2S2 tLvm. 



6. Morocco. Pom, Mag. t. 103. 



Early Black Damask. Langleij, Pom, t. 20. f. 3. 



Black Damask. 



Black Damascus. 

 Black Morocco. 



; 



Early Damask. \ ^^^ ^^''' *^^«S' 



Of various Collections, according io 



Early Morocco. 



Branches downy. Leaves with globose glands. Fruit 

 middle-sized, roundish, its suture moderately depressed 

 along one side ; the apex a little flattened ; about one inch 

 and three quarters deep, and the same in diameter. Stalk 

 thick, scarcely half an inch long. Skin deep blackish pur- 

 ple, covered with a light blue bloom. Flesh greenish yel- 

 low, slightly adhering to the stone, juicy, rich, and high 

 flavoured. Stone middle-sized, oval, compressed. 



Ripe the beginning of August. 



It is very hardy, and bears well as a standard, ripening 

 three weeks or a month before the Orleans. 



7. Precoce de Tours. Duhamel, No. 2. Hooker^ 

 Pom. Lond. t. 34. 



Early Tours. Hitt. p. 348. 



Branches downy. Fruit below the middle size, oval, 

 about one inch and a quarter deep, and an inch in diameter. 

 Stalk half an inch long. Skin deep purple, covered with a 

 thick blue bloom. Flesh brownish yellow, with a few red 

 streaks near the stone, from which it separates. Juice 

 sweet, with an agreeable flavour. 



Ripe on a south wall the end of July. 



8. Prune Damson. JVm^serij Catalogues. 

 Branches downy. Fruit of the smallest size among 



Plums, oval, two inches and three quarters longitudinal cir- 

 cumference. Slalk half an inch long. Skin dark blue, 

 covered with a thick pahi blue bloom. Flesh green, ad- 

 hering to the stone. Juice smart, but not rich. 



Ripe in the middle of September. 



There are several sorts of Damson with black fruit culti- 

 vated in England ; such as the Common Black, with smooth 

 spiny branches ; Royal Damson, similar to the Prune Dam- 

 son, but said to be larger ; and the Shropshire Damson, with 

 smooth branches, but not spiny. These are much ahke in 

 figure, but they differ a httle in size, and possess different 

 degrees of merit. This latter quality, however, depends 

 upon the manner in which the tree has been propagated ; the 

 soil and situation in which it grows ; and the health and vi- 



