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PLUMS. 



33. Red Magnum Bonum. Miller, No. 10. 

 Imperial!. Parkinson, No. 9. 



imperial. Langley, p. 92. t. 20. fig. 5. 



Imperiale Violette. Duhamel, No. 32. t. 16. 



Branches smooth. F^mii pretty large, oval, about two 

 inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three quarters 

 in diameter, swelled much more on one side of the suture 

 than on the other. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, slen- 

 der. Skiti pale green on the shaded side, but of a deep red 

 colour, with numerous gray specks, where fully exposed to 

 the sun, and covered with a very thin blue bloom. Flesh 

 yellowish green, and separates from the stone. Juice harsh, 

 sub-acid. Slone oval, sharp-pointed. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



An old Plum of our gardens, cultivated, by John Trades- 

 cant, previously to 1629. A very hardy bearer as an open 

 standard. 



34. Red Perdrigon. ForsTjth, Ed. 7. No. 10. 

 Perdrigon Rouge. Duhamel, No. 22. t. 20. f. 6. 

 B/'aiiches downy. F'ruit middle-sized, of a roundish oval 



figure, about one inch and a quarter long, and nearly the 

 same in diameter. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, in- 

 serted in a small round hollow. Skin of a fine red inclining 

 to violet, sprinkled with small brownish yellow specks, and 

 covered with a thick bloom. Flesh bright yellow, or green- 

 ish yellow, firm, sweet, and juicy, and -separates from the 

 stone. 



Ripe the besinning and middle of September. 



35. Royal Dauphin. Hori. Soc. Cat. No. 238. 

 Branches smooth. Fruit large, oval, about six inches in 



circumference, somewhat broader, at the apex than at the 

 base. Stalk an inch long, stout. Skin of a pale red on the 

 shaded side, marked with green specks, but of a darker red 

 next the sun, mottled with darker and lighter shades, and co- 

 vered with a violet bloom. Flesh greenish yellow, and se- 

 parates from the stone, which is large. Juice sweet, mixed 

 with a little sub-acid. 



Ripe the beginning of September. 



36! Royal de Tours. DiihameU No. 17. t. 20. f. 8. 



Fruit above the middle size, of a roundish figure, with a 

 well marked suture extending from the base to the apex, and 

 somewhat more swelled on one of its sides than on the other ; 

 about one inch and a half long, and nearly the same iu di- 



