172 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Belle de Louvain. A heavy cropping and free-bearing 

 Plum. Suitable for a standard or bush, or for an east 

 or west wall. Fruit, large, oval. Colour, ridh purple. 

 Flavour, juicy and rich. Season, end of August. Self- 

 fertile. 



Belle de Septembre. A free bearer. Suitable for pyra- 

 mids. Fruit, large, roundish to oval. Colour, reddish- 

 purple, with a bluish bloom. Flavour, juicy, sweet. Sea- 

 son, early October. Self- fertile. 



Blue Imperative A good preserving Plum. Should 

 be grown as a cordon or fan on an east wall. Fruit, 

 medium, oval. Colour, yellow. Flavour, rich. Season, 

 October. Self-sterile. 



Czar. A splendid Plum. Succeeds well as a standard 

 or pyramid, or as a fan or cordon on an east or a north 

 wall. Fruit, large, roundish-oval. Colour, blue-black, 

 covered with a bluish bloom. Flavour, juicy, rich, and 

 sweet. Season, early August. Self-fertile. 



Diamond. Another good preserving Plum. Succeeds 

 as a standard or pyramid, or as a cordon or fan on an 

 east or a north wall. Fruit, very large, oval. Colour, 

 deep purple. Flavour, juicy, acid. Season, mid-Sep- 

 tember. Self-sterile. 



Early Prolific. An early preserving and cooking Plum. 

 Useful also for dessert. May be grown as a standard or 

 pyramid, or as a fan or cordon on a north wall. Fruit, 

 medium, roundish. Colour, dark purple, with a bluish 

 bloom. Flavour, juicy, sugary, sweet. Season, early 

 August. Self-fertile. 



Gisborne's. A strong-growing and free-bearing Plum. 

 Suitable for standards. Fruit, small, roundish. Colour, 

 amber-yellow. Flavour, brisk, juicy. Season, mid- 

 August. Self-fertile. 



Grand Duke A very fine late Plum of excellent quality. 



Will succeed as a fan or cordon on an east or west wall ; 

 also as a pyramid in the open. A free bearer. Good also 



