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fomewhat hollowed about the ftalk, which 

 is fhort ; tis of a pale red colour, and pow- 

 dered with blue, the pulp is of a pale yel- 

 low, or whitifh colour 5 it eats firm, and 

 leaves the ftone dry ; the juice has fome- 

 thing of an acid tafte j and it is deemed a 

 good plum to dry. 



It ripens at the fame time as the La 

 Royalc ; the tree makes vigorous fhoots 

 of a greenifh colour, and the leaves are 

 large : I have feen plenty of good fruit up- 

 on a ftandard that w^as kept with proper 

 cutting; but when there is too large a 

 quantity fet, they fhould be thinned ac- 

 cording to the rules laid down for wall- 

 trees, or elfe the greateft part of them will 

 be bad. 



The blue Perdrigon is of a purple co- 

 lour when full ripe, and ftrongly covered 

 with a pale blue powder. It is but a fmall 

 fruit, and a little pointed towards the ftalk, 

 which is fhort ; it ripens in the beginning 

 of September, and is an excellent fruit for 

 its fize. The pulp is of a pale yellow co- 

 lour, parts freely from the ftone, eats firm, 

 and is full of a delicious juice, and when 

 it dries upon the tree, has much the tafte 



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