PLUMS. 



555 



from the small, oval, compressed stone. Season medium, or last 

 of summer. Shoots smooth. Origin, Albany, N. Y. 



Domine. (German Prune, of some.) Size medium, long-oval, 

 suture very obscure; skin very dark purple, bloom blue ; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, scarcely sunk ; flesh juicy, becom- 

 ing dry, rich, sweet, good. Profusely productive. Rather late. 

 Origin, Kingston, N. Y. 



Duane Purple.* Very large, oblong-oval, longer on one side, 

 slightly narrowed toward the stalk ; skin reddish purple, bloom 

 lilac ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, cavity narrow ; 

 flesh juicy, moderately sweet, of moderate flavor, adhering mostly 



FIG. 744. German Prune Plum. 



to the stone. Rather early, ripening last half of August. Shoots 

 very downy, leaves large, downy beneath. Origin, Duanesburg, 

 N. Y. 



Early Tours. (Precoce de Tours, Early Violet.) Medium or 

 small ; deep purple, bloom copious, blue ; stalk half an inch long, 

 cavity narrow ; flesh dull yellow, slightly fibrous, rather sweet, 

 melting, good. Quite early. Shoots downy. 



Fotheringham. Size medium, obovate, suture distinct ; skin pur- 

 ple in the sun, reddish in the shade, bloom pale blue ; stalk an 

 inch long; flesh pale greenish-yellow, juicy, sprightly, moder- 

 ately rich. Rather early. Shoots smooth. English. Old. 



Frost Gage. Rather small, round-oval, suture distinct on one side, 



