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PLUMS. 



here described. They cuhivate in Europe several very choice 

 varieties of tlie Prune, all of which have been introduced to 

 our country: these are the Bremen prune, Monstrous prune, 

 Green prune, Early prune, and Italian prune ; the last of these 

 is held in great estimation for its excellent qualities. 



GERMAN PLUM. Auth. 

 Prunier Allemand. Prune Allemand. N. Duh. 



This fruit is oval, somewhat swollen on one side, and 

 measures fifteen to sixteen lines in length, and an inch in its 

 greatest diameter; the peduncle is inserted nearly even with the 

 surface, and the suture, which is parallel with the edge of the 

 stone, is* distinguished only by a line slightly depressed ; the 

 skin is purple ; the flesh yellowish, somewhat firm, quite sweet, 

 and moderately rich; the stone, which scarcely adheres any 

 to the flesh, is ten lines long and five broad ; it is very flat, 

 not being more than two and a half lines in thickness. 



HOLLAND. Pr. cat. Coxe. 



Blue Holland. Pr. cat., 26 ed. 

 Large Holland, Kensington Prune. 



This tree is of vigorous growth, and the young shoots are 

 downy ; the fruit is of a blue colour, with a bloom ; its form is 

 round and rather compressed ; its flesh is juicy, rich, of very 

 pleasant flavour, and separates from the stone ; the peduncle 

 adheres so strongly to the branch, that the fruit frequently 

 hangs on the tree after its maturity, and becomes dry without 

 falling. It is, perhaps, more widely disseminated in our coun- 

 try than any other foreign variety, and is frequently met with 

 in the gardens and enclosures of the Dutch inhabitants in the 

 State of New-York. It is supposed to have been brought 

 from Holland by the original Dutch settlers, and has ob- 

 tained the name here adopted from that circumstance. A 

 tree received from Philadelphia, under the title of Kensington 

 Prune, has proved identically the same with this kind. 



