli is free, delicate, and fweet. The tree 

 makes long regular {hoots, and is a good bearer. Its 

 fruit were ripe, on a fouth-eafl wall, the middle o{ Sep- 

 tember 1 761. 



No. 9. Apricot-Plum is large, round, and white: its 

 flefh is firm, fweet, and agreeable. The tree grows vi- 

 goroufly, and after it is fome years planted on a wall, 

 bears pretty well. 



No. 10. BrugnoUe is a large, longifh plum, furrowed 

 in the middle, of a dark violet colour. Its fubflance is 

 tender, juicv, and fweet, and comes off from the rtone. 

 The tree grows vigorouily, and, if properly managed, is 

 a good bearer. It ripened on a Vv-efl by north afpeft the 

 htg\v\x]\x\^oi Septeviber 1761 ; the middle of ^?/^?</? 1762. 



No. I T. Fotheringham is a large, long, red, and beau- 

 tiful plum : its flefh is firm, and the talle delicious. The 

 tree thrives well, and is no bad bearer. 



No. I 2. Orleans is a large, round, green and red Plum^ 

 its flefh, which is firm, parts from the ffone, and is not 

 unpleafant, though it has a good deal of the acid. The 

 tree is the mofl vigorous grower of any Plum-tree that I 

 know. It is to be lamented that this tree is not more 

 hardy ; for it is thebefl: bearer of any we have, both on a 

 wall and in the open air. A frofl in the month oi^jnne 1759, 

 hilled feveral trees on the wall, as well as in the open air. 

 Its too great growth feems to difpofe it for fufFcring by 

 cold, for I have known it fhoot five or fix feet in one year. 



No. 13. Magnum Bonum, or White Imperial ^ is a very 

 large, beautiful, oblong Plum ; yellow when ripe. Its 



pulp 



