398 THE PLUM. 



Denyer's Victoria resembles this, but we require another trial 

 before pronouncing them identical. 



Suisse. Thomp. Poit. 



Simiana. Prune d'Altesse. 



Monsieur Tardif. Prune Suisse. 

 Swiss Plum. 



A foreign variety of free growth, with long, slender, smooth 

 branches, distinct from Simiana of Boston. 



Fruit rather small, roundish-oval. Skin violet-red, covered 

 with a thick bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rather dry 

 but sweet, and separates, from the stone. Ripe last of September. 



Thomas. 



A handsome native fruit, introduced by William Thomas of 

 Boston ; a free grower, and bears abundantly. 



Branches slightly downy. Fruit large, roundish-oval, a little 

 irregular, and rather compressed in the direction of the suture. 

 Stalk hairy, half an inch or more, long, stout, set in a small 

 narrow cavity. Skin salmon colour, with numerous dots, and a 

 soft red cheek. Flesh pale yellow, a little coarse grained, but 

 with a mild pleasant flavour, separating freely from the stone. 

 The stone is peculiarly light coloured. Ripe the last of August. 



Trouvee de Voueche. 



Found in the woods by Gregoire, and by him introduced. 

 Tree moderately vigorous and very fertile. 



Fruit medium or small, is regularly oval. Skin thick, red- 

 dish violet with a shady side, and a violet bloom on the sunny 

 side. Flesh juicy, sweet, and very good. Ripens the end of 

 August. — (A\. Pom.) 



Virgin. Thomp. 



A foreign variety of free growth. Branches smooth, rather 

 slender. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Skin reddish-purple. Flesh green- 

 ish, very juicy, sweet, and excellent. Adheres slightly to the 

 stone. Ripens the first of September. 



Wax. 



Raised by Elisha Dorr, Albany, N. Y. Tree moderately 

 vigorous and productive. Fruit large, slightly oval. Stalk 

 very long. Colour the richest yellow, mostly covered with car- 

 mine and a lilac bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, saccha- 

 rine, with a very sprightly flavour. Separates from the stone. 

 Ripe October. (E. Dorr in Cult.) 



