252 PLUMS. 



RED MAGNUM BONUM (Askew' s Purple Egg ; Dame 

 Aulert Violette ; Florence ; Imperial* t Imperiale Rouge; 

 Imperiale Violette ; Mogul Rouge ; (Euf Rouge ; Purple 

 Egg ; Red Egg ; Red Imperial). Fruit large, oval, and 

 narrowing a little towards the stalk ; marked with a dis- 

 tinct suture, one side of which is frequently higher than 

 the other. Skin deep red where exposed to the sun, but 

 paler in the shade ; strewed with grey dots, and covered 

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

 cavity. Flesh greenish, firm, rather coarse, not very 

 juicy, and briskly flavoured, and separating from the 

 stone. Shoots smooth. 



A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle 

 of September. 



RED PEBDRIGON (Perdrigon Rouge}. Fruit small, 

 roundish-oval. Skin fine deep red, marked with fawn- 

 coloured dots, and thickly covered with pale blue bloom. 

 Stalk an inch long, stout, inserted in a round cavity. 

 Flesh clear yellow, firm, rich, juicy, and sugary, and 

 separating from the stone. Shoots downy. 



A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle and end of Sep- 

 tember. 



Reina Nova. See Belle de Septembre. 

 Reine Claude. See Green Gage. 



REINE CLAUDE DE BAVAY (Monstrueuese de Bavay). 

 Fruit large, roundish, and flattened at both ends. Skin 

 greenish-yellow, mottled and streaked with green, and 

 covered with a delicate white bloom. Stalk half an inch 

 long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh yellow, tender, 

 melting, and very juicy, with a rich, sugary flavour, and 

 separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 



A first-rate dessert plum of exquisite flavour. Ripe in 

 the end of September and beginning of October. 



Reine Claude Diaphane. See Transparent Gage. 



Reine Claude Grosse. See Green Gage. 



Reine Claude d'Octobre. See Late Green Gage* 



Reine Claude Petite. See Yellow Gage. 



REINE CLAUDE ROUGE (Reine Claude Rouge Van Mons). 

 Fruit very large, roundish-oval. Skin reddish-purple, 

 dotted with yellow russet dots, and covered with very 

 thick bluish-white bloom. Stalk thick, about an inch 

 long, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh tender, juicy, 



