258 PLUMS. 



WHITE IMPEBATEICE (Imperatrice Blanche}. Fruit 

 medium sized, oval. Skin bright yellow, covered with 

 very thin bloom. Stalk half au inch long, inserted in a 

 narrow cavity. Flesh firm and transparent, juicy, sweet, 

 and separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 



A dessert plum, requiring a wall, and ripening in the 

 beginning and middle of September. 



WHITE MAGNUM BONUM (Askew' s Golden Egg; Bonum 

 Magnum ; Dame Aulerl ; Dame Aubert Blanche ; E<jy 

 Plum; Grosse Luisante ; Imperiale Blanche; White 

 Mogul ; Yellow Magnum Bonum}. Fruit of the largest 

 size, oval, with a rather deep suture extending the whole 

 length of one side. Skin deep yellow, covered with thin 

 white bloom. Stalk an inch long, inserted without de- 

 pression. Flesh yellow, firm, coarse-grained, with a brisk 

 subacid flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots 

 smooth. 



A culinary plum, highly esteemed for preserving. Ripe 

 in the beginning of September. 



White Mirabelle. See Mirdbelle Petite. 

 White Mogul. See White Magnum Bonum. 



WHITE PEKDEIGON (Brlgnole ; Maitre Claude ; Per- 

 drigon Blanc}. Fruit medium sized, oval, narrowing 

 towards the stalk, with a faint suture on one side. Skin, 

 pale yellow, strewed with white dots, and marked with a 

 few red spots next the sun. Stalk three quarters of an 

 inch long, slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh 

 tender, juicy, rich, and slightly perfumed, separating 

 from the stone. Shoots downy. 



An excellent plum for drying and preserving. Ripe in 

 the end of August. 



WHITE PBIMORDIAN (Amler Primordian ; Avant 

 Prune Blanche ; D'Avoine; De Catalogue ; Catalonian ; 

 Cerisette Blanche ; Early Yellow ; Jaune de Catalogue , 

 London Plum; Pickett's July; St. Barnale}. Fruit 

 small, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, marked with a 

 shallow suture. Skin pale yellow, covered with thin 

 white bloom. Stalk half an inch long, very slender, 

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

 and pleasantly flavoured, separating from the stone. 

 Shoots downy. 



A very early plum, but of little merit. Pipe in the 

 end of July. 



