THE PLUM. 3 7 If 



larger than the other. Skin brownish purple, dotted with nu- 

 merous fawn-coloured specks, and covered with much blue 

 bloom, through which appears a reddish brown tint on the 

 shaded side. Stalk about an inch long, rather stout, inserted in 

 a narrow, small cavity. Flesh orange, not very juicy, but when 

 at full maturity, very rich, sugary and excellent; it separates 

 freely from the stone, except a little on the edge. The stone is 

 quite small and compressed. Last of August. 



COOPER'S LARGE. Coxe. Thomp. 



Cooper's Large Red. 

 Cooper's Large American. 

 La Delicieuse ? Lind. 



Coxe, who first described this plum, says it was raised by Mr. 

 Joseph Cooper, of New Jersey, from a stone of the Orleans. 

 He considers it as a fine large plum, but exceedingly liable to 

 rot upon the tree. 



There is still much confusion in regard to this plum which 

 we have not been able to unravel, but believe it to be distinct 

 from Smith's Orleans. 



CORSE'S NOTA BENE. Ken. 



Raised by Henry Corse, of Montreal, Canada. Tree very 

 vigorous, very productive and hardy. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of rather large size, round. Skin 

 pale lilac or pale brown, often dull green on the shaded side, 

 with much light blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, set in a 

 round hollow. Flesh greenish, rather firm, juicy, sweet and 

 rich, and separates from the stone. First of September. 



DAMSON. Thomp. 



Common Damson. Purple Damson. 



Black Damson. Early Damson, (of many.) 



The common, oval, blue Damson, is almost too well known 

 to need description, as every cottage garden in the country 

 contains this tree, and thousands of bushels are annually sold 

 in the market for preserves. The tree is enormously produc- 

 tive, but in the hands of careless cultivators is liable to be ren- 

 dered worthless by the knots, caused by an insect easily extir- 

 pated, if the diseased branches are regularly burned every win- 

 ter or spring. 



Branches slender, a little thorny and downy. Fruit small, 

 oval, about an inch long. Skin purple, covered with thick 

 blue bloom ; flesh melting and juicy, rather tart, separates par* 

 tially from the stone. September. 



