442 THE PLUM. 



DoMixE Dull. 



German Prnnc, | Dntct Prune, | Dutch Quetzen. 

 American. From seed of the Dutch Prune ; productive and valuable for 

 drying ; branches, smooth. Fruit, medium size, long oval : skin, dark 

 purple, nearly black, with blue bloom ; flesh, yellow, juicy at first, if 

 allowed to hang on the tree becomes dry, rich, and sweet, adheres to stone ; 

 Etalk, an inch long. September. 



Downing's Early. 



American. Branches, short-jointed, slightly downy. Fruit, medium, yel- 

 loW; roundish oval, sweet, juicy. Early in August. 



DowNTON Imperatice. 

 Foreign. Branches, smooth, valued for preserving. Fruit, medium, 

 oval, narrowing to the stalk, pale yellow; flesh, yellow, melting ; unless 

 fully ripe, acid, then sweet, adheres to the stone; stalk, three-fourths inch 

 long. Last of September. Sometimes grown as Yellow Egg. 



Drap d'Or d'Esperin. 

 Cloth of Gold d'Espeiin. 

 Foreign. Branches, smooth, slender; buds, pointed, projecting. Fruit, 

 medium, ovate, yellow; very productive. August. 



Dun:^iore. 



Foreign. Fruit, small, egg-shaped ; skin, thick, and green, becomes 

 golden yellow at maturity ; flesh, yellow, fine, very juicy, sweet, very aro- 

 matic ; separates from the stone. Puipens the first of October. (Al. Pom.) 



Early Cross. 



Originated with Mr. Cross, Salem, Mass. Tree, moderately vigorous, 

 productive. Fruit, small to medium, roundish ; skin, reddish purple, cov- 

 ered with a thick bloom ; stalk, half an inch long ; flesh, greenish yellow, 

 juicy, sweet and good : adheres to the stone. Ripens the second week 

 in August. (Downing.) 



Early Royal, of Nikita. 



Tree, moderately vigorous : branches, smooth, gray. Fruit, small, round- 

 ish ; skin, reddish purple, with a bloom: stalk, medium, curved; flesh, 

 yellow, sweet, juicy, of pretty high flavor, adheres partially to the stone. 

 Ripens middle of August. 



Early Purple. 

 Sea. 

 Foreign. Fruit, small, roundish, brownish purple, with a scanty light- 

 colored bloom . flesh, greenish yellow, highly perfumed, sweet, juicy, parls 

 freely from stone. Early June at South, July here. (W. N. White, in 

 Horticulturist.) 



Early Yellow Prune. 



Tree, vigorous and very productive ; branches, do\\niy. Fruit, rather 

 large, oval : skin, yellow, with a very slight bloom, and dotted with red in 

 the sun ; stalk, of medium length, inserted in a small cavity ; flesh, yellow 

 sweet, juicy, with somewhat of a melon flavor, separates from the stone. 

 Ftipens middle of August. (Downing.) 



