250 PLUMS. 



purple, almost black, thickly covered with blue bloom. 

 Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a very slight 

 depression. Flesh dull yellow, rather juicy and sweet, 

 with a pleasant flavour, and adhering closely to the stone. 

 Shoots downy. 



A second-rate dessert plum, but well adapted for 

 culinary use. llipe in the beginning of August. 



PEINCE ENGLEBEET. Fruit very large, oval, and 

 marked with a shallow suture. Skin of a uniform deep 

 purple, covered with minute russety dots, the whole 

 thickly covered with pale grey bloom. Stalk half an 

 inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh 

 yellow, rather firm, sweet, juicy, with a brisk and rich 

 flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth. 



An excellent plum either for the dessert or for culinary 

 purpose, and, " delicious when preserved." Ripe in Sep- 

 tember. The tree is a great bearer. 



PEINCE OF WALES (Chapman s Prince of Wales}. 

 Fruit above medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, 

 marked with a distinct suture. Skin bright purple, 

 covered with thick azure bloom, and dotted with yellow 

 dots. Stalk short and stout, inserted in a slight cavity. 

 Flesh coarse-grained, yellowish, juicy, and sweet, with a 

 brisk flavour, and separating from the stone. Shoots 

 smooth. 



A dessert plum of second-rate quality, but suitable for 

 all culinary purposes. Ripe in the beginning of Septem- 

 ber. The tree is a very abundant bearer. 



Prince's Imperial Gage. See Imperial Gage. 

 Prune d'Allemagne. See Quetscke. 

 Prune d'Ast. See d'Agen. 



PEUNE DAMSON (Damascene; Long Damson; S7irop~ 

 shire Damson}. The fruit of this variety is much larger 

 than that of the common Black Damson, and more fleshy. 

 It is generally preferred for preserving, and of all the 

 other Damsons makes the best jam. The flesh adheres 

 to the stone. Shoots downy. 



The tree is not such a good bearer as the common 

 Damson. Eipe in the middle of September. 



Prune de Gaillon. See Precoce de Tours. 



Prune dTtalie. See Italian Quetsche. 



Prune de Milan. See Imperiale de Milan. 



