442 THE PLUM. 



DOMINE DULL. 



German Prune, | Dutch Prune, | Dutch Quetzen, 



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

 drying j 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 j 

 stalk, 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'Esperin. 



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

 medium, ovate, yellow; very productive. August. 



DUNMORE. 



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. Ripens 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 j 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. 

 Hipens 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, parts 

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

 Horticulturist.) 



EARLY YELLOW PRUNE. 



Tree, vigorous and very productive ; branches, downy. Fruit, rather 

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

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

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

 Ripens middle of August. (Downing.) 



