THE PLUM. 401 



CLASS III. 



Contains those superseded by better sorts, some of which, 

 however, are adapted to certain soils and localities. 



ABRICOTEE ROUGE. Thomp. 0. Duh. Nois. 



A French variety. Branches smooth. Fruit of medium 

 size, oval. Skin of a fine clear red in the shade, violet in the 

 sun. Flesh orange colour, sweet, but rather dry, and without 

 much flavour ; separates freely from the stone. Ripens the last 

 of August. 



AMERICAN WHEAT. 



Branches slender, smooth. Fruit quite small, roundish. Skin 

 pale blue, covered with a white bloom. Flesh greenish, melt- 

 .aig, juicy, and sweet; adheres to the stone. Last of August. 

 Bears abundantly. 



APRICOT. Lind. Miller. 



Apricot Plum of Tours. 

 Abricote'e de Tours. \ n , 

 Abricotee. \ Duh - 



Yellow Apricot. 



Branches quite downy, nearly white. Fruit above medium 

 size, roundish, with a deep suture or furrow. Skin yellow, 

 dotted and tinged with red on the sunny side, covered with a 

 white bloom. Flesh yellow, rather firm ; separates from the 

 stone; slightly bitter, until fully ripe, when it is melting, juicy, 

 and high flavoured. Ripe the middle of August. 



This is the true old Apricot plum of Duhamel. The Apricot 

 plum of Thomson is an inferiour, clingstone, oval fruit, (with 

 smooth branches,) fit only for cooking. 



BLUE PERDRIGON. 



Violet Perdrigon. ) T . -, 

 Blue Perdrigon. \ Lllna " 

 Perdrigon Violette. 0. Duh. 

 Brignole Yiolette. 



A very old variety from Italy. 



Branches downy. Fruit of medium size, oval. Skin reddish 

 purple, with many brown dots, and a very thick whitish bloom. 

 Flesh greenish-yellow, rather firm, sugary, adhering to the stone. 

 Last of August. 



