J^4 PLUMS. 



State, but is much better in preserves or compotes. It is a 

 late fruit, and does not ripen until September even in the 

 south of France, and always hangs on the larger branches. 

 The tree is upright, rises to a considerable height, and never 

 forms a very bushy head. 



ISLE VERTE. Pii. cat. Duh. 



Isle vert: lie vert. Duh. I Ille verte. Lond. Hort. cat. 

 Savoy. Prune de Savoye. | lie verte. Jard. fruit. Bon. Jard. 



This fruit is of very oblong form, being two inches in 

 length and twelve to thirteen in diameter at its largest section ; 

 one of its sides is nearly flat, and the other swollen or pro- 

 jecting ; the peduncle is seven lines long, and inserted in a 

 shallow cavity ; the skin is greenish, approaching to yellow, 

 and even a little to a reddish hue on the side next the sun ; 

 the flesh is greenish, soft and sweetish, and occasionally 

 quite sweet and musky, but generally devoid of flavour, and 

 not particularly pleasant ; it strongly adheres to the stone, 

 which is rather smooth, seventeen lines in length, seven in 

 breadth, and very flat, not exceeding three lines in thickness. 

 This plum ripens at the beginning of September ; it is of no 

 value as a table fruit, but Duhamel states that it is good for 

 preserves and compotes, which another writer seems to doubt. 



JACINTHE. Pij. CAT. Duh. Coxe. Loxd. hort. cat. 



Hyacinth. Pr. cat., 2Gth ed. 



This plum is oval, twenty lines in length and seventeen in 

 diameter, somewhat swollen towards the base, and divided on 

 the side which is parallel with the edge of the stone by a shal- 

 low suture, which terminates at the extremity of the fruit by a 

 small depression ; the peduncle is short, inserted in a narrow 

 but rather deep cavity ; the skin is of a pale violet colour, 

 with a bloom, and docs not readily separate from the flesh, 

 which is yellow, moderately firm, of a rich and sweet taste 

 with a partial degree of acidity, and adheres but slightly to 

 the stone. This fruit ripens at the end of August, and bears 

 a great resemblance to the Purple Egg, or Imperial Violet. 



