246 PLUMS. 



Maitre Claude. See White Perdrigon. 



MAMELONNE (Mamclon Sageret). Fruit medium sized, 

 roundish- oval, tapering with a pear-shaped neck towards 

 the stalk, and frequently furnished with a nipple at the 

 apex. Skin yellowish-green, mottled with red next the 

 sun, and covered with grey bloom. Stalk short, inserted 

 without depression. Flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, 

 sugary, and richly flavoured, separating freely from the 

 stone. Shoots smooth. 



An excellent dessert plum, ripening about the middle 

 of August. 



Mimms. See Diapree Rouge. 



MIRABELLE PETITE (Mirabelle ; Mirabelle Blanche: 

 Mirabelle Jaune ; Mirabelle Pcrle ; Mirabelle de Vienne ; 

 White Mirabelle). Fruit produced in clusters, small, 

 roundish-oval, and marked with a faint suture on one 

 side. Skin of a fine yellow colour, sometimes marked 

 with crimson spots on the side exposed to the sun, and 

 covered with thin white bloom. Stalk three quarters 

 of an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh deep 

 yellow, firm, pretty juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured, 

 separating from the stone. Shoots downy. 



A valuable little plum for preserving, and all culinary 

 purposes. Eipe in the middle of August The tree forms 

 a handsome pyramid, and is a most abundant bearer. 



Mirabelle Blanche,, See Mirabelle Petite. 

 Mirabelle Double. See Drap d'Or. 

 Mirabelle Grosse. See Drap d'Or. 

 Mirabelle Jaune. See Mirabelle Petite. 

 Mirabelle d'Octobre. See Mirabelle Tardivt. 

 Mirabelle Perle. See Mirabelle Petite. 



MIEABELLE TAEDIYE (Bricette ; Mirabelle d'Octobre s 

 Fetite Bricette}. Fruit small, roundish-oval, sometimes 

 quite round, and marked with a distinct suture. Skin 

 thin and tender, yellowish-white, dotted and speckled 

 with red, and covered with thin white bloom. Stalk 

 half an inch long, slender, inserted in a shallow and nar- 

 row cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, very juicy, 

 with a brisk vinous flavour, and adhering partially to the 

 stone. Shoots smooth. 



An excellent preserving and culinary plum. Eipe in 



