THE PLUM. 403 



Dictator. 



Raised by Henry Corse, of Montreal. Tree vigorous and 

 hardy. Fruit very large, brownish-purple, covered with a 

 bloom. Flesh juicy, rich, and high-flavoured. (Ho v. Mag.) 



Elfrey. Coxe. Man. 



Elfry's Prune. 



Branches smooth. Fruit small, oval. Skin blue. Flesh 

 greenish, very sweet, dry and firm, parting very freely from the 

 stone. Last of August. 



FoTHERiNGHAM. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 



Sheen. Grove House Purple. 



An old English plum of good quality. 



Branches smooth. Fruit of medium size, obovate, with a 

 distinct suture. Skin purple, covered with a pale blue bloom. 

 Flesh pale greenish-yellow, juicy, sprightly, and rich, separat- 

 ing from the stone. Ripens about the middle of August. 



Ghiston's Early. 



Branches smooth, short-jointed. Fruit large, oval. Skin 

 clear yellow, with a light bloom. Flesh yellow, separates from 

 the stone, of pleasant flavour. Middle of August. 



Gifford's Lafayette. 



Tree very vigorous, and very productive. Fruit medium, 

 long, oval, purple, with a bloom. Flesh greenish, coarse, juicy, 

 not rich. Last of August. 



GwALSH. Thomp. 



Fruit large, oblong, oval. Suture shallow. Skin deep pur- 

 ple, with a bloom. Stalk rather short, slightly sunk. Flesh 

 greenish, coarse, not very juicy, sweet and pleasant. A-dheres 

 to the stone. First of September. 



Holland. Pom. Man. Ken. 



Blue Holland. Holland Prune. 



Branches downy, rather slender. Fruit round, slightly flat- 

 tened. Skin blue or light reddish-purple, covered with a blue 

 bloom. Flesh juicy, melting, sweet and pleasant, separating 

 freely from the stone. Ripening from the last of August to the 

 middle of September. 



