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Prune d' Orleans. See Orleans. 



Prune Peche. See Nectarine* 



Prune Peche. See Peach. 



Prune du Roi. See d'Agen. 



Purple Egg. See Red Magnum Bonwn. 



PURPLE GAGE (Seine Claude Violette ; Violet G-age). 

 Fruit medium sized, round, slightly flattened at the 

 ends, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin fine 

 light purple, dotted with yellow, and covered with pale 

 blue bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small 

 cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, with a rich, sugary, 

 and most delicious flavour, and separating from the stone. 

 Shoots smooth. 



A dessert plum of the greatest excellence, and particu- 

 larly richly flavoured if allowed to hang till it shrivels. 

 Ripe in the beginning of September. 



Queen Claudia. See Green Gage. 



QUEEN MOTHER (Pigeons Heart). Fruit below 

 medium size, round, and marked with a slight suture. 

 Skin dark red next the sun, but paler towards the shaded 

 side, where it is yellow, and covered all over with red- 

 dish dots. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small 

 depression. Flesh yellow, rich, and sugary, separating 

 from the stone. Shoots smooth. 



A dessert plum. Ripe in September. 



QUETSCHE (Early Russian ; German Prune ; German 

 Quetscke ; Leipzig; Prune d' Allemagne ; Siveet Prune ; 

 Turkish Quetsche; Zwetsche). Fruit medium sized, oval, 

 narrowing towards the stalk, flattened on one side, where 

 it is marked with a distinct suture. Skin dark purple, 

 dotted with grey dots and veins of russet, and covered 

 with blue bloom. Stalk an inch long. Flesh firm, j uicy, 

 sweet, and brisk, separating from the stone. Shoots 

 smooth. 



A culinary plum. Ripe in the end of September. 



Quetsche d'ltalie. See Italian Quetschc. 

 Red Damask. See Orleans. 

 Red Diaper. See Diapree Rouge. 

 Red Fotheringham. See FotJieringham. 

 Red Imperial. See Red Magnum Bonum. 



