228 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDlST. 



a red violet next the sun, and covered with azure bloom; 

 the flesh is yellow, fine, good ; juice abundant and sweet ; 

 high-fla\ ored, and of superior quality to the Monsieur 

 plum ; and it ripens eight or ten days earlier. Branches 

 downy, and nearly white. July and August. 



56. *ST. CATHERINE. Hooker's Pom. Lond. PI. 



XXIV. 



A medium-sized, oblong fruit; narrowest towards the 

 stalk, broad and flattened at the summit ; of a bright gold 

 color next the sun, spotted with red, and covered with 

 bloom ; the flesh yellow, tender, sweet, and of fine flavor ; 

 stone oval, flat ; it separates from the flesh. It ripens a little 

 before the Imperatrice. Branches smooth. The tree bears 

 well. 



57. *SAINT MARTIN'S QUETSCHE. Thompson. 

 New; heart-shaped; of medium size; color yellowish 



white ; the flesh separates from the stone ; is of superior 

 quality, ripening in October. It hangs later than Coe's 

 Golden Drop. A very rich and valuable late plum. The 

 tree bears well as a standard ; branches smooth. Thus it 

 is described by Mr. Thompson. " A most excellent late 

 purple plum," according to London's Mag., " sent to the 

 London Hort. Soc. by the late Mr. Fischer, of Gottingen." 



58. *ST. MARTIN ROUGE. 



ST. MARTIN. Bon Jard. 



COE'S FINE LATE RED of various catalogues. 

 An excellent fruit, as large as the Reine Claude Vio- 

 lette, of the same color ; of an oval form ; the latest of all 

 plums. This fruit is highly esteemed both here and in 

 England, where known. One of the best of all late plums. 

 It is there known under the erroneous name of Coe's Fine 

 Late Red. The branches are downy. October. 



59. BLUE PERDRIGON. Thompson. 

 PERDRIGON VIOLETTE. BRIGNOLE VIOLETTE. 



Form oval ; of medium size ; color blue or violet ; ex- 

 cellent for the dessert or for preserving ; the flesh adheres 

 to the stone ; branches downy. It ripens late in August. 

 This and the White Perdrigon, when dried, form the 

 Brignole prunes. 



60. ^SHARP'S EMPEROR. 

 DENVER'S VICTORIA, QUEEN VICTORIA. 



Very large and beautiful ; as large as the Red Magnum 

 Bonum ; of a roundish oval form and red color ; covered 

 with a fine bloom; of a fine flavor. An excellent fruit, and 

 eminently deserving. The tree grows very strong; branches 



