448 THE PLUM. 



ORLEANS. 



Monsieur, I Old Orleans, I Italian Damask, oftomt. 



Monsieur Ordinaire, | Bed Damask, | 



Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, round, reddish purple ; flesh, 

 yellowish. Free-stone. August. 



PARSONAGE. 



American. Originated in Dutchess Co., N. Y. Comparatively new. 

 Branches, smooth. Fruit, medium to large, oval, pale yellow, with 

 splashes of green j stalk, medium, depression slight } flesh, yellow, juicy, 

 rich, sugary flavor, separating freely from the stone. Last of August. 



PEACH PLUM. 



Prune Peche. 



Foreign. Long cultivated at Schenectady, N. Y., as the French plum, 

 it having been received from France, and lost its name on the voyage : was 

 only recognised of late as the old Prune Peche of French authors. It is 

 tender at the North, and an indifferent bearer. Branches, smooth. Fruit. 

 very large, shaped much like a peach, one side enlarged, wider than deep, 

 light brownish red, with small yellow dots , flesh, pale yellow, coarse- 

 grained, slightly sub-acid, separates freely from the stone, which is round 

 and much furrowed ; stalk, short. Last July, first August. 



PETER'S YELLOW GAGE. 



American. Resembles Cloth of Gold. Tree, rather longer jointed, and 

 fruit separates freely from the stone. August. 



PENOBSCOT. 



Raised by James McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine. Tree, vigorous, hardy, 

 productive ; branches, smooth. Fruit, large, oval, suture distinct ; stalk, 

 three-fourths of an inch long, set in a small cavity ; skin, yellow, tinged 

 with green, and a faint red cheek: flesh, yellow, sweet and pleasant, 

 adheres to the stone. Ripens the first of September. (Hort.) 



POND'S SEEDLING. 



Plum do Plnde. 



English origin. Tree, vigorous ; branches, smooth, grayish. Fruit, very 

 large, nearly egg-shaped, a little tapering towards the stem ; skin, thick, 

 reddish violet, with numerous brown dots, and covered with a beautiful 

 bloom ; flesh, yellow, a little coarse, abounding in juice, very sugary, not 

 rich. Ripens middle of September. (Al. Pom.) 



POND'S SEEDLING. 



Pond's Purple. 



American. Branches, downy. Fruit, medium, roundish, purple ; flesh, 

 yellowish. Free-stone. Promises well. August. 



PRECOCE DE BERGTHOLD. 



Foreign. New. Branches, downy: slender, rapid grower. Fruit, large 

 oral rounded, yellowish green, juicy, sweet. Last of July. 



