450 PLUMS. 



an inch long, slender. Skin deep red, becoming purple. 

 Flesh yellow, and closely adheres to the stone. Juice 

 sweet, with a slight acid, somewhat astringent. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



The fruit of the Quetsche Plum is grown for the 

 purpose of drying, and sold in the shops in this country 

 under the name of Prunes. It is cultivated and well 

 known throughout all Germany, Thuringia, Saxony, 

 Silesia, Moravia, Bohemia, and Hungary. 



20. GOLIATH. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 39. 

 Saint Cloud. Nursery Catalogues. 



Branches resembling those of the Orleans, downy. 

 Fruit pretty large, a little more long than broad, oblique 

 at both extremities, and swelled more on one side of the 

 suture than on the other. Stalk three quarters of an 

 inch long. Skin pale red on the shaded side, but of a 

 deep red or violet colour where exposed to the sun, and 

 covered with a thin blue bloom. Flesh yellow, and 

 slightly adhering to the stone. Juice similar to that of 

 the Orleans. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This is a very fine handsome Plum, a very great 

 bearer, and deserving of cultivation. 



21. IMPERATRICE. Langley, p. 95. t. 25. f. 3. 

 Miller, No. 25. Pom. Mag. t. 33. 



Imperatrice Violette. Duhamel, 39. t. 18. 



Branches long, smooth. Fruit oblong, blunt at each 

 end, but tapering rather more to the base than to the 

 apex. Stalk nearly an inch long. Skin rich deep 

 purple, covered with a thick bloom, which is more 

 copious than on any plum in Covent Garden market. 

 Flesh firm, yellowish green, rather dry, but exceedingly 

 sweet and rich, and adheres to the stone. 



Ripe in October, and will keep, if well managed, till 

 the middle of December. 



