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and separating from the stone, which is very nigged, 

 with a thin irregular edge. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This is said to have been raised many years ago, from 

 a stone of the Blue Pudrigon, in the garden of Henry 

 Browne, Esq., at North Mimms, in Hertfordshire, and 

 was exhited at the Horticultural Society in 1819- It 

 is a distinct Plum from the Imperial Diadem. 



27. MONSIEUR. Duhamel, No. 15. t. 7 Jctrd. 

 Fruit, t. 57. 



Branches downy, somewhat like those of the Orleans. 

 Fruit middle-sized, about one inch and a half in diame- 

 ter, of a flattish globular figure, having a slight suture 

 extending the length of the fruit. Stalk scarcely half 

 an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Skin bluish 

 purple. Flesh yellow, very melting when fully matured, 

 and separates from the stone. Juice good, but not very 

 highly flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 



28. MONSIEUR HATIF. Duhamel, No. 16. t. 20. f. 1. 

 Monsieur Hatif. Jard. Fruit, t. 56. 



Branches downy, somewhat like the Orleans. Fruit 

 middle-sized, nearly globular, about one inch and a half 

 in diameter, having a well marked suture extending 

 from the base to the apex, where it is a little flattened. 

 Stalk half an inch long, slender, inserted in a narrow 

 and somewhat deep cavity. Skin deep purple, or 

 violet colour, when fully exposed to the sun, and 

 covered with a thick bloom ; it is bitter, but readily 

 peels off. Flesh greenish yellow, melting, and separates 

 from the stone. Juice plentiful and excellent. Stone 

 small, oblong, with an obtuse point, not very rugose. 



Ripe the beginning of August. 



This is somewhat like the last sort, but of a deeper 

 colour, and ripens a fortnight earlier. 



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