PLU 



PLU 



PLOUGHING. See Plough. 



PLUG. " In bnildinp-, a piece of 

 wood driven horizontally into a wall, 

 its end being then sawn away flush 

 with the waD, to afford a hold for the 

 nailing up of dressings." 



PLUM. Primus diimcstka. The 

 improved fruit : tlie following excel- 

 lent observations are chiefly from 

 Mr. Thomas : 



Varieties. — " White Primordian, 

 Early Yellow, or Jaime Halivc, is one 

 of the very earliest of plums, ripen- 

 ing in the middle of July, and is chief- 

 ly valuable on this account. It is a 

 small yellow fruit, a good bearer, with 

 a sweet taste, though not first-rate. 



" Wilmot's Early Orleans. — This is 

 a large, fine fruit, ripening early in 

 August. 



" Greengage. — This is generally 

 admitted to be the finest of all plums ; 

 the fruit is of medium size, and 

 round ; the skin is yellowish green, 

 When fully ripe nearly yellow, mottled 

 with russety red near the stem ; 

 flesh melting, and of exquisite fla- 



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I vour. There are many varieties cul- 

 tivated in this state under the name 

 of greengage, which appear to have 

 originated from stones of the genuine 

 variety, but are greatly inferior in fla- 

 vour. 



" Prince's Imperial Gage was ob- 

 I tained from the seed of the green- 

 gage ; the fruit is much larger than 

 that of the greengage, and the tree 

 is very productive. Manning says 

 that this is ' the most productive 

 and profitable of all plums.' 



" Orleans. — Fruit nearly round, 

 middle-sized or rather large, skin red- 

 dish purple, flesh yellow, firm, and 

 good, separating freely from the stone. 

 An excellent fruit, ripening about the 

 time of the greengage. 



" Gifford's La Fayette was obtained 

 from the seed of the Orleans, and is 

 an excellent fruit, remarkable for the 

 richness and sprightliness of its fla- 

 vour. 



" Huling's Superh. — Fruit very 

 large, often two inches or more in 

 length, not inferior in richness, but 



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