238 PLUMS. 



Early Morocco. See Morocco. 



EARLY ORLEANS (Gri mivood Early Orleans; Hampton 

 Court; Monsieur llatif; Monsieur llatif de Montmo- 

 rency ; Neiv Orleans; Wilmofs Early Orleans; Wilmofs 

 Orleans). Fruit medium sized, round, flattened at the 

 apex, and marked with a suture, which extends the 

 whole length of one side. Skin deep purple, mottled 

 with darker colour, and covered with thin blue bloom. 

 Stalk slender, about half an inch long, inserted in a rather 

 deep cavity. Flesh yellowisli-green, tender, of a rather 

 rich flavour, and separating freely from the stone. Shoots 

 downy. 



A second-rate dessert plum, but excellent for culinary 

 purposes. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August. 



EARLY PROLIFIC (Rivers' Early Prolific; Rivers' 

 No. 2). Fruit medium sized, roundish-oval. Skin deep 

 purple, covered with thin bloom. Stalk half an inch 

 long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish, juicy, 

 sweet, with a pleasant brisk acidity, separating from the 

 stone. Shoots smooth. 



A valuable early plum, ripening in the end of July. 

 The tree is great bearer, and very hardy, rarely ever 

 missing a crop. It was raised by Mr. Bivers, of Saw- 

 bridgeworth, from Precoce de Tours. 



Early Hoyal. See Roy ale Native. 



Early Bussian. Sec Quetsche. 



Early Scarlet. See Cherry. 



Early Yellow. See White Primordian. 



Egg Plum. See White Magnum Bonum. 



EMERALD DROP. Fruit medium sized, oval, marked 

 with a deep suture, which is higher on one side than the 

 other. Skin pale yellowish-green. Stalk three quarters 

 of an inch long, inserted in a very shallow cavity. Flesh 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, and of good flavour, sepa- 

 rating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 



Bipe in the end of August and beginning of September. 



Empress. See Blue Imperatrice. 

 Fair's Golden Drop. See Goes Golden Drop. 

 Fellemberg. See Italian Quetsche. 

 Florence. See Red Magnum Bonum. 

 Flushing Gage. See Imperial Gage. 



