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alfo in colour, being red ; its pulp parts 

 from the ftone, and the tafte is not difa- 

 greeable ; but I imagine would be improv- 

 ed by planting againft a wall. 



The Jean Hative plum, is a middle-fiz- 

 ed fruit, of a yellow colour, covered with 

 a white powder •, it has the fhape of an egg, 

 and not flat; the flefh eats firm, and parts 

 from the ftone, which is long ; its tafte is 

 tolerably good, if the tree be in health, 

 and not fuftered to bear too great a quan- 

 tity. This plum ripens in the beginning 

 or middle of July, and tho' it is not one 

 of the beft, yet I recommend it for its early 

 ripening, and would advife to have it 

 planted upon a north-eaft afpecl. 



The Precoce de Tours, is a large round 

 plum of a violet colour, finely powdered ; 

 its pulp is yellow, and parts from the ftone, 

 and is full of a delicious juice ; and it ri- 

 pens at the end of July, This treef makes 

 vigorous fhoots, of a reddiih colour, with 

 a white down upon them 3 the leaves are 

 round and of a dark green. It bears 

 plentifully againft a wall, or in an efpalier; 

 but I don't know how it would do in a 

 ftandard. 



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