Ripens in the beginning of September. 



WOOD very like that of the Red Magnum 

 Bonum. 



FLOWERS resembling those of the Reine Claude 

 Violette, which, however, this is not. 



LEAVES like those of a Green Gage. 



FRUIT large, roundish-oval, rather broadest at 

 the base ; suture slightly depressed. 



STALK three quarters of an inch long, very little 

 sunk at its point of insertion ; apex not depressed. 

 SKIN covered with a close, firm, copious, azure 

 bloom, through which appear a few golden specks : 

 this bloom is extremely remarkable, and does not 

 readily rub off. FLESH greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, 

 and rich. STONE middle-sized, irregularly and 

 broadly oval, flattened, with a groove or channel 

 along one face. 



The accompanying figure was taken from a 

 specimen grown on a wall. 



There is another Plum in cultivation about Lon- 

 don, like this, purple, a great bearer, and also 

 called Kirke's, but it is of very inferior quality. 

 Purchasers will do well to bear this in mind. 



