242 PLUMS. 



Imperatrice Blanche. See White Imperatrice. 



IMPERIAL GAGE (Flushing Gage; Prince's Imperial 

 Gage}. Fruit above medium size, oval, marked with a 

 distinct suture. Skin greenish-yellow, marked with green 

 stripes, and covered with thick bloom. Stalk an inch 

 long, inserted in a small, even cavity. Flesh greenish, 

 tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich and brisk 

 flavour, separating from the stone. Shoots slightly downy. 



A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle of September. 



Imperial Diadem. See Diapree Rouge. 



IMPERIAL OTTOMAN. Fruit below medium size, 

 roundish. Skin dull yellow, covered with a thin bloom. 

 Stalk slender, curved, three quarters of an inch long, 

 inserted in a slight cavity. Flesh melting, juicy, and 

 sweet, adhering to the stone. Shoots slightly downy. 



An early dessert plum, ripening in the beginning of 

 August. 



Imperiale. See Red Magnum Bonum. 

 Imperiale Blanche. See White Magnum Bonum. 



IMPERIALE DE MILAN (Prune de Milan}. Fruit large, 

 oval, somewhat flattened on one side, where it is marked 

 witli a rather deep suture extending the whole length of 

 the fruit. Skin dark purple, streaked and dotted with 

 yellow, and covered with thick blue bloom. Stalk about 

 an inch long, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. 

 Flesh yellowish, firm and juicy, richly flavoured and 

 sweet, with a slight musky aroma, and adhering to the 

 stone. Shoots smooth. 



An excellent late dessert and preserving plum. Ripe 

 in the beginning of October. 



Imperiale Rouge. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



Imperiale Violette. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



Irving's Bolmar. See Washington. 



ISABELLA. Fruit medium sized, obovate. Skin deep 

 dull red, but paler red where shaded, and strewed with 

 darker red dots. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. 

 Flesh yellow, juicy, rich, and adhering to the stone. 

 Shoots downy. 



A dessert and preserving plum. Bipe in the beginning 

 of September. 



Isleworth Green Gage. See Green Gage. 



